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Judicial Checks on Government Index in Gabon

Gabon: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.266 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.266
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
124th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.381
in 1990
All-time low
0.193
in 1910
Years of data
116
1910–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Gabon, 1910–2025

00.10.20.30.4191019672025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for judicial checks on government index in Gabon is 0.266, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Gabon peaked at 0.381 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.193, in 1910.

That places Gabon 124th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 116 years of available data.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Gabon, year by year

Year Value Change
1910 0.193 —
1911 0.193 +0.0%
1912 0.193 +0.0%
1913 0.193 +0.0%
1914 0.193 +0.0%
1915 0.193 +0.0%
1916 0.193 +0.0%
1917 0.193 +0.0%
1918 0.193 +0.0%
1919 0.193 +0.0%
1920 0.193 +0.0%
1921 0.193 +0.0%
1922 0.193 +0.0%
1923 0.193 +0.0%
1924 0.193 +0.0%
1925 0.193 +0.0%
1926 0.193 +0.0%
1927 0.193 +0.0%
1928 0.193 +0.0%
1929 0.193 +0.0%
1930 0.193 +0.0%
1931 0.193 +0.0%
1932 0.193 +0.0%
1933 0.193 +0.0%
1934 0.193 +0.0%
1935 0.193 +0.0%
1936 0.193 +0.0%
1937 0.193 +0.0%
1938 0.193 +0.0%
1939 0.193 +0.0%
1940 0.193 +0.0%
1941 0.193 +0.0%
1942 0.193 +0.0%
1943 0.193 +0.0%
1944 0.193 +0.0%
1945 0.193 +0.0%
1946 0.193 +0.0%
1947 0.193 +0.0%
1948 0.193 +0.0%
1949 0.193 +0.0%
1950 0.243 +25.9%
1951 0.243 +0.0%
1952 0.243 +0.0%
1953 0.243 +0.0%
1954 0.243 +0.0%
1955 0.243 +0.0%
1956 0.243 +0.0%
1957 0.243 +0.0%
1958 0.243 +0.0%
1959 0.243 +0.0%
1960 0.317 +30.5%
1961 0.317 +0.0%
1962 0.317 +0.0%
1963 0.317 +0.0%
1964 0.317 +0.0%
1965 0.317 +0.0%
1966 0.317 +0.0%
1967 0.317 +0.0%
1968 0.337 +6.3%
1969 0.337 +0.0%
1970 0.337 +0.0%
1971 0.337 +0.0%
1972 0.337 +0.0%
1973 0.337 +0.0%
1974 0.337 +0.0%
1975 0.337 +0.0%
1976 0.337 +0.0%
1977 0.337 +0.0%
1978 0.337 +0.0%
1979 0.337 +0.0%
1980 0.337 +0.0%
1981 0.337 +0.0%
1982 0.337 +0.0%
1983 0.337 +0.0%
1984 0.337 +0.0%
1985 0.337 +0.0%
1986 0.337 +0.0%
1987 0.337 +0.0%
1988 0.337 +0.0%
1989 0.337 +0.0%
1990 0.381 +13.1%
1991 0.38 -0.3%
1992 0.38 +0.0%
1993 0.38 +0.0%
1994 0.38 +0.0%
1995 0.38 +0.0%
1996 0.38 +0.0%
1997 0.38 +0.0%
1998 0.38 +0.0%
1999 0.38 +0.0%
2000 0.348 -8.4%
2001 0.348 +0.0%
2002 0.348 +0.0%
2003 0.348 +0.0%
2004 0.348 +0.0%
2005 0.348 +0.0%
2006 0.348 +0.0%
2007 0.348 +0.0%
2008 0.348 +0.0%
2009 0.348 +0.0%
2010 0.29 -16.7%
2011 0.29 +0.0%
2012 0.29 +0.0%
2013 0.293 +1.0%
2014 0.293 +0.0%
2015 0.293 +0.0%
2016 0.293 +0.0%
2017 0.299 +2.0%
2018 0.204 -31.8%
2019 0.196 -3.9%
2020 0.211 +7.7%
2021 0.246 +16.6%
2022 0.223 -9.3%
2023 0.266 +19.3%
2024 0.266 +0.0%
2025 0.266 +0.0%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 0.266 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.624, 43% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 0.266 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2945, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.193 0.193 0.193 10
1920s 0.193 0.193 0.193 10
1930s 0.193 0.193 0.193 10
1940s 0.193 0.193 0.193 10
1950s 0.243 0.243 0.243 10
1960s 0.321 0.317 0.337 10
1970s 0.337 0.337 0.337 10
1980s 0.337 0.337 0.337 10
1990s 0.3801 0.38 0.381 10
2000s 0.348 0.348 0.348 10
2010s 0.2741 0.196 0.299 10
2020s 0.2463 0.211 0.266 6

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 121 Saudi Arabia 0.285 compare
  2. 122 Burkina Faso 0.274 compare
  3. 123 Djibouti 0.268 compare
  4. 124 Bolivia 0.266 compare
  5. 126 Mexico 0.265 compare
  6. 127 Uganda 0.261 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Gabon?
Judicial checks on government index in Gabon was 0.266 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 0.381 in 1990.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.193 in 1910.
How does Gabon rank for judicial checks on government index?
Gabon ranks 124th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon 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
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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.