Which has higher judicial checks on government index, South Sudan or Syria?

South Sudan, at 0.157 against 0.156 in Syria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Syria?

188 years are reported by both, from 1821 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.

South Sudan vs Syria: Judicial Checks on Government Index

South Sudan

0.157

in 2025

Syria

0.156

in 2025

South Sudan rank

144th

Syria rank

145th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

South Sudan
Syria

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.157 against 0.156 in Syria, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1821 it was South Sudan ahead.

South Sudan ranks 144th and Syria ranks 145th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 12 and Syria in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Sudan	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.315	0.191	0.124	South Sudan
1830s	0.315	0.3026	0.0124	South Sudan
1840s	0.3352	0.191	0.1442	South Sudan
1850s	0.517	0.191	0.326	South Sudan
1860s	0.573	0.212	0.361	South Sudan
1870s	0.6446	0.284	0.3606	South Sudan
1880s	0.533	0.236	0.297	South Sudan
1900s	0.248	0.2845	0.0365	Syria
1910s	0.248	0.4457	0.1977	Syria
1920s	0.248	0.359	0.111	Syria
1930s	0.248	0.359	0.111	Syria
1940s	0.248	0.4478	0.1998	Syria
1950s	0.3437	0.5066	0.1629	Syria
1960s	0.4278	0.2691	0.1587	South Sudan
1970s	0.313	0.0651	0.2479	South Sudan
1980s	0.3315	0.05	0.2815	South Sudan
1990s	0.021	0.052	0.031	Syria
2000s	0.0633	0.094	0.0307	Syria
2010s	0.134	0.0568	0.0772	South Sudan
2020s	0.1833	0.0902	0.0932	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, South Sudan or Syria?: South Sudan, at 0.157 against 0.156 in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between South Sudan and Syria?: 0.001, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Syria?: 188 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do South Sudan and Syria rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: South Sudan ranks 144th and Syria ranks 145th 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.