Judicial Checks on Government Index in Croatia
Croatia: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.859 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.859
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
40th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.928
in 2022
All-time low
0.008
in 1941
Years of data
85
1941–2025
Judicial Checks on Government Index in Croatia, 1941–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, judicial checks on government index in Croatia stood at 0.859.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Croatia peaked at 0.928 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.008, in 1941.
That places Croatia 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 85 years of available data.
Judicial Checks on Government Index in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 0.008 | — |
| 1942 | 0.008 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.008 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.008 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.213 | +2562.5% |
| 1946 | 0.277 | +30.0% |
| 1947 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.434 | +56.7% |
| 1964 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.443 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.427 | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.427 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.427 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.427 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.427 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.427 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.427 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.427 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.427 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.427 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.371 | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 0.308 | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 0.422 | +37.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4 | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.398 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.409 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.419 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.744 | +77.6% |
| 2001 | 0.768 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.843 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.814 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.817 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.822 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.823 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.878 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.877 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.928 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.882 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.828 | -6.1% |
| 2025 | 0.859 | +3.7% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.859 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.859 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.802, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1503 | 0.008 | 0.277 | 9 |
| 1950s | 0.277 | 0.277 | 0.277 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3869 | 0.277 | 0.434 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4378 | 0.427 | 0.443 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4214 | 0.371 | 0.427 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3992 | 0.308 | 0.422 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7656 | 0.744 | 0.768 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8247 | 0.814 | 0.843 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8753 | 0.828 | 0.928 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More reference data data for Croatia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2598 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8711 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7218 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is judicial checks on government index in Croatia?
- Judicial checks on government index in Croatia was 0.859 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.928 in 2022.
- What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.008 in 1941.
- How does Croatia rank for judicial checks on government index?
- Croatia ranks 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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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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.