What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Central African Republic?

The highest recorded value was 0.446 in 1958.

What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Central African Republic?

The lowest recorded value was 0.098 in 1977.

How does Central African Republic rank for judicial checks on government index?

Central African Republic ranks 139th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Central African Republic?

Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Central African Republic 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 Central African Republic

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

Central African Republic: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.188 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.188

Change on year

up 40.3%

World rank

139th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.446

in 1958

All-time low

0.098

in 1977

Years of data

106

1920–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Central African Republic, 1920–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, judicial checks on government index in Central African Republic stood at 0.188.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.3% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Central African Republic peaked at 0.446 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.098, in 1977.

Central African Republic ranks 139th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 106 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1920s	0.438	0.438	0.438	10
1930s	0.438	0.438	0.438	10
1940s	0.438	0.438	0.438	10
1950s	0.4379	0.429	0.446	10
1960s	0.2032	0.157	0.234	10
1970s	0.1393	0.098	0.157	10
1980s	0.261	0.243	0.279	10
1990s	0.3388	0.273	0.369	10
2000s	0.3364	0.321	0.369	10
2010s	0.3665	0.306	0.4	10
2020s	0.1985	0.112	0.265	6

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

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141 Guinea-Bissau 0.182 compare
141 Zimbabwe 0.182 compare

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More reference data data for Central African Republic

Summer temperature anomalies 0.8218 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 1.51 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies -0.1622 °C (2026)
Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Consumer price index 179.37 2010 = 100 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4071 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 0.888 °C (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
Free country 0 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Central African Republic?: Judicial checks on government index in Central African Republic was 0.188 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Central African Republic?: The highest recorded value was 0.446 in 1958.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Central African Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 0.098 in 1977.
How does Central African Republic rank for judicial checks on government index?: Central African Republic ranks 139th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Central African Republic?: Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central African Republic 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.