What is judicial checks on government index in Belgium?

Judicial checks on government index in Belgium was 0.826 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Belgium?

The highest recorded value was 0.958 in 1830.

What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Belgium?

The lowest recorded value was 0.301 in 1814.

How does Belgium rank for judicial checks on government index?

Belgium ranks 50th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Belgium?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Belgium data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Belgium

Name: Judicial Checks on Government Index in Belgium
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Belgium: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.826 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.826

Change on year

down 6.1%

World rank

50th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.958

in 1830

All-time low

0.301

in 1814

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Belgium, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, judicial checks on government index in Belgium stood at 0.826.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Belgium peaked at 0.958 in 1830 and was at its lowest, 0.301, in 1814.

That places Belgium 50th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Judicial Checks on Government Index in Belgium, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.603	—
1790	0.675	+11.9%
1791	0.612	-9.3%
1792	0.612	+0.0%
1793	0.612	+0.0%
1794	0.612	+0.0%
1795	0.592	-3.3%
1796	0.618	+4.4%
1797	0.618	+0.0%
1798	0.618	+0.0%
1799	0.514	-16.8%
1800	0.307	-40.3%
1801	0.307	+0.0%
1802	0.307	+0.0%
1803	0.307	+0.0%
1804	0.307	+0.0%
1805	0.307	+0.0%
1806	0.307	+0.0%
1807	0.307	+0.0%
1808	0.307	+0.0%
1809	0.307	+0.0%
1810	0.307	+0.0%
1811	0.307	+0.0%
1812	0.307	+0.0%
1813	0.307	+0.0%
1814	0.301	-2.0%
1815	0.301	+0.0%
1816	0.301	+0.0%
1817	0.301	+0.0%
1818	0.301	+0.0%
1819	0.301	+0.0%
1820	0.301	+0.0%
1821	0.301	+0.0%
1822	0.301	+0.0%
1823	0.301	+0.0%
1824	0.301	+0.0%
1825	0.301	+0.0%
1826	0.301	+0.0%
1827	0.301	+0.0%
1828	0.301	+0.0%
1829	0.301	+0.0%
1830	0.958	+218.3%
1831	0.931	-2.8%
1832	0.931	+0.0%
1833	0.931	+0.0%
1834	0.931	+0.0%
1835	0.931	+0.0%
1836	0.931	+0.0%
1837	0.931	+0.0%
1838	0.931	+0.0%
1839	0.931	+0.0%
1840	0.931	+0.0%
1841	0.931	+0.0%
1842	0.931	+0.0%
1843	0.931	+0.0%
1844	0.931	+0.0%
1845	0.931	+0.0%
1846	0.931	+0.0%
1847	0.931	+0.0%
1848	0.931	+0.0%
1849	0.931	+0.0%
1850	0.931	+0.0%
1851	0.931	+0.0%
1852	0.931	+0.0%
1853	0.931	+0.0%
1854	0.931	+0.0%
1855	0.931	+0.0%
1856	0.931	+0.0%
1857	0.931	+0.0%
1858	0.931	+0.0%
1859	0.931	+0.0%
1860	0.931	+0.0%
1861	0.931	+0.0%
1862	0.931	+0.0%
1863	0.931	+0.0%
1864	0.931	+0.0%
1865	0.931	+0.0%
1866	0.931	+0.0%
1867	0.931	+0.0%
1868	0.931	+0.0%
1869	0.931	+0.0%
1870	0.931	+0.0%
1871	0.931	+0.0%
1872	0.931	+0.0%
1873	0.931	+0.0%
1874	0.931	+0.0%
1875	0.931	+0.0%
1876	0.931	+0.0%
1877	0.931	+0.0%
1878	0.931	+0.0%
1879	0.931	+0.0%
1880	0.931	+0.0%
1881	0.931	+0.0%
1882	0.931	+0.0%
1883	0.931	+0.0%
1884	0.931	+0.0%
1885	0.931	+0.0%
1886	0.931	+0.0%
1887	0.931	+0.0%
1888	0.931	+0.0%
1889	0.931	+0.0%
1890	0.931	+0.0%
1891	0.931	+0.0%
1892	0.931	+0.0%
1893	0.931	+0.0%
1894	0.931	+0.0%
1895	0.931	+0.0%
1896	0.931	+0.0%
1897	0.931	+0.0%
1898	0.931	+0.0%
1899	0.931	+0.0%
1900	0.931	+0.0%
1901	0.931	+0.0%
1902	0.931	+0.0%
1903	0.931	+0.0%
1904	0.931	+0.0%
1905	0.931	+0.0%
1906	0.931	+0.0%
1907	0.931	+0.0%
1908	0.931	+0.0%
1909	0.931	+0.0%
1910	0.931	+0.0%
1911	0.931	+0.0%
1912	0.931	+0.0%
1913	0.931	+0.0%
1914	0.881	-5.4%
1915	0.867	-1.6%
1916	0.867	+0.0%
1917	0.867	+0.0%
1918	0.925	+6.7%
1919	0.944	+2.1%
1920	0.944	+0.0%
1921	0.944	+0.0%
1922	0.944	+0.0%
1923	0.944	+0.0%
1924	0.944	+0.0%
1925	0.944	+0.0%
1926	0.944	+0.0%
1927	0.944	+0.0%
1928	0.944	+0.0%
1929	0.944	+0.0%
1930	0.944	+0.0%
1931	0.944	+0.0%
1932	0.944	+0.0%
1933	0.944	+0.0%
1934	0.944	+0.0%
1935	0.944	+0.0%
1936	0.944	+0.0%
1937	0.944	+0.0%
1938	0.944	+0.0%
1939	0.944	+0.0%
1940	0.917	-2.9%
1941	0.917	+0.0%
1942	0.917	+0.0%
1943	0.917	+0.0%
1944	0.917	+0.0%
1945	0.927	+1.1%
1946	0.939	+1.3%
1947	0.939	+0.0%
1948	0.939	+0.0%
1949	0.939	+0.0%
1950	0.939	+0.0%
1951	0.939	+0.0%
1952	0.939	+0.0%
1953	0.939	+0.0%
1954	0.939	+0.0%
1955	0.939	+0.0%
1956	0.939	+0.0%
1957	0.939	+0.0%
1958	0.939	+0.0%
1959	0.939	+0.0%
1960	0.939	+0.0%
1961	0.939	+0.0%
1962	0.939	+0.0%
1963	0.939	+0.0%
1964	0.939	+0.0%
1965	0.939	+0.0%
1966	0.939	+0.0%
1967	0.939	+0.0%
1968	0.939	+0.0%
1969	0.939	+0.0%
1970	0.939	+0.0%
1971	0.939	+0.0%
1972	0.939	+0.0%
1973	0.939	+0.0%
1974	0.939	+0.0%
1975	0.939	+0.0%
1976	0.939	+0.0%
1977	0.939	+0.0%
1978	0.939	+0.0%
1979	0.939	+0.0%
1980	0.939	+0.0%
1981	0.939	+0.0%
1982	0.939	+0.0%
1983	0.939	+0.0%
1984	0.939	+0.0%
1985	0.939	+0.0%
1986	0.939	+0.0%
1987	0.939	+0.0%
1988	0.939	+0.0%
1989	0.931	-0.9%
1990	0.931	+0.0%
1991	0.931	+0.0%
1992	0.933	+0.2%
1993	0.933	+0.0%
1994	0.933	+0.0%
1995	0.933	+0.0%
1996	0.933	+0.0%
1997	0.933	+0.0%
1998	0.933	+0.0%
1999	0.933	+0.0%
2000	0.933	+0.0%
2001	0.933	+0.0%
2002	0.933	+0.0%
2003	0.933	+0.0%
2004	0.933	+0.0%
2005	0.933	+0.0%
2006	0.933	+0.0%
2007	0.933	+0.0%
2008	0.933	+0.0%
2009	0.933	+0.0%
2010	0.933	+0.0%
2011	0.933	+0.0%
2012	0.933	+0.0%
2013	0.933	+0.0%
2014	0.933	+0.0%
2015	0.933	+0.0%
2016	0.928	-0.5%
2017	0.928	+0.0%
2018	0.928	+0.0%
2019	0.916	-1.3%
2020	0.926	+1.1%
2021	0.926	+0.0%
2022	0.926	+0.0%
2023	0.88	-5.0%
2024	0.88	+0.0%
2025	0.826	-6.1%

Belgium compared with similar countries

Belgium's 0.826 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 95% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Belgium's 0.826 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.802, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.603	0.603	0.603	1
1790s	0.6083	0.514	0.675	10
1800s	0.307	0.307	0.307	10
1810s	0.3034	0.301	0.307	10
1820s	0.301	0.301	0.301	10
1830s	0.9337	0.931	0.958	10
1840s	0.931	0.931	0.931	10
1850s	0.931	0.931	0.931	10
1860s	0.931	0.931	0.931	10
1870s	0.931	0.931	0.931	10
1880s	0.931	0.931	0.931	10
1890s	0.931	0.931	0.931	10
1900s	0.931	0.931	0.931	10
1910s	0.9075	0.867	0.944	10
1920s	0.944	0.944	0.944	10
1930s	0.944	0.944	0.944	10
1940s	0.9268	0.917	0.939	10
1950s	0.939	0.939	0.939	10
1960s	0.939	0.939	0.939	10
1970s	0.939	0.939	0.939	10
1980s	0.9382	0.931	0.939	10
1990s	0.9326	0.931	0.933	10
2000s	0.933	0.933	0.933	10
2010s	0.9298	0.916	0.933	10
2020s	0.894	0.826	0.926	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Belgium?: Judicial checks on government index in Belgium was 0.826 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 0.958 in 1830.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 0.301 in 1814.
How does Belgium rank for judicial checks on government index?: Belgium ranks 50th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Belgium?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 18 September 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.