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

The highest recorded value was 0.962 in 2016.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.844 in 2025.

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

United States ranks 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this United States 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 States

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

United States: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.844 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.844

Change on year

down 6.4%

World rank

45th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.962

in 2016

All-time low

0.844

in 2025

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

In 2025, judicial checks on government index in United States stood at 0.844. That is the lowest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in United States peaked at 0.962 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.844, in 2025.

That places United States 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 United States, year by year

Annual values for Judicial Checks on Government Index in United States, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.899	—
1790	0.899	+0.0%
1791	0.899	+0.0%
1792	0.899	+0.0%
1793	0.899	+0.0%
1794	0.899	+0.0%
1795	0.899	+0.0%
1796	0.899	+0.0%
1797	0.899	+0.0%
1798	0.845	-6.0%
1799	0.845	+0.0%
1800	0.898	+6.3%
1801	0.898	+0.0%
1802	0.898	+0.0%
1803	0.898	+0.0%
1804	0.898	+0.0%
1805	0.898	+0.0%
1806	0.898	+0.0%
1807	0.898	+0.0%
1808	0.898	+0.0%
1809	0.898	+0.0%
1810	0.898	+0.0%
1811	0.898	+0.0%
1812	0.898	+0.0%
1813	0.898	+0.0%
1814	0.898	+0.0%
1815	0.898	+0.0%
1816	0.898	+0.0%
1817	0.898	+0.0%
1818	0.898	+0.0%
1819	0.898	+0.0%
1820	0.898	+0.0%
1821	0.898	+0.0%
1822	0.898	+0.0%
1823	0.898	+0.0%
1824	0.898	+0.0%
1825	0.898	+0.0%
1826	0.898	+0.0%
1827	0.898	+0.0%
1828	0.898	+0.0%
1829	0.898	+0.0%
1830	0.898	+0.0%
1831	0.898	+0.0%
1832	0.898	+0.0%
1833	0.898	+0.0%
1834	0.898	+0.0%
1835	0.898	+0.0%
1836	0.898	+0.0%
1837	0.898	+0.0%
1838	0.898	+0.0%
1839	0.898	+0.0%
1840	0.898	+0.0%
1841	0.898	+0.0%
1842	0.898	+0.0%
1843	0.898	+0.0%
1844	0.898	+0.0%
1845	0.898	+0.0%
1846	0.898	+0.0%
1847	0.898	+0.0%
1848	0.898	+0.0%
1849	0.898	+0.0%
1850	0.898	+0.0%
1851	0.898	+0.0%
1852	0.898	+0.0%
1853	0.898	+0.0%
1854	0.898	+0.0%
1855	0.898	+0.0%
1856	0.898	+0.0%
1857	0.898	+0.0%
1858	0.898	+0.0%
1859	0.898	+0.0%
1860	0.898	+0.0%
1861	0.848	-5.6%
1862	0.848	+0.0%
1863	0.848	+0.0%
1864	0.848	+0.0%
1865	0.848	+0.0%
1866	0.942	+11.1%
1867	0.942	+0.0%
1868	0.942	+0.0%
1869	0.942	+0.0%
1870	0.942	+0.0%
1871	0.942	+0.0%
1872	0.942	+0.0%
1873	0.942	+0.0%
1874	0.942	+0.0%
1875	0.942	+0.0%
1876	0.942	+0.0%
1877	0.942	+0.0%
1878	0.942	+0.0%
1879	0.942	+0.0%
1880	0.942	+0.0%
1881	0.942	+0.0%
1882	0.942	+0.0%
1883	0.942	+0.0%
1884	0.942	+0.0%
1885	0.942	+0.0%
1886	0.942	+0.0%
1887	0.942	+0.0%
1888	0.942	+0.0%
1889	0.942	+0.0%
1890	0.942	+0.0%
1891	0.942	+0.0%
1892	0.942	+0.0%
1893	0.942	+0.0%
1894	0.942	+0.0%
1895	0.942	+0.0%
1896	0.942	+0.0%
1897	0.942	+0.0%
1898	0.942	+0.0%
1899	0.942	+0.0%
1900	0.942	+0.0%
1901	0.942	+0.0%
1902	0.942	+0.0%
1903	0.942	+0.0%
1904	0.942	+0.0%
1905	0.942	+0.0%
1906	0.942	+0.0%
1907	0.942	+0.0%
1908	0.942	+0.0%
1909	0.942	+0.0%
1910	0.942	+0.0%
1911	0.942	+0.0%
1912	0.942	+0.0%
1913	0.942	+0.0%
1914	0.942	+0.0%
1915	0.942	+0.0%
1916	0.942	+0.0%
1917	0.939	-0.3%
1918	0.939	+0.0%
1919	0.939	+0.0%
1920	0.934	-0.5%
1921	0.934	+0.0%
1922	0.934	+0.0%
1923	0.934	+0.0%
1924	0.934	+0.0%
1925	0.934	+0.0%
1926	0.934	+0.0%
1927	0.934	+0.0%
1928	0.934	+0.0%
1929	0.934	+0.0%
1930	0.941	+0.7%
1931	0.941	+0.0%
1932	0.941	+0.0%
1933	0.942	+0.1%
1934	0.942	+0.0%
1935	0.942	+0.0%
1936	0.942	+0.0%
1937	0.933	-1.0%
1938	0.933	+0.0%
1939	0.933	+0.0%
1940	0.92	-1.4%
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	0.936	+1.7%
1947	0.936	+0.0%
1948	0.936	+0.0%
1949	0.936	+0.0%
1950	0.936	+0.0%
1951	0.936	+0.0%
1952	0.936	+0.0%
1953	0.936	+0.0%
1954	0.936	+0.0%
1955	0.893	-4.6%
1956	0.893	+0.0%
1957	0.893	+0.0%
1958	0.893	+0.0%
1959	0.893	+0.0%
1960	0.893	+0.0%
1961	0.893	+0.0%
1962	0.893	+0.0%
1963	0.893	+0.0%
1964	0.893	+0.0%
1965	0.893	+0.0%
1966	0.893	+0.0%
1967	0.893	+0.0%
1968	0.893	+0.0%
1969	0.925	+3.6%
1970	0.938	+1.4%
1971	0.938	+0.0%
1972	0.938	+0.0%
1973	0.938	+0.0%
1974	0.943	+0.5%
1975	0.943	+0.0%
1976	0.944	+0.1%
1977	0.944	+0.0%
1978	0.944	+0.0%
1979	0.944	+0.0%
1980	0.944	+0.0%
1981	0.944	+0.0%
1982	0.944	+0.0%
1983	0.944	+0.0%
1984	0.944	+0.0%
1985	0.944	+0.0%
1986	0.944	+0.0%
1987	0.944	+0.0%
1988	0.944	+0.0%
1989	0.944	+0.0%
1990	0.944	+0.0%
1991	0.944	+0.0%
1992	0.944	+0.0%
1993	0.944	+0.0%
1994	0.944	+0.0%
1995	0.944	+0.0%
1996	0.944	+0.0%
1997	0.944	+0.0%
1998	0.944	+0.0%
1999	0.944	+0.0%
2000	0.954	+1.1%
2001	0.949	-0.5%
2002	0.949	+0.0%
2003	0.949	+0.0%
2004	0.949	+0.0%
2005	0.949	+0.0%
2006	0.949	+0.0%
2007	0.947	-0.2%
2008	0.947	+0.0%
2009	0.951	+0.4%
2010	0.953	+0.2%
2011	0.953	+0.0%
2012	0.953	+0.0%
2013	0.961	+0.8%
2014	0.961	+0.0%
2015	0.961	+0.0%
2016	0.962	+0.1%
2017	0.931	-3.2%
2018	0.948	+1.8%
2019	0.947	-0.1%
2020	0.928	-2.0%
2021	0.93	+0.2%
2022	0.93	+0.0%
2023	0.93	+0.0%
2024	0.902	-3.0%
2025	0.844	-6.4%

United States compared with similar countries

United States's 0.844 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 97% of the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.899	0.899	0.899	1
1790s	0.8882	0.845	0.899	10
1800s	0.898	0.898	0.898	10
1810s	0.898	0.898	0.898	10
1820s	0.898	0.898	0.898	10
1830s	0.898	0.898	0.898	10
1840s	0.898	0.898	0.898	10
1850s	0.898	0.898	0.898	10
1860s	0.8906	0.848	0.942	10
1870s	0.942	0.942	0.942	10
1880s	0.942	0.942	0.942	10
1890s	0.942	0.942	0.942	10
1900s	0.942	0.942	0.942	10
1910s	0.9411	0.939	0.942	10
1920s	0.934	0.934	0.934	10
1930s	0.939	0.933	0.942	10
1940s	0.9264	0.92	0.936	10
1950s	0.9145	0.893	0.936	10
1960s	0.8962	0.893	0.925	10
1970s	0.9414	0.938	0.944	10
1980s	0.944	0.944	0.944	10
1990s	0.944	0.944	0.944	10
2000s	0.9493	0.947	0.954	10
2010s	0.953	0.931	0.962	10
2020s	0.9107	0.844	0.93	6

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47 Suriname 0.839 compare
48 Ghana 0.827 compare
48 Trinidad and Tobago 0.827 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in United States?: Judicial checks on government index in United States was 0.844 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 States?: The highest recorded value was 0.962 in 2016.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in United States?: The lowest recorded value was 0.844 in 2025.
How does United States rank for judicial checks on government index?: United States ranks 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in United States?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States 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: 18 September 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.