Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Turkmenistan
0.049
in 2025
Uzbekistan
0.08
in 2025
Turkmenistan rank
163rd
Uzbekistan rank
160th
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 0.08 against 0.049 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.031.
That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.6 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Turkmenistan ranks 163rd and Uzbekistan ranks 160th of 176 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Turkmenistan averaged higher in 6 and Uzbekistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.271 | 0.117 | 0.154 | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 0.1655 | 0.117 | 0.0485 | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 0.1423 | 0.117 | 0.0253 | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 0.023 | 0.0324 | 0.0094 | Uzbekistan |
| 1930s | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.0254 | 0.0254 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.027 | 0.027 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.027 | 0.027 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.0331 | 0.0331 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.0302 | 0.0238 | 0.0064 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.029 | 0.0176 | 0.0114 | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.0435 | 0.0236 | 0.0199 | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 0.0608 | 0.0782 | 0.0173 | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 0.08 against 0.049 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan?
- 0.031, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- Turkmenistan ranks 163rd and Uzbekistan ranks 160th 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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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.