Judicial Checks on Government Index in Vatican
Vatican: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.148 in 1870. ▲ Rising
Latest (1870)
0.148
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.221
in 1849
All-time low
0.121
in 1814
Years of data
78
1789–1870
Judicial Checks on Government Index in Vatican, 1789–1870
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vatican recorded 0.148 for judicial checks on government index in 1870.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Vatican peaked at 0.221 in 1849 and was at its lowest, 0.121, in 1814.
That places Vatican 148th out of 176 countries with data for 1870, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 78 years of available data.
Judicial Checks on Government Index in Vatican, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.122 | — |
| 1790 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.167 | +36.9% |
| 1799 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.125 | -25.1% |
| 1801 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.121 | -3.2% |
| 1815 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.153 | +26.4% |
| 1848 | 0.178 | +16.3% |
| 1849 | 0.221 | +24.2% |
| 1850 | 0.148 | -33.0% |
| 1851 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.122 | 0.122 | 0.122 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.131 | 0.122 | 0.167 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.121 | 0.121 | 0.121 | 6 |
| 1820s | 0.121 | 0.121 | 0.121 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.121 | 0.121 | 0.121 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1399 | 0.121 | 0.221 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.148 | 0.148 | 0.148 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.148 | 0.148 | 0.148 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.148 | 0.148 | 0.148 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vatican
- 145 Syria 0.156 compare
- 146 Vietnam 0.152
- 147 Sudan 0.15 compare
- 149 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.146
- 150 Afghanistan 0.143 compare
- 150 Algeria 0.143
More reference data data for Vatican
- Democracy 0 (1861)
- Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score -2.2 (1870)
- Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score -2.58 (1870)
- Private Civil Liberties Index 0.072 (1870)
- Meaningful democratic electoral institutions 0 (1870)
- Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections 0 (1861)
- Elected Political Leaders Index 0 (1870)
- Free and Fair Elections Index 0.22 (1870)
- Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index 0.154 (1870)
- Equal Access to Power Index 0.034 (1870)
Frequently asked questions
- What is judicial checks on government index in Vatican?
- Judicial checks on government index in Vatican was 0.148 in 1870, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 0.221 in 1849.
- What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.121 in 1814.
- How does Vatican rank for judicial checks on government index?
- Vatican ranks 148th out of 176 countries with data for 1870.
- Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Vatican?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vatican 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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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.