Judicial Checks on Government Index in Chad

Chad: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.009 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.009
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
172nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.287
in 1960
All-time low
0.009
in 2024
Years of data
106
1920–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Chad, 1920–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for judicial checks on government index in Chad is 0.009, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 106 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 92.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Chad peaked at 0.287 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.009, in 2024.

Chad ranks 172nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 0.083 0.083 0.083 10
1930s 0.083 0.083 0.083 10
1940s 0.1049 0.083 0.156 10
1950s 0.156 0.156 0.156 10
1960s 0.2852 0.284 0.287 10
1970s 0.2608 0.231 0.284 10
1980s 0.097 0.097 0.097 10
1990s 0.163 0.127 0.167 10
2000s 0.1658 0.155 0.167 10
2010s 0.1256 0.1 0.167 10
2020s 0.0578 0.009 0.123 6

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 169 El Salvador 0.018 compare
  2. 170 Venezuela 0.017 compare
  3. 171 Azerbaijan 0.012 compare
  4. 173 Equatorial Guinea 0.008 compare
  5. 174 Belarus 0.006 compare
  6. 175 Nicaragua 0.003 compare
  7. 175 North Korea 0.003 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Chad?
Judicial checks on government index in Chad was 0.009 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 0.287 in 1960.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 0.009 in 2024.
How does Chad rank for judicial checks on government index?
Chad ranks 172nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is down 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chad 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
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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.