What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in United Kingdom?

The highest recorded value was 0.941 in 2025.

What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in United Kingdom?

The lowest recorded value was 0.863 in 1789.

How does United Kingdom rank for judicial checks on government index?

United Kingdom ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in United Kingdom?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom

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

United Kingdom: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.941 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.941

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

21st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.941

in 2025

All-time low

0.863

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in United Kingdom, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 0.941 for judicial checks on government index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in United Kingdom peaked at 0.941 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.863, in 1789.

United Kingdom ranks 21st 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.863	0.863	0.863	1
1790s	0.863	0.863	0.863	10
1800s	0.863	0.863	0.863	10
1810s	0.863	0.863	0.863	10
1820s	0.863	0.863	0.863	10
1830s	0.8819	0.863	0.89	10
1840s	0.89	0.89	0.89	10
1850s	0.89	0.89	0.89	10
1860s	0.89	0.89	0.89	10
1870s	0.89	0.89	0.89	10
1880s	0.89	0.89	0.89	10
1890s	0.89	0.89	0.89	10
1900s	0.89	0.89	0.89	10
1910s	0.89	0.89	0.89	10
1920s	0.89	0.89	0.89	10
1930s	0.89	0.89	0.89	10
1940s	0.8832	0.866	0.909	10
1950s	0.909	0.909	0.909	10
1960s	0.909	0.909	0.909	10
1970s	0.909	0.909	0.909	10
1980s	0.909	0.909	0.909	10
1990s	0.909	0.909	0.909	10
2000s	0.909	0.909	0.909	10
2010s	0.9179	0.909	0.922	10
2020s	0.9277	0.911	0.941	6

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

18 Lithuania 0.949 compare
19 France 0.945 compare
20 Latvia 0.942 compare
21 Chile 0.941 compare
23 Spain 0.937 compare
24 Germany 0.934 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in United Kingdom?: Judicial checks on government index in United Kingdom was 0.941 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in United Kingdom?: The highest recorded value was 0.941 in 2025.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in United Kingdom?: The lowest recorded value was 0.863 in 1789.
How does United Kingdom rank for judicial checks on government index?: United Kingdom ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in United Kingdom?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.