Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Somalia or Turkey?

Somalia, at 0.208 against 0.202 in Turkey as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Turkey?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs Turkey: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Somalia

0.208

in 2025

Turkey

0.202

in 2025

Somalia rank

136th

Turkey rank

137th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Somalia
Turkey

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.208 against 0.202 in Turkey, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 136th and Turkey ranks 137th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.363	0.2845	0.0785	Somalia
1910s	0.363	0.3672	0.0042	Turkey
1920s	0.363	0.5125	0.1495	Turkey
1930s	0.363	0.542	0.179	Turkey
1940s	0.363	0.5345	0.1715	Turkey
1950s	0.44	0.5974	0.1574	Turkey
1960s	0.4472	0.7288	0.2816	Turkey
1970s	0.102	0.6611	0.5591	Turkey
1980s	0.102	0.6253	0.5233	Turkey
1990s	0.0805	0.7596	0.6791	Turkey
2000s	0.1001	0.8372	0.7371	Turkey
2010s	0.2238	0.4664	0.2426	Turkey
2020s	0.1818	0.1757	0.0062	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Somalia or Turkey?: Somalia, at 0.208 against 0.202 in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Somalia and Turkey?: 0.006, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Turkey?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Turkey rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Somalia ranks 136th and Turkey ranks 137th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.