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Judicial Checks on Government Index in Hungary

Hungary: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.678 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.678
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
88th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.91
in 1991
All-time low
0.435
in 1945
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Hungary, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Hungary recorded 0.678 for judicial checks on government index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Hungary peaked at 0.91 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.435, in 1945.

Hungary ranks 88th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Hungary, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.536 —
1790 0.536 +0.0%
1791 0.536 +0.0%
1792 0.536 +0.0%
1793 0.536 +0.0%
1794 0.536 +0.0%
1795 0.536 +0.0%
1796 0.536 +0.0%
1797 0.536 +0.0%
1798 0.536 +0.0%
1799 0.536 +0.0%
1800 0.536 +0.0%
1801 0.536 +0.0%
1802 0.536 +0.0%
1803 0.536 +0.0%
1804 0.536 +0.0%
1805 0.536 +0.0%
1806 0.536 +0.0%
1807 0.536 +0.0%
1808 0.536 +0.0%
1809 0.536 +0.0%
1810 0.536 +0.0%
1811 0.536 +0.0%
1812 0.536 +0.0%
1813 0.536 +0.0%
1814 0.536 +0.0%
1815 0.536 +0.0%
1816 0.536 +0.0%
1817 0.536 +0.0%
1818 0.536 +0.0%
1819 0.536 +0.0%
1820 0.536 +0.0%
1821 0.536 +0.0%
1822 0.536 +0.0%
1823 0.536 +0.0%
1824 0.536 +0.0%
1825 0.536 +0.0%
1826 0.536 +0.0%
1827 0.536 +0.0%
1828 0.536 +0.0%
1829 0.536 +0.0%
1830 0.536 +0.0%
1831 0.536 +0.0%
1832 0.536 +0.0%
1833 0.536 +0.0%
1834 0.536 +0.0%
1835 0.536 +0.0%
1836 0.536 +0.0%
1837 0.536 +0.0%
1838 0.536 +0.0%
1839 0.536 +0.0%
1840 0.536 +0.0%
1841 0.536 +0.0%
1842 0.536 +0.0%
1843 0.536 +0.0%
1844 0.536 +0.0%
1845 0.536 +0.0%
1846 0.536 +0.0%
1847 0.536 +0.0%
1848 0.852 +59.0%
1849 0.852 +0.0%
1850 0.489 -42.6%
1851 0.442 -9.6%
1852 0.442 +0.0%
1853 0.442 +0.0%
1854 0.442 +0.0%
1855 0.442 +0.0%
1856 0.442 +0.0%
1857 0.51 +15.4%
1858 0.51 +0.0%
1859 0.51 +0.0%
1860 0.51 +0.0%
1861 0.536 +5.1%
1862 0.536 +0.0%
1863 0.536 +0.0%
1864 0.536 +0.0%
1865 0.536 +0.0%
1866 0.536 +0.0%
1867 0.728 +35.8%
1868 0.728 +0.0%
1869 0.777 +6.7%
1870 0.777 +0.0%
1871 0.777 +0.0%
1872 0.777 +0.0%
1873 0.777 +0.0%
1874 0.777 +0.0%
1875 0.777 +0.0%
1876 0.777 +0.0%
1877 0.777 +0.0%
1878 0.777 +0.0%
1879 0.777 +0.0%
1880 0.777 +0.0%
1881 0.777 +0.0%
1882 0.777 +0.0%
1883 0.777 +0.0%
1884 0.777 +0.0%
1885 0.777 +0.0%
1886 0.777 +0.0%
1887 0.777 +0.0%
1888 0.777 +0.0%
1889 0.777 +0.0%
1890 0.777 +0.0%
1891 0.777 +0.0%
1892 0.777 +0.0%
1893 0.777 +0.0%
1894 0.777 +0.0%
1895 0.777 +0.0%
1896 0.777 +0.0%
1897 0.777 +0.0%
1898 0.777 +0.0%
1899 0.777 +0.0%
1900 0.777 +0.0%
1901 0.777 +0.0%
1902 0.777 +0.0%
1903 0.777 +0.0%
1904 0.777 +0.0%
1905 0.755 -2.8%
1906 0.755 +0.0%
1907 0.766 +1.5%
1908 0.766 +0.0%
1909 0.766 +0.0%
1910 0.766 +0.0%
1911 0.766 +0.0%
1912 0.766 +0.0%
1913 0.766 +0.0%
1914 0.766 +0.0%
1915 0.766 +0.0%
1916 0.766 +0.0%
1917 0.766 +0.0%
1918 0.766 +0.0%
1919 0.446 -41.8%
1920 0.738 +65.5%
1921 0.738 +0.0%
1922 0.761 +3.1%
1923 0.771 +1.3%
1924 0.771 +0.0%
1925 0.771 +0.0%
1926 0.771 +0.0%
1927 0.771 +0.0%
1928 0.771 +0.0%
1929 0.771 +0.0%
1930 0.771 +0.0%
1931 0.771 +0.0%
1932 0.771 +0.0%
1933 0.771 +0.0%
1934 0.771 +0.0%
1935 0.771 +0.0%
1936 0.771 +0.0%
1937 0.771 +0.0%
1938 0.771 +0.0%
1939 0.771 +0.0%
1940 0.758 -1.7%
1941 0.758 +0.0%
1942 0.758 +0.0%
1943 0.758 +0.0%
1944 0.444 -41.4%
1945 0.435 -2.0%
1946 0.575 +32.2%
1947 0.575 +0.0%
1948 0.572 -0.5%
1949 0.579 +1.2%
1950 0.506 -12.6%
1951 0.506 +0.0%
1952 0.506 +0.0%
1953 0.506 +0.0%
1954 0.506 +0.0%
1955 0.506 +0.0%
1956 0.498 -1.6%
1957 0.51 +2.4%
1958 0.51 +0.0%
1959 0.521 +2.2%
1960 0.521 +0.0%
1961 0.521 +0.0%
1962 0.521 +0.0%
1963 0.478 -8.3%
1964 0.492 +2.9%
1965 0.492 +0.0%
1966 0.492 +0.0%
1967 0.492 +0.0%
1968 0.492 +0.0%
1969 0.492 +0.0%
1970 0.492 +0.0%
1971 0.492 +0.0%
1972 0.492 +0.0%
1973 0.492 +0.0%
1974 0.492 +0.0%
1975 0.492 +0.0%
1976 0.492 +0.0%
1977 0.492 +0.0%
1978 0.492 +0.0%
1979 0.492 +0.0%
1980 0.492 +0.0%
1981 0.492 +0.0%
1982 0.492 +0.0%
1983 0.492 +0.0%
1984 0.492 +0.0%
1985 0.492 +0.0%
1986 0.492 +0.0%
1987 0.492 +0.0%
1988 0.492 +0.0%
1989 0.509 +3.5%
1990 0.902 +77.2%
1991 0.91 +0.9%
1992 0.91 +0.0%
1993 0.91 +0.0%
1994 0.91 +0.0%
1995 0.91 +0.0%
1996 0.91 +0.0%
1997 0.91 +0.0%
1998 0.91 +0.0%
1999 0.91 +0.0%
2000 0.91 +0.0%
2001 0.91 +0.0%
2002 0.91 +0.0%
2003 0.91 +0.0%
2004 0.91 +0.0%
2005 0.882 -3.1%
2006 0.904 +2.5%
2007 0.904 +0.0%
2008 0.904 +0.0%
2009 0.9 -0.4%
2010 0.832 -7.6%
2011 0.815 -2.0%
2012 0.769 -5.6%
2013 0.745 -3.1%
2014 0.737 -1.1%
2015 0.737 +0.0%
2016 0.747 +1.4%
2017 0.741 -0.8%
2018 0.72 -2.8%
2019 0.71 -1.4%
2020 0.672 -5.4%
2021 0.696 +3.6%
2022 0.632 -9.2%
2023 0.632 +0.0%
2024 0.63 -0.3%
2025 0.678 +7.6%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 0.678 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 78% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 0.678 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.802, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.536 0.536 0.536 1
1790s 0.536 0.536 0.536 10
1800s 0.536 0.536 0.536 10
1810s 0.536 0.536 0.536 10
1820s 0.536 0.536 0.536 10
1830s 0.536 0.536 0.536 10
1840s 0.5992 0.536 0.852 10
1850s 0.4671 0.442 0.51 10
1860s 0.5959 0.51 0.777 10
1870s 0.777 0.777 0.777 10
1880s 0.777 0.777 0.777 10
1890s 0.777 0.777 0.777 10
1900s 0.7693 0.755 0.777 10
1910s 0.734 0.446 0.766 10
1920s 0.7634 0.738 0.771 10
1930s 0.771 0.771 0.771 10
1940s 0.6212 0.435 0.758 10
1950s 0.5075 0.498 0.521 10
1960s 0.4993 0.478 0.521 10
1970s 0.492 0.492 0.492 10
1980s 0.4937 0.492 0.509 10
1990s 0.9092 0.902 0.91 10
2000s 0.9044 0.882 0.91 10
2010s 0.7553 0.71 0.832 10
2020s 0.6567 0.63 0.696 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Hungary?
Judicial checks on government index in Hungary was 0.678 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.91 in 1991.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.435 in 1945.
How does Hungary rank for judicial checks on government index?
Hungary ranks 88th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary 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.