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Judicial Checks on Government Index in Canada

Canada: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.898 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.898
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
30th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.947
in 2019
All-time low
0.884
in 1841
Years of data
185
1841–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Canada, 1841–2025

00.20.40.60.81184119332025

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

Analysis

In 2025, judicial checks on government index in Canada stood at 0.898.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Canada peaked at 0.947 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.884, in 1841.

That places Canada 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 185 years of available data.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Canada, year by year

Year Value Change
1841 0.884 —
1842 0.884 +0.0%
1843 0.884 +0.0%
1844 0.884 +0.0%
1845 0.884 +0.0%
1846 0.884 +0.0%
1847 0.884 +0.0%
1848 0.884 +0.0%
1849 0.884 +0.0%
1850 0.884 +0.0%
1851 0.884 +0.0%
1852 0.884 +0.0%
1853 0.884 +0.0%
1854 0.884 +0.0%
1855 0.884 +0.0%
1856 0.884 +0.0%
1857 0.884 +0.0%
1858 0.884 +0.0%
1859 0.884 +0.0%
1860 0.884 +0.0%
1861 0.884 +0.0%
1862 0.884 +0.0%
1863 0.884 +0.0%
1864 0.884 +0.0%
1865 0.884 +0.0%
1866 0.884 +0.0%
1867 0.884 +0.0%
1868 0.884 +0.0%
1869 0.884 +0.0%
1870 0.884 +0.0%
1871 0.884 +0.0%
1872 0.884 +0.0%
1873 0.884 +0.0%
1874 0.884 +0.0%
1875 0.884 +0.0%
1876 0.884 +0.0%
1877 0.884 +0.0%
1878 0.884 +0.0%
1879 0.884 +0.0%
1880 0.884 +0.0%
1881 0.884 +0.0%
1882 0.884 +0.0%
1883 0.884 +0.0%
1884 0.884 +0.0%
1885 0.884 +0.0%
1886 0.884 +0.0%
1887 0.884 +0.0%
1888 0.884 +0.0%
1889 0.884 +0.0%
1890 0.884 +0.0%
1891 0.884 +0.0%
1892 0.884 +0.0%
1893 0.884 +0.0%
1894 0.884 +0.0%
1895 0.884 +0.0%
1896 0.884 +0.0%
1897 0.884 +0.0%
1898 0.884 +0.0%
1899 0.884 +0.0%
1900 0.884 +0.0%
1901 0.884 +0.0%
1902 0.884 +0.0%
1903 0.884 +0.0%
1904 0.884 +0.0%
1905 0.884 +0.0%
1906 0.884 +0.0%
1907 0.884 +0.0%
1908 0.884 +0.0%
1909 0.884 +0.0%
1910 0.884 +0.0%
1911 0.884 +0.0%
1912 0.884 +0.0%
1913 0.884 +0.0%
1914 0.884 +0.0%
1915 0.884 +0.0%
1916 0.884 +0.0%
1917 0.884 +0.0%
1918 0.884 +0.0%
1919 0.884 +0.0%
1920 0.884 +0.0%
1921 0.884 +0.0%
1922 0.884 +0.0%
1923 0.884 +0.0%
1924 0.884 +0.0%
1925 0.884 +0.0%
1926 0.884 +0.0%
1927 0.884 +0.0%
1928 0.884 +0.0%
1929 0.884 +0.0%
1930 0.884 +0.0%
1931 0.884 +0.0%
1932 0.884 +0.0%
1933 0.884 +0.0%
1934 0.884 +0.0%
1935 0.884 +0.0%
1936 0.884 +0.0%
1937 0.884 +0.0%
1938 0.884 +0.0%
1939 0.884 +0.0%
1940 0.884 +0.0%
1941 0.884 +0.0%
1942 0.884 +0.0%
1943 0.884 +0.0%
1944 0.884 +0.0%
1945 0.884 +0.0%
1946 0.884 +0.0%
1947 0.884 +0.0%
1948 0.884 +0.0%
1949 0.941 +6.4%
1950 0.941 +0.0%
1951 0.941 +0.0%
1952 0.941 +0.0%
1953 0.941 +0.0%
1954 0.941 +0.0%
1955 0.941 +0.0%
1956 0.941 +0.0%
1957 0.941 +0.0%
1958 0.941 +0.0%
1959 0.941 +0.0%
1960 0.941 +0.0%
1961 0.941 +0.0%
1962 0.941 +0.0%
1963 0.941 +0.0%
1964 0.941 +0.0%
1965 0.941 +0.0%
1966 0.941 +0.0%
1967 0.941 +0.0%
1968 0.941 +0.0%
1969 0.941 +0.0%
1970 0.941 +0.0%
1971 0.941 +0.0%
1972 0.941 +0.0%
1973 0.941 +0.0%
1974 0.941 +0.0%
1975 0.941 +0.0%
1976 0.941 +0.0%
1977 0.941 +0.0%
1978 0.941 +0.0%
1979 0.941 +0.0%
1980 0.941 +0.0%
1981 0.941 +0.0%
1982 0.941 +0.0%
1983 0.941 +0.0%
1984 0.941 +0.0%
1985 0.941 +0.0%
1986 0.941 +0.0%
1987 0.941 +0.0%
1988 0.941 +0.0%
1989 0.904 -3.9%
1990 0.936 +3.5%
1991 0.936 +0.0%
1992 0.936 +0.0%
1993 0.936 +0.0%
1994 0.936 +0.0%
1995 0.936 +0.0%
1996 0.936 +0.0%
1997 0.936 +0.0%
1998 0.936 +0.0%
1999 0.936 +0.0%
2000 0.936 +0.0%
2001 0.936 +0.0%
2002 0.936 +0.0%
2003 0.936 +0.0%
2004 0.936 +0.0%
2005 0.936 +0.0%
2006 0.936 +0.0%
2007 0.936 +0.0%
2008 0.936 +0.0%
2009 0.936 +0.0%
2010 0.93 -0.6%
2011 0.93 +0.0%
2012 0.93 +0.0%
2013 0.921 -1.0%
2014 0.925 +0.4%
2015 0.925 +0.0%
2016 0.925 +0.0%
2017 0.932 +0.8%
2018 0.934 +0.2%
2019 0.947 +1.4%
2020 0.901 -4.9%
2021 0.909 +0.9%
2022 0.887 -2.4%
2023 0.887 +0.0%
2024 0.918 +3.5%
2025 0.898 -2.2%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 0.898 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1840s 0.884 0.884 0.884 9
1850s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1860s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1870s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1880s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1890s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1900s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1910s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1920s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1930s 0.884 0.884 0.884 10
1940s 0.8897 0.884 0.941 10
1950s 0.941 0.941 0.941 10
1960s 0.941 0.941 0.941 10
1970s 0.941 0.941 0.941 10
1980s 0.9373 0.904 0.941 10
1990s 0.936 0.936 0.936 10
2000s 0.936 0.936 0.936 10
2010s 0.9299 0.921 0.947 10
2020s 0.9 0.887 0.918 6

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 27 Austria 0.916 compare
  2. 28 Sri Lanka 0.912 compare
  3. 29 Vanuatu 0.911 compare
  4. 31 South Africa 0.895 compare
  5. 32 Gambia 0.886 compare
  6. 33 Japan 0.881 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Canada?
Judicial checks on government index in Canada was 0.898 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.947 in 2019.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.884 in 1841.
How does Canada rank for judicial checks on government index?
Canada ranks 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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
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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.