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Judicial Checks on Government Index in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.459 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.459
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
111th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.753
in 1998
All-time low
0.092
in 1942
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in North Macedonia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, judicial checks on government index in North Macedonia stood at 0.459.

That represents a change of up 122.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in North Macedonia peaked at 0.753 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.092, in 1942.

North Macedonia ranks 111th 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 North Macedonia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.191 —
1790 0.191 +0.0%
1791 0.191 +0.0%
1792 0.191 +0.0%
1793 0.191 +0.0%
1794 0.191 +0.0%
1795 0.191 +0.0%
1796 0.191 +0.0%
1797 0.191 +0.0%
1798 0.191 +0.0%
1799 0.191 +0.0%
1800 0.191 +0.0%
1801 0.191 +0.0%
1802 0.191 +0.0%
1803 0.191 +0.0%
1804 0.191 +0.0%
1805 0.191 +0.0%
1806 0.191 +0.0%
1807 0.191 +0.0%
1808 0.191 +0.0%
1809 0.191 +0.0%
1810 0.191 +0.0%
1811 0.191 +0.0%
1812 0.191 +0.0%
1813 0.191 +0.0%
1814 0.191 +0.0%
1815 0.191 +0.0%
1816 0.191 +0.0%
1817 0.191 +0.0%
1818 0.191 +0.0%
1819 0.191 +0.0%
1820 0.191 +0.0%
1821 0.191 +0.0%
1822 0.191 +0.0%
1823 0.191 +0.0%
1824 0.191 +0.0%
1825 0.191 +0.0%
1826 0.191 +0.0%
1827 0.191 +0.0%
1828 0.191 +0.0%
1829 0.191 +0.0%
1830 0.191 +0.0%
1831 0.191 +0.0%
1832 0.191 +0.0%
1833 0.191 +0.0%
1834 0.191 +0.0%
1835 0.191 +0.0%
1836 0.191 +0.0%
1837 0.191 +0.0%
1838 0.191 +0.0%
1839 0.191 +0.0%
1840 0.191 +0.0%
1841 0.191 +0.0%
1842 0.191 +0.0%
1843 0.191 +0.0%
1844 0.191 +0.0%
1845 0.191 +0.0%
1846 0.191 +0.0%
1847 0.191 +0.0%
1848 0.191 +0.0%
1849 0.191 +0.0%
1850 0.191 +0.0%
1851 0.191 +0.0%
1852 0.191 +0.0%
1853 0.191 +0.0%
1854 0.191 +0.0%
1855 0.191 +0.0%
1856 0.191 +0.0%
1857 0.191 +0.0%
1858 0.191 +0.0%
1859 0.191 +0.0%
1860 0.191 +0.0%
1861 0.191 +0.0%
1862 0.191 +0.0%
1863 0.191 +0.0%
1864 0.191 +0.0%
1865 0.191 +0.0%
1866 0.191 +0.0%
1867 0.191 +0.0%
1868 0.296 +55.0%
1869 0.296 +0.0%
1870 0.296 +0.0%
1871 0.296 +0.0%
1872 0.296 +0.0%
1873 0.296 +0.0%
1874 0.296 +0.0%
1875 0.296 +0.0%
1876 0.296 +0.0%
1877 0.296 +0.0%
1878 0.236 -20.3%
1879 0.236 +0.0%
1880 0.236 +0.0%
1881 0.236 +0.0%
1882 0.236 +0.0%
1883 0.236 +0.0%
1884 0.236 +0.0%
1885 0.236 +0.0%
1886 0.236 +0.0%
1887 0.236 +0.0%
1888 0.236 +0.0%
1889 0.236 +0.0%
1890 0.236 +0.0%
1891 0.236 +0.0%
1892 0.236 +0.0%
1893 0.236 +0.0%
1894 0.236 +0.0%
1895 0.236 +0.0%
1896 0.236 +0.0%
1897 0.236 +0.0%
1898 0.236 +0.0%
1899 0.236 +0.0%
1900 0.236 +0.0%
1901 0.236 +0.0%
1902 0.236 +0.0%
1903 0.236 +0.0%
1904 0.236 +0.0%
1905 0.236 +0.0%
1906 0.236 +0.0%
1907 0.236 +0.0%
1908 0.421 +78.4%
1909 0.536 +27.3%
1910 0.536 +0.0%
1911 0.536 +0.0%
1912 0.536 +0.0%
1913 0.324 -39.6%
1914 0.22 -32.1%
1915 0.22 +0.0%
1916 0.215 -2.3%
1917 0.215 +0.0%
1918 0.215 +0.0%
1919 0.296 +37.7%
1920 0.296 +0.0%
1921 0.298 +0.7%
1922 0.298 +0.0%
1923 0.298 +0.0%
1924 0.298 +0.0%
1925 0.298 +0.0%
1926 0.298 +0.0%
1927 0.298 +0.0%
1928 0.298 +0.0%
1929 0.291 -2.3%
1930 0.199 -31.6%
1931 0.199 +0.0%
1932 0.206 +3.5%
1933 0.206 +0.0%
1934 0.206 +0.0%
1935 0.206 +0.0%
1936 0.206 +0.0%
1937 0.206 +0.0%
1938 0.206 +0.0%
1939 0.206 +0.0%
1940 0.19 -7.8%
1941 0.122 -35.8%
1942 0.092 -24.6%
1943 0.093 +1.1%
1944 0.093 +0.0%
1945 0.213 +129.0%
1946 0.277 +30.0%
1947 0.277 +0.0%
1948 0.277 +0.0%
1949 0.277 +0.0%
1950 0.277 +0.0%
1951 0.277 +0.0%
1952 0.277 +0.0%
1953 0.277 +0.0%
1954 0.277 +0.0%
1955 0.277 +0.0%
1956 0.277 +0.0%
1957 0.277 +0.0%
1958 0.277 +0.0%
1959 0.277 +0.0%
1960 0.277 +0.0%
1961 0.277 +0.0%
1962 0.277 +0.0%
1963 0.434 +56.7%
1964 0.434 +0.0%
1965 0.434 +0.0%
1966 0.434 +0.0%
1967 0.434 +0.0%
1968 0.434 +0.0%
1969 0.434 +0.0%
1970 0.434 +0.0%
1971 0.434 +0.0%
1972 0.434 +0.0%
1973 0.434 +0.0%
1974 0.443 +2.1%
1975 0.443 +0.0%
1976 0.443 +0.0%
1977 0.443 +0.0%
1978 0.443 +0.0%
1979 0.427 -3.6%
1980 0.427 +0.0%
1981 0.427 +0.0%
1982 0.427 +0.0%
1983 0.427 +0.0%
1984 0.427 +0.0%
1985 0.427 +0.0%
1986 0.427 +0.0%
1987 0.427 +0.0%
1988 0.427 +0.0%
1989 0.371 -13.1%
1990 0.308 -17.0%
1991 0.746 +142.2%
1992 0.746 +0.0%
1993 0.746 +0.0%
1994 0.746 +0.0%
1995 0.746 +0.0%
1996 0.729 -2.3%
1997 0.729 +0.0%
1998 0.753 +3.3%
1999 0.753 +0.0%
2000 0.676 -10.2%
2001 0.618 -8.6%
2002 0.646 +4.5%
2003 0.646 +0.0%
2004 0.635 -1.7%
2005 0.638 +0.5%
2006 0.611 -4.2%
2007 0.601 -1.6%
2008 0.578 -3.8%
2009 0.484 -16.3%
2010 0.453 -6.4%
2011 0.428 -5.5%
2012 0.378 -11.7%
2013 0.266 -29.6%
2014 0.206 -22.6%
2015 0.206 +0.0%
2016 0.2 -2.9%
2017 0.47 +135.0%
2018 0.44 -6.4%
2019 0.471 +7.0%
2020 0.445 -5.5%
2021 0.406 -8.8%
2022 0.422 +3.9%
2023 0.389 -7.8%
2024 0.459 +18.0%
2025 0.459 +0.0%

North Macedonia compared with similar countries

  • North Macedonia's 0.459 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.624, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • North Macedonia's 0.459 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.802, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.191 0.191 0.191 1
1790s 0.191 0.191 0.191 10
1800s 0.191 0.191 0.191 10
1810s 0.191 0.191 0.191 10
1820s 0.191 0.191 0.191 10
1830s 0.191 0.191 0.191 10
1840s 0.191 0.191 0.191 10
1850s 0.191 0.191 0.191 10
1860s 0.212 0.191 0.296 10
1870s 0.284 0.236 0.296 10
1880s 0.236 0.236 0.236 10
1890s 0.236 0.236 0.236 10
1900s 0.2845 0.236 0.536 10
1910s 0.3313 0.215 0.536 10
1920s 0.2971 0.291 0.298 10
1930s 0.2046 0.199 0.206 10
1940s 0.1911 0.092 0.277 10
1950s 0.277 0.277 0.277 10
1960s 0.3869 0.277 0.434 10
1970s 0.4378 0.427 0.443 10
1980s 0.4214 0.371 0.427 10
1990s 0.7002 0.308 0.753 10
2000s 0.6133 0.484 0.676 10
2010s 0.3518 0.2 0.471 10
2020s 0.43 0.389 0.459 6

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 108 Pakistan 0.499 compare
  2. 109 Georgia 0.491 compare
  3. 110 Ecuador 0.487 compare
  4. 112 Oman 0.435 compare
  5. 113 Bangladesh 0.432 compare
  6. 114 Cote d'Ivoire 0.429 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in North Macedonia?
Judicial checks on government index in North Macedonia was 0.459 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.753 in 1998.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.092 in 1942.
How does North Macedonia rank for judicial checks on government index?
North Macedonia ranks 111th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 122.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Macedonia 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.