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Judicial Checks on Government Index in Morocco

Morocco: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.767 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.767
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.767
in 2023
All-time low
0.274
in 1912
Years of data
114
1912–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Morocco, 1912–2025

00.20.40.60.8191219682025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for judicial checks on government index in Morocco is 0.767, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 114 years on record.

That represents a change of up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Morocco peaked at 0.767 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.274, in 1912.

Morocco ranks 65th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 114 years of available data.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Morocco, year by year

Year Value Change
1912 0.274 —
1913 0.274 +0.0%
1914 0.274 +0.0%
1915 0.274 +0.0%
1916 0.274 +0.0%
1917 0.274 +0.0%
1918 0.274 +0.0%
1919 0.274 +0.0%
1920 0.274 +0.0%
1921 0.274 +0.0%
1922 0.274 +0.0%
1923 0.274 +0.0%
1924 0.274 +0.0%
1925 0.274 +0.0%
1926 0.274 +0.0%
1927 0.274 +0.0%
1928 0.274 +0.0%
1929 0.274 +0.0%
1930 0.274 +0.0%
1931 0.274 +0.0%
1932 0.274 +0.0%
1933 0.274 +0.0%
1934 0.274 +0.0%
1935 0.274 +0.0%
1936 0.274 +0.0%
1937 0.274 +0.0%
1938 0.274 +0.0%
1939 0.274 +0.0%
1940 0.274 +0.0%
1941 0.274 +0.0%
1942 0.274 +0.0%
1943 0.274 +0.0%
1944 0.274 +0.0%
1945 0.274 +0.0%
1946 0.274 +0.0%
1947 0.274 +0.0%
1948 0.274 +0.0%
1949 0.274 +0.0%
1950 0.274 +0.0%
1951 0.274 +0.0%
1952 0.274 +0.0%
1953 0.274 +0.0%
1954 0.274 +0.0%
1955 0.274 +0.0%
1956 0.43 +56.9%
1957 0.454 +5.6%
1958 0.454 +0.0%
1959 0.454 +0.0%
1960 0.454 +0.0%
1961 0.454 +0.0%
1962 0.515 +13.4%
1963 0.515 +0.0%
1964 0.515 +0.0%
1965 0.515 +0.0%
1966 0.515 +0.0%
1967 0.515 +0.0%
1968 0.515 +0.0%
1969 0.515 +0.0%
1970 0.515 +0.0%
1971 0.515 +0.0%
1972 0.515 +0.0%
1973 0.515 +0.0%
1974 0.515 +0.0%
1975 0.515 +0.0%
1976 0.515 +0.0%
1977 0.515 +0.0%
1978 0.515 +0.0%
1979 0.515 +0.0%
1980 0.515 +0.0%
1981 0.515 +0.0%
1982 0.515 +0.0%
1983 0.515 +0.0%
1984 0.515 +0.0%
1985 0.515 +0.0%
1986 0.515 +0.0%
1987 0.515 +0.0%
1988 0.515 +0.0%
1989 0.515 +0.0%
1990 0.515 +0.0%
1991 0.515 +0.0%
1992 0.515 +0.0%
1993 0.515 +0.0%
1994 0.538 +4.5%
1995 0.538 +0.0%
1996 0.538 +0.0%
1997 0.538 +0.0%
1998 0.538 +0.0%
1999 0.538 +0.0%
2000 0.508 -5.6%
2001 0.508 +0.0%
2002 0.508 +0.0%
2003 0.526 +3.5%
2004 0.526 +0.0%
2005 0.554 +5.3%
2006 0.554 +0.0%
2007 0.554 +0.0%
2008 0.554 +0.0%
2009 0.554 +0.0%
2010 0.554 +0.0%
2011 0.58 +4.7%
2012 0.58 +0.0%
2013 0.56 -3.4%
2014 0.56 +0.0%
2015 0.56 +0.0%
2016 0.56 +0.0%
2017 0.649 +15.9%
2018 0.649 +0.0%
2019 0.649 +0.0%
2020 0.636 -2.0%
2021 0.636 +0.0%
2022 0.751 +18.1%
2023 0.767 +2.1%
2024 0.767 +0.0%
2025 0.767 +0.0%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 0.767 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.505, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 0.767 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.435, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.274 0.274 0.274 8
1920s 0.274 0.274 0.274 10
1930s 0.274 0.274 0.274 10
1940s 0.274 0.274 0.274 10
1950s 0.3436 0.274 0.454 10
1960s 0.5028 0.454 0.515 10
1970s 0.515 0.515 0.515 10
1980s 0.515 0.515 0.515 10
1990s 0.5288 0.515 0.538 10
2000s 0.5346 0.508 0.554 10
2010s 0.5901 0.554 0.649 10
2020s 0.7207 0.636 0.767 6

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 62 Malta 0.785 compare
  2. 63 Malaysia 0.777 compare
  3. 64 Italy 0.773 compare
  4. 66 Jordan 0.766 compare
  5. 67 Nepal 0.764 compare
  6. 68 Slovenia 0.763 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Morocco?
Judicial checks on government index in Morocco was 0.767 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 0.767 in 2023.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 0.274 in 1912.
How does Morocco rank for judicial checks on government index?
Morocco ranks 65th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco 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.