South Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Judicial Checks on Government Index
South Sudan
0.157
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.182
in 2025
South Sudan rank
144th
Zimbabwe rank
141st
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- South Sudan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.182 against 0.157 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.025.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
South Sudan ranks 144th and Zimbabwe ranks 141st of 176 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.248 | 0.655 | 0.407 | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 0.248 | 0.655 | 0.407 | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 0.248 | 0.6655 | 0.4175 | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0.248 | 0.67 | 0.422 | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0.248 | 0.67 | 0.422 | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0.3437 | 0.67 | 0.3263 | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0.4278 | 0.5782 | 0.1504 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.313 | 0.516 | 0.203 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.3315 | 0.7019 | 0.3704 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.021 | 0.702 | 0.681 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.0633 | 0.359 | 0.2957 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.134 | 0.4516 | 0.3176 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.1833 | 0.2512 | 0.0678 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, South Sudan or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.182 against 0.157 in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between South Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 0.025, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do South Sudan and Zimbabwe rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- South Sudan ranks 144th and Zimbabwe ranks 141st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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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About this data
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.