Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Suriname or United States?

United States, at 0.844 against 0.839 in Suriname as of 2025.

What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Suriname and United States?

0.005, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and United States?

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.

Suriname vs United States: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Suriname

0.839

in 2025

United States

0.844

in 2025

Suriname rank

47th

United States rank

45th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Suriname
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.844 against 0.839 in Suriname, a difference of 0.005.

Across all 126 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Suriname ranks 47th and United States ranks 45th of 176 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Suriname	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.844	0.942	0.098	United States
1910s	0.844	0.9411	0.0971	United States
1920s	0.844	0.934	0.09	United States
1930s	0.8447	0.939	0.0943	United States
1940s	0.8507	0.9264	0.0757	United States
1950s	0.859	0.9145	0.0555	United States
1960s	0.858	0.8962	0.0382	United States
1970s	0.8628	0.9414	0.0786	United States
1980s	0.787	0.944	0.157	United States
1990s	0.8606	0.944	0.0834	United States
2000s	0.872	0.9493	0.0773	United States
2010s	0.8426	0.953	0.1104	United States
2020s	0.8327	0.9107	0.078	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Suriname or United States?: United States, at 0.844 against 0.839 in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Suriname and United States?: 0.005, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Suriname and United States rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Suriname ranks 47th and United States ranks 45th 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.