Syria vs Vatican: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Syria
0.156
in 2025
Vatican
0.148
in 1870
Syria rank
145th
Vatican rank
148th
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- Syria
- Vatican
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.156 against 0.148 in Vatican, a difference of 0.008.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Vatican's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Syria ahead.
Syria ranks 145th and Vatican ranks 148th of 176 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.191 | 0.122 | 0.069 | Syria |
| 1790s | 0.191 | 0.131 | 0.06 | Syria |
| 1800s | 0.191 | 0.125 | 0.066 | Syria |
| 1810s | 0.191 | 0.121 | 0.07 | Syria |
| 1820s | 0.191 | 0.121 | 0.07 | Syria |
| 1830s | 0.3026 | 0.121 | 0.1816 | Syria |
| 1840s | 0.191 | 0.1399 | 0.0511 | Syria |
| 1850s | 0.191 | 0.148 | 0.043 | Syria |
| 1860s | 0.212 | 0.148 | 0.064 | Syria |
| 1870s | 0.296 | 0.148 | 0.148 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Syria or Vatican?
- Syria, at 0.156 against 0.148 in Vatican as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Syria and Vatican?
- 0.008, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Vatican?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 1870.
- How do Syria and Vatican rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- Syria ranks 145th and Vatican ranks 148th 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.