Judicial Checks on Government Index in Eswatini
Eswatini: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.315 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.315
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
120th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.532
in 1967
All-time low
0.306
in 2021
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Judicial Checks on Government Index in Eswatini, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.315 for judicial checks on government index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Eswatini peaked at 0.532 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.306, in 2021.
Eswatini ranks 120th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.
Judicial Checks on Government Index in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.475 | — |
| 1901 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.5 | +5.3% |
| 1951 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.507 | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.532 | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.502 | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.502 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.502 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.476 | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.476 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.495 | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.451 | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.451 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.451 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.451 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.404 | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.33 | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 0.347 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.366 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.367 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.354 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.315 | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.314 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.31 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.366 | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 0.323 | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.345 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.306 | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.371 | +21.2% |
| 2023 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.368 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.315 | -14.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.315 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.505, 62% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.315 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2945, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.475 | 0.475 | 0.475 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.475 | 0.475 | 0.475 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.475 | 0.475 | 0.475 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.475 | 0.475 | 0.475 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.475 | 0.475 | 0.475 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5042 | 0.5 | 0.507 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5085 | 0.502 | 0.532 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4919 | 0.476 | 0.502 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.495 | 0.495 | 0.495 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4592 | 0.404 | 0.495 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3777 | 0.33 | 0.404 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3239 | 0.31 | 0.366 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.346 | 0.306 | 0.371 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 117 Kyrgyzstan 0.358 compare
- 118 Iraq 0.356 compare
- 119 Ukraine 0.334 compare
- 121 Saudi Arabia 0.285 compare
- 122 Burkina Faso 0.274 compare
- 123 Djibouti 0.268 compare
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is judicial checks on government index in Eswatini?
- Judicial checks on government index in Eswatini was 0.315 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.532 in 1967.
- What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.306 in 2021.
- How does Eswatini rank for judicial checks on government index?
- Eswatini ranks 120th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.