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Judicial Checks on Government Index in Spain

Spain: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.937 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.937
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.974
in 2021
All-time low
0.333
in 1940
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Spain, 1789–2025

0.40.60.81178919072025

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.937 for judicial checks on government index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Spain peaked at 0.974 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.333, in 1940.

Spain ranks 23rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Spain, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.597 —
1790 0.597 +0.0%
1791 0.597 +0.0%
1792 0.597 +0.0%
1793 0.597 +0.0%
1794 0.597 +0.0%
1795 0.597 +0.0%
1796 0.597 +0.0%
1797 0.597 +0.0%
1798 0.597 +0.0%
1799 0.597 +0.0%
1800 0.597 +0.0%
1801 0.597 +0.0%
1802 0.597 +0.0%
1803 0.597 +0.0%
1804 0.597 +0.0%
1805 0.597 +0.0%
1806 0.597 +0.0%
1807 0.597 +0.0%
1808 0.597 +0.0%
1809 0.597 +0.0%
1810 0.597 +0.0%
1811 0.597 +0.0%
1812 0.597 +0.0%
1813 0.597 +0.0%
1814 0.579 -3.0%
1815 0.593 +2.4%
1816 0.593 +0.0%
1817 0.593 +0.0%
1818 0.593 +0.0%
1819 0.593 +0.0%
1820 0.62 +4.6%
1821 0.62 +0.0%
1822 0.62 +0.0%
1823 0.62 +0.0%
1824 0.598 -3.5%
1825 0.598 +0.0%
1826 0.598 +0.0%
1827 0.598 +0.0%
1828 0.598 +0.0%
1829 0.598 +0.0%
1830 0.598 +0.0%
1831 0.598 +0.0%
1832 0.598 +0.0%
1833 0.598 +0.0%
1834 0.628 +5.0%
1835 0.628 +0.0%
1836 0.628 +0.0%
1837 0.628 +0.0%
1838 0.628 +0.0%
1839 0.628 +0.0%
1840 0.628 +0.0%
1841 0.628 +0.0%
1842 0.628 +0.0%
1843 0.628 +0.0%
1844 0.628 +0.0%
1845 0.628 +0.0%
1846 0.628 +0.0%
1847 0.628 +0.0%
1848 0.628 +0.0%
1849 0.628 +0.0%
1850 0.628 +0.0%
1851 0.628 +0.0%
1852 0.628 +0.0%
1853 0.628 +0.0%
1854 0.628 +0.0%
1855 0.628 +0.0%
1856 0.628 +0.0%
1857 0.628 +0.0%
1858 0.628 +0.0%
1859 0.628 +0.0%
1860 0.628 +0.0%
1861 0.628 +0.0%
1862 0.628 +0.0%
1863 0.628 +0.0%
1864 0.628 +0.0%
1865 0.628 +0.0%
1866 0.628 +0.0%
1867 0.628 +0.0%
1868 0.628 +0.0%
1869 0.673 +7.2%
1870 0.673 +0.0%
1871 0.673 +0.0%
1872 0.673 +0.0%
1873 0.673 +0.0%
1874 0.673 +0.0%
1875 0.673 +0.0%
1876 0.673 +0.0%
1877 0.673 +0.0%
1878 0.673 +0.0%
1879 0.673 +0.0%
1880 0.673 +0.0%
1881 0.673 +0.0%
1882 0.673 +0.0%
1883 0.673 +0.0%
1884 0.673 +0.0%
1885 0.673 +0.0%
1886 0.673 +0.0%
1887 0.673 +0.0%
1888 0.673 +0.0%
1889 0.673 +0.0%
1890 0.673 +0.0%
1891 0.673 +0.0%
1892 0.673 +0.0%
1893 0.673 +0.0%
1894 0.673 +0.0%
1895 0.673 +0.0%
1896 0.673 +0.0%
1897 0.673 +0.0%
1898 0.673 +0.0%
1899 0.673 +0.0%
1900 0.673 +0.0%
1901 0.673 +0.0%
1902 0.673 +0.0%
1903 0.673 +0.0%
1904 0.673 +0.0%
1905 0.673 +0.0%
1906 0.673 +0.0%
1907 0.673 +0.0%
1908 0.673 +0.0%
1909 0.673 +0.0%
1910 0.673 +0.0%
1911 0.673 +0.0%
1912 0.673 +0.0%
1913 0.673 +0.0%
1914 0.673 +0.0%
1915 0.673 +0.0%
1916 0.673 +0.0%
1917 0.673 +0.0%
1918 0.673 +0.0%
1919 0.673 +0.0%
1920 0.673 +0.0%
1921 0.673 +0.0%
1922 0.673 +0.0%
1923 0.632 -6.1%
1924 0.594 -6.0%
1925 0.594 +0.0%
1926 0.594 +0.0%
1927 0.594 +0.0%
1928 0.594 +0.0%
1929 0.594 +0.0%
1930 0.594 +0.0%
1931 0.614 +3.4%
1932 0.614 +0.0%
1933 0.614 +0.0%
1934 0.601 -2.1%
1935 0.601 +0.0%
1936 0.601 +0.0%
1937 0.589 -2.0%
1938 0.589 +0.0%
1939 0.561 -4.8%
1940 0.333 -40.6%
1941 0.333 +0.0%
1942 0.333 +0.0%
1943 0.333 +0.0%
1944 0.333 +0.0%
1945 0.333 +0.0%
1946 0.333 +0.0%
1947 0.333 +0.0%
1948 0.333 +0.0%
1949 0.333 +0.0%
1950 0.333 +0.0%
1951 0.333 +0.0%
1952 0.333 +0.0%
1953 0.333 +0.0%
1954 0.333 +0.0%
1955 0.333 +0.0%
1956 0.333 +0.0%
1957 0.333 +0.0%
1958 0.333 +0.0%
1959 0.333 +0.0%
1960 0.333 +0.0%
1961 0.333 +0.0%
1962 0.333 +0.0%
1963 0.333 +0.0%
1964 0.333 +0.0%
1965 0.333 +0.0%
1966 0.333 +0.0%
1967 0.333 +0.0%
1968 0.333 +0.0%
1969 0.333 +0.0%
1970 0.333 +0.0%
1971 0.333 +0.0%
1972 0.333 +0.0%
1973 0.333 +0.0%
1974 0.333 +0.0%
1975 0.335 +0.6%
1976 0.342 +2.1%
1977 0.359 +5.0%
1978 0.959 +167.1%
1979 0.973 +1.5%
1980 0.968 -0.5%
1981 0.968 +0.0%
1982 0.968 +0.0%
1983 0.968 +0.0%
1984 0.968 +0.0%
1985 0.968 +0.0%
1986 0.968 +0.0%
1987 0.968 +0.0%
1988 0.968 +0.0%
1989 0.968 +0.0%
1990 0.968 +0.0%
1991 0.968 +0.0%
1992 0.968 +0.0%
1993 0.968 +0.0%
1994 0.968 +0.0%
1995 0.968 +0.0%
1996 0.968 +0.0%
1997 0.968 +0.0%
1998 0.968 +0.0%
1999 0.968 +0.0%
2000 0.968 +0.0%
2001 0.968 +0.0%
2002 0.968 +0.0%
2003 0.968 +0.0%
2004 0.968 +0.0%
2005 0.968 +0.0%
2006 0.968 +0.0%
2007 0.968 +0.0%
2008 0.968 +0.0%
2009 0.968 +0.0%
2010 0.968 +0.0%
2011 0.962 -0.6%
2012 0.936 -2.7%
2013 0.932 -0.4%
2014 0.932 +0.0%
2015 0.932 +0.0%
2016 0.942 +1.1%
2017 0.941 -0.1%
2018 0.945 +0.4%
2019 0.964 +2.0%
2020 0.964 +0.0%
2021 0.974 +1.0%
2022 0.951 -2.4%
2023 0.944 -0.7%
2024 0.937 -0.7%
2025 0.937 +0.0%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.937 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.937 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.802, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.597 0.597 0.597 1
1790s 0.597 0.597 0.597 10
1800s 0.597 0.597 0.597 10
1810s 0.5932 0.579 0.597 10
1820s 0.6068 0.598 0.62 10
1830s 0.616 0.598 0.628 10
1840s 0.628 0.628 0.628 10
1850s 0.628 0.628 0.628 10
1860s 0.6325 0.628 0.673 10
1870s 0.673 0.673 0.673 10
1880s 0.673 0.673 0.673 10
1890s 0.673 0.673 0.673 10
1900s 0.673 0.673 0.673 10
1910s 0.673 0.673 0.673 10
1920s 0.6215 0.594 0.673 10
1930s 0.5978 0.561 0.614 10
1940s 0.333 0.333 0.333 10
1950s 0.333 0.333 0.333 10
1960s 0.333 0.333 0.333 10
1970s 0.4633 0.333 0.973 10
1980s 0.968 0.968 0.968 10
1990s 0.968 0.968 0.968 10
2000s 0.968 0.968 0.968 10
2010s 0.9454 0.932 0.968 10
2020s 0.9512 0.937 0.974 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 20 Latvia 0.942 compare
  2. 21 Chile 0.941 compare
  3. 21 United Kingdom 0.941 compare
  4. 24 Germany 0.934 compare
  5. 25 Barbados 0.93 compare
  6. 26 Portugal 0.919 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Spain?
Judicial checks on government index in Spain was 0.937 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.974 in 2021.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.333 in 1940.
How does Spain rank for judicial checks on government index?
Spain ranks 23rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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.