Judicial Checks on Government Index in Comoros
Comoros: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.186 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Judicial Checks on Government Index in Comoros, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, judicial checks on government index in Comoros stood at 0.186.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Comoros peaked at 0.393 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.181, in 2019.
Comoros ranks 140th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 94 years of available data.
Judicial Checks on Government Index in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.358 | — |
| 1901 | 0.352 | -1.7% |
| 1902 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.352 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.367 | +4.3% |
| 1946 | 0.339 | -7.6% |
| 1947 | 0.339 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.366 | +8.0% |
| 1949 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.389 | +6.3% |
| 1961 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.393 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.391 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.368 | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.313 | -14.9% |
| 1976 | 0.373 | +19.2% |
| 1977 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.304 | -18.5% |
| 1980 | 0.261 | -14.1% |
| 1981 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.274 | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.335 | +22.3% |
| 1991 | 0.325 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.338 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.338 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.338 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.323 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.336 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.336 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.336 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.319 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.298 | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.237 | -20.5% |
| 2002 | 0.359 | +51.5% |
| 2003 | 0.382 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.365 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.317 | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 0.372 | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.362 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.355 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.352 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.351 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.317 | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.307 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.181 | -41.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.206 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.201 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.186 | -7.5% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.186 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.505, 37% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.186 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2945, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3526 | 0.352 | 0.358 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3558 | 0.352 | 0.367 | 4 |
| 1940s | 0.3525 | 0.339 | 0.366 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.366 | 0.366 | 0.366 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.389 | 0.389 | 0.389 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3672 | 0.304 | 0.393 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2649 | 0.261 | 0.274 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3324 | 0.319 | 0.338 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3452 | 0.237 | 0.382 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3341 | 0.181 | 0.372 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.199 | 0.186 | 0.206 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More reference data data for Comoros
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2155 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is judicial checks on government index in Comoros?
- Judicial checks on government index in Comoros was 0.186 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.393 in 1970.
- What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.181 in 2019.
- How does Comoros rank for judicial checks on government index?
- Comoros ranks 140th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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
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.