What is judicial checks on government index in New Zealand?

Judicial checks on government index in New Zealand was 0.975 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.977 in 2023.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.899 in 1841.

How does New Zealand rank for judicial checks on government index?

New Zealand ranks 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in New Zealand?

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

Where does this New Zealand 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 New Zealand

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

New Zealand: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.975 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.975

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

4th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.977

in 2023

All-time low

0.899

in 1841

Years of data

185

1841–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in New Zealand, 1841–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, judicial checks on government index in New Zealand stood at 0.975.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in New Zealand peaked at 0.977 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.899, in 1841.

That places New Zealand 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 185 years of available data.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Judicial Checks on Government Index in New Zealand, 1841 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1841	0.899	—
1842	0.899	+0.0%
1843	0.899	+0.0%
1844	0.899	+0.0%
1845	0.899	+0.0%
1846	0.899	+0.0%
1847	0.899	+0.0%
1848	0.899	+0.0%
1849	0.899	+0.0%
1850	0.899	+0.0%
1851	0.899	+0.0%
1852	0.899	+0.0%
1853	0.92	+2.3%
1854	0.92	+0.0%
1855	0.92	+0.0%
1856	0.92	+0.0%
1857	0.92	+0.0%
1858	0.92	+0.0%
1859	0.92	+0.0%
1860	0.92	+0.0%
1861	0.92	+0.0%
1862	0.92	+0.0%
1863	0.92	+0.0%
1864	0.92	+0.0%
1865	0.92	+0.0%
1866	0.92	+0.0%
1867	0.92	+0.0%
1868	0.92	+0.0%
1869	0.92	+0.0%
1870	0.92	+0.0%
1871	0.92	+0.0%
1872	0.92	+0.0%
1873	0.92	+0.0%
1874	0.92	+0.0%
1875	0.92	+0.0%
1876	0.92	+0.0%
1877	0.92	+0.0%
1878	0.92	+0.0%
1879	0.92	+0.0%
1880	0.92	+0.0%
1881	0.92	+0.0%
1882	0.92	+0.0%
1883	0.92	+0.0%
1884	0.92	+0.0%
1885	0.92	+0.0%
1886	0.92	+0.0%
1887	0.92	+0.0%
1888	0.92	+0.0%
1889	0.92	+0.0%
1890	0.92	+0.0%
1891	0.92	+0.0%
1892	0.92	+0.0%
1893	0.92	+0.0%
1894	0.92	+0.0%
1895	0.92	+0.0%
1896	0.92	+0.0%
1897	0.92	+0.0%
1898	0.92	+0.0%
1899	0.92	+0.0%
1900	0.92	+0.0%
1901	0.92	+0.0%
1902	0.92	+0.0%
1903	0.92	+0.0%
1904	0.92	+0.0%
1905	0.92	+0.0%
1906	0.92	+0.0%
1907	0.92	+0.0%
1908	0.92	+0.0%
1909	0.92	+0.0%
1910	0.92	+0.0%
1911	0.92	+0.0%
1912	0.92	+0.0%
1913	0.92	+0.0%
1914	0.92	+0.0%
1915	0.92	+0.0%
1916	0.92	+0.0%
1917	0.92	+0.0%
1918	0.92	+0.0%
1919	0.92	+0.0%
1920	0.92	+0.0%
1921	0.92	+0.0%
1922	0.92	+0.0%
1923	0.92	+0.0%
1924	0.92	+0.0%
1925	0.92	+0.0%
1926	0.92	+0.0%
1927	0.92	+0.0%
1928	0.92	+0.0%
1929	0.92	+0.0%
1930	0.92	+0.0%
1931	0.92	+0.0%
1932	0.92	+0.0%
1933	0.92	+0.0%
1934	0.92	+0.0%
1935	0.92	+0.0%
1936	0.92	+0.0%
1937	0.92	+0.0%
1938	0.92	+0.0%
1939	0.92	+0.0%
1940	0.92	+0.0%
1941	0.92	+0.0%
1942	0.92	+0.0%
1943	0.92	+0.0%
1944	0.92	+0.0%
1945	0.92	+0.0%
1946	0.92	+0.0%
1947	0.92	+0.0%
1948	0.92	+0.0%
1949	0.92	+0.0%
1950	0.92	+0.0%
1951	0.92	+0.0%
1952	0.92	+0.0%
1953	0.92	+0.0%
1954	0.92	+0.0%
1955	0.92	+0.0%
1956	0.92	+0.0%
1957	0.92	+0.0%
1958	0.92	+0.0%
1959	0.92	+0.0%
1960	0.92	+0.0%
1961	0.92	+0.0%
1962	0.92	+0.0%
1963	0.92	+0.0%
1964	0.92	+0.0%
1965	0.92	+0.0%
1966	0.92	+0.0%
1967	0.92	+0.0%
1968	0.92	+0.0%
1969	0.92	+0.0%
1970	0.92	+0.0%
1971	0.92	+0.0%
1972	0.92	+0.0%
1973	0.92	+0.0%
1974	0.92	+0.0%
1975	0.92	+0.0%
1976	0.932	+1.3%
1977	0.932	+0.0%
1978	0.932	+0.0%
1979	0.932	+0.0%
1980	0.932	+0.0%
1981	0.932	+0.0%
1982	0.932	+0.0%
1983	0.932	+0.0%
1984	0.932	+0.0%
1985	0.946	+1.5%
1986	0.974	+3.0%
1987	0.974	+0.0%
1988	0.974	+0.0%
1989	0.974	+0.0%
1990	0.974	+0.0%
1991	0.974	+0.0%
1992	0.974	+0.0%
1993	0.974	+0.0%
1994	0.974	+0.0%
1995	0.974	+0.0%
1996	0.974	+0.0%
1997	0.974	+0.0%
1998	0.974	+0.0%
1999	0.974	+0.0%
2000	0.974	+0.0%
2001	0.974	+0.0%
2002	0.974	+0.0%
2003	0.974	+0.0%
2004	0.974	+0.0%
2005	0.974	+0.0%
2006	0.974	+0.0%
2007	0.974	+0.0%
2008	0.974	+0.0%
2009	0.974	+0.0%
2010	0.974	+0.0%
2011	0.974	+0.0%
2012	0.974	+0.0%
2013	0.974	+0.0%
2014	0.974	+0.0%
2015	0.974	+0.0%
2016	0.974	+0.0%
2017	0.97	-0.4%
2018	0.974	+0.4%
2019	0.974	+0.0%
2020	0.974	+0.0%
2021	0.974	+0.0%
2022	0.972	-0.2%
2023	0.977	+0.5%
2024	0.977	+0.0%
2025	0.975	-0.2%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

New Zealand's 0.975 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
New Zealand's 0.975 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7255, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1840s	0.899	0.899	0.899	9
1850s	0.9137	0.899	0.92	10
1860s	0.92	0.92	0.92	10
1870s	0.92	0.92	0.92	10
1880s	0.92	0.92	0.92	10
1890s	0.92	0.92	0.92	10
1900s	0.92	0.92	0.92	10
1910s	0.92	0.92	0.92	10
1920s	0.92	0.92	0.92	10
1930s	0.92	0.92	0.92	10
1940s	0.92	0.92	0.92	10
1950s	0.92	0.92	0.92	10
1960s	0.92	0.92	0.92	10
1970s	0.9248	0.92	0.932	10
1980s	0.9502	0.932	0.974	10
1990s	0.974	0.974	0.974	10
2000s	0.974	0.974	0.974	10
2010s	0.9736	0.97	0.974	10
2020s	0.9748	0.972	0.977	6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

1 Australia 0.988 compare
2 Denmark 0.984 compare
3 Switzerland 0.982 compare
5 Finland 0.974 compare
6 Estonia 0.969 compare
7 Sweden 0.966 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for New Zealand

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in New Zealand?: Judicial checks on government index in New Zealand was 0.975 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in New Zealand?: The highest recorded value was 0.977 in 2023.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in New Zealand?: The lowest recorded value was 0.899 in 1841.
How does New Zealand rank for judicial checks on government index?: New Zealand ranks 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in New Zealand?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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: 30 October 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.