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

Syria, at 0.156 against 0.15 in Sudan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for 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.

Sudan vs Syria: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Sudan

0.15

in 2025

Syria

0.156

in 2025

Sudan rank

147th

Syria rank

145th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Sudan
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.156 against 0.15 in Sudan, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Sudan ahead.

Sudan ranks 147th and Syria ranks 145th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sudan	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.315	0.191	0.124	Sudan
1830s	0.315	0.3026	0.0124	Sudan
1840s	0.3352	0.191	0.1442	Sudan
1850s	0.517	0.191	0.326	Sudan
1860s	0.573	0.212	0.361	Sudan
1870s	0.6446	0.284	0.3606	Sudan
1880s	0.533	0.236	0.297	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	Sudan
1970s	0.313	0.0651	0.2479	Sudan
1980s	0.3315	0.05	0.2815	Sudan
1990s	0.021	0.052	0.031	Syria
2000s	0.0633	0.094	0.0307	Syria
2010s	0.0895	0.0568	0.0327	Sudan
2020s	0.1897	0.0902	0.0995	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Sudan or Syria?: Syria, at 0.156 against 0.15 in Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Sudan and Syria?: 0.006, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Syria?: 188 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do Sudan and Syria rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Sudan ranks 147th 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.