What is judicial checks on government index in France?

Judicial checks on government index in France was 0.945 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in France?

The highest recorded value was 0.946 in 2013.

What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in France?

The lowest recorded value was 0.23 in 1944.

How does France rank for judicial checks on government index?

France ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in France?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this France 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 France

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

France: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.945 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.945

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

19th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.946

in 2013

All-time low

0.23

in 1944

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in France, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for judicial checks on government index in France is 0.945, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in France peaked at 0.946 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.23, in 1944.

France ranks 19th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in France, year by year

Annual values for Judicial Checks on Government Index in France, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.707	—
1790	0.707	+0.0%
1791	0.604	-14.6%
1792	0.518	-14.2%
1793	0.518	+0.0%
1794	0.518	+0.0%
1795	0.618	+19.3%
1796	0.618	+0.0%
1797	0.618	+0.0%
1798	0.618	+0.0%
1799	0.514	-16.8%
1800	0.307	-40.3%
1801	0.307	+0.0%
1802	0.307	+0.0%
1803	0.307	+0.0%
1804	0.307	+0.0%
1805	0.307	+0.0%
1806	0.307	+0.0%
1807	0.307	+0.0%
1808	0.307	+0.0%
1809	0.307	+0.0%
1810	0.307	+0.0%
1811	0.307	+0.0%
1812	0.307	+0.0%
1813	0.307	+0.0%
1814	0.307	+0.0%
1815	0.484	+57.7%
1816	0.484	+0.0%
1817	0.484	+0.0%
1818	0.484	+0.0%
1819	0.484	+0.0%
1820	0.484	+0.0%
1821	0.484	+0.0%
1822	0.484	+0.0%
1823	0.484	+0.0%
1824	0.484	+0.0%
1825	0.484	+0.0%
1826	0.484	+0.0%
1827	0.484	+0.0%
1828	0.484	+0.0%
1829	0.484	+0.0%
1830	0.625	+29.1%
1831	0.625	+0.0%
1832	0.625	+0.0%
1833	0.625	+0.0%
1834	0.625	+0.0%
1835	0.625	+0.0%
1836	0.625	+0.0%
1837	0.625	+0.0%
1838	0.625	+0.0%
1839	0.625	+0.0%
1840	0.625	+0.0%
1841	0.625	+0.0%
1842	0.625	+0.0%
1843	0.625	+0.0%
1844	0.625	+0.0%
1845	0.625	+0.0%
1846	0.625	+0.0%
1847	0.625	+0.0%
1848	0.79	+26.4%
1849	0.79	+0.0%
1850	0.79	+0.0%
1851	0.447	-43.4%
1852	0.447	+0.0%
1853	0.447	+0.0%
1854	0.447	+0.0%
1855	0.447	+0.0%
1856	0.447	+0.0%
1857	0.447	+0.0%
1858	0.447	+0.0%
1859	0.447	+0.0%
1860	0.447	+0.0%
1861	0.447	+0.0%
1862	0.447	+0.0%
1863	0.447	+0.0%
1864	0.447	+0.0%
1865	0.447	+0.0%
1866	0.447	+0.0%
1867	0.447	+0.0%
1868	0.447	+0.0%
1869	0.498	+11.4%
1870	0.748	+50.2%
1871	0.748	+0.0%
1872	0.802	+7.2%
1873	0.802	+0.0%
1874	0.802	+0.0%
1875	0.802	+0.0%
1876	0.802	+0.0%
1877	0.802	+0.0%
1878	0.802	+0.0%
1879	0.802	+0.0%
1880	0.802	+0.0%
1881	0.802	+0.0%
1882	0.802	+0.0%
1883	0.802	+0.0%
1884	0.802	+0.0%
1885	0.802	+0.0%
1886	0.802	+0.0%
1887	0.802	+0.0%
1888	0.802	+0.0%
1889	0.802	+0.0%
1890	0.802	+0.0%
1891	0.802	+0.0%
1892	0.802	+0.0%
1893	0.802	+0.0%
1894	0.802	+0.0%
1895	0.802	+0.0%
1896	0.802	+0.0%
1897	0.802	+0.0%
1898	0.802	+0.0%
1899	0.802	+0.0%
1900	0.802	+0.0%
1901	0.802	+0.0%
1902	0.802	+0.0%
1903	0.802	+0.0%
1904	0.802	+0.0%
1905	0.802	+0.0%
1906	0.802	+0.0%
1907	0.802	+0.0%
1908	0.802	+0.0%
1909	0.802	+0.0%
1910	0.802	+0.0%
1911	0.802	+0.0%
1912	0.802	+0.0%
1913	0.802	+0.0%
1914	0.802	+0.0%
1915	0.802	+0.0%
1916	0.802	+0.0%
1917	0.802	+0.0%
1918	0.802	+0.0%
1919	0.802	+0.0%
1920	0.802	+0.0%
1921	0.802	+0.0%
1922	0.802	+0.0%
1923	0.802	+0.0%
1924	0.802	+0.0%
1925	0.802	+0.0%
1926	0.802	+0.0%
1927	0.802	+0.0%
1928	0.802	+0.0%
1929	0.802	+0.0%
1930	0.802	+0.0%
1931	0.802	+0.0%
1932	0.802	+0.0%
1933	0.802	+0.0%
1934	0.802	+0.0%
1935	0.802	+0.0%
1936	0.802	+0.0%
1937	0.802	+0.0%
1938	0.802	+0.0%
1939	0.802	+0.0%
1940	0.235	-70.7%
1941	0.237	+0.9%
1942	0.237	+0.0%
1943	0.237	+0.0%
1944	0.23	-3.0%
1945	0.803	+249.1%
1946	0.806	+0.4%
1947	0.816	+1.2%
1948	0.816	+0.0%
1949	0.816	+0.0%
1950	0.816	+0.0%
1951	0.816	+0.0%
1952	0.816	+0.0%
1953	0.816	+0.0%
1954	0.816	+0.0%
1955	0.816	+0.0%
1956	0.816	+0.0%
1957	0.816	+0.0%
1958	0.816	+0.0%
1959	0.873	+7.0%
1960	0.873	+0.0%
1961	0.873	+0.0%
1962	0.873	+0.0%
1963	0.873	+0.0%
1964	0.873	+0.0%
1965	0.873	+0.0%
1966	0.873	+0.0%
1967	0.873	+0.0%
1968	0.873	+0.0%
1969	0.912	+4.5%
1970	0.919	+0.8%
1971	0.922	+0.3%
1972	0.922	+0.0%
1973	0.922	+0.0%
1974	0.922	+0.0%
1975	0.922	+0.0%
1976	0.922	+0.0%
1977	0.922	+0.0%
1978	0.922	+0.0%
1979	0.922	+0.0%
1980	0.922	+0.0%
1981	0.945	+2.5%
1982	0.945	+0.0%
1983	0.945	+0.0%
1984	0.945	+0.0%
1985	0.945	+0.0%
1986	0.945	+0.0%
1987	0.945	+0.0%
1988	0.945	+0.0%
1989	0.945	+0.0%
1990	0.945	+0.0%
1991	0.945	+0.0%
1992	0.945	+0.0%
1993	0.926	-2.0%
1994	0.944	+1.9%
1995	0.944	+0.0%
1996	0.944	+0.0%
1997	0.944	+0.0%
1998	0.944	+0.0%
1999	0.944	+0.0%
2000	0.944	+0.0%
2001	0.944	+0.0%
2002	0.944	+0.0%
2003	0.944	+0.0%
2004	0.944	+0.0%
2005	0.944	+0.0%
2006	0.944	+0.0%
2007	0.944	+0.0%
2008	0.944	+0.0%
2009	0.944	+0.0%
2010	0.944	+0.0%
2011	0.944	+0.0%
2012	0.944	+0.0%
2013	0.946	+0.2%
2014	0.946	+0.0%
2015	0.946	+0.0%
2016	0.946	+0.0%
2017	0.946	+0.0%
2018	0.946	+0.0%
2019	0.946	+0.0%
2020	0.946	+0.0%
2021	0.946	+0.0%
2022	0.945	-0.1%
2023	0.945	+0.0%
2024	0.945	+0.0%
2025	0.945	+0.0%

France compared with similar countries

France's 0.945 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
France's 0.945 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.802, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.707	0.707	0.707	1
1790s	0.5851	0.514	0.707	10
1800s	0.307	0.307	0.307	10
1810s	0.3955	0.307	0.484	10
1820s	0.484	0.484	0.484	10
1830s	0.625	0.625	0.625	10
1840s	0.658	0.625	0.79	10
1850s	0.4813	0.447	0.79	10
1860s	0.4521	0.447	0.498	10
1870s	0.7912	0.748	0.802	10
1880s	0.802	0.802	0.802	10
1890s	0.802	0.802	0.802	10
1900s	0.802	0.802	0.802	10
1910s	0.802	0.802	0.802	10
1920s	0.802	0.802	0.802	10
1930s	0.802	0.802	0.802	10
1940s	0.5233	0.23	0.816	10
1950s	0.8217	0.816	0.873	10
1960s	0.8769	0.873	0.912	10
1970s	0.9217	0.919	0.922	10
1980s	0.9427	0.922	0.945	10
1990s	0.9425	0.926	0.945	10
2000s	0.944	0.944	0.944	10
2010s	0.9454	0.944	0.946	10
2020s	0.9453	0.945	0.946	6

Countries ranked near France

17 Costa Rica 0.95 compare
18 Lithuania 0.949 compare
20 Latvia 0.942 compare
21 Chile 0.941 compare
21 United Kingdom 0.941 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in France?: Judicial checks on government index in France was 0.945 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in France?: The highest recorded value was 0.946 in 2013.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in France?: The lowest recorded value was 0.23 in 1944.
How does France rank for judicial checks on government index?: France ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in France?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France 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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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: 18 September 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.