Judicial Checks on Government Index in Palestine

Palestine: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.623 in 1948. ▬ Flat

Latest (1948)
0.623
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
96th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.623
in 1918
All-time low
0.623
in 1918
Years of data
31
1918–1948

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Palestine, 1918–1948

00.20.40.61918193319481918: 0.6231919: 0.6231920: 0.6231921: 0.6231922: 0.6231923: 0.6231924: 0.6231925: 0.6231926: 0.6231927: 0.6231928: 0.6231929: 0.6231930: 0.6231931: 0.6231932: 0.6231933: 0.6231934: 0.6231935: 0.6231936: 0.6231937: 0.6231938: 0.6231939: 0.6231940: 0.6231941: 0.6231942: 0.6231943: 0.6231944: 0.6231945: 0.6231946: 0.6231947: 0.6231948: 0.623

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

Analysis

In 1948, judicial checks on government index in Palestine stood at 0.623. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Palestine peaked at 0.623 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 0.623, in 1918.

Palestine ranks 96th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Judicial Checks on Government Index in Palestine, 1918 to 1948.
Year Value Change
1918 0.623 —
1919 0.623 +0.0%
1920 0.623 +0.0%
1921 0.623 +0.0%
1922 0.623 +0.0%
1923 0.623 +0.0%
1924 0.623 +0.0%
1925 0.623 +0.0%
1926 0.623 +0.0%
1927 0.623 +0.0%
1928 0.623 +0.0%
1929 0.623 +0.0%
1930 0.623 +0.0%
1931 0.623 +0.0%
1932 0.623 +0.0%
1933 0.623 +0.0%
1934 0.623 +0.0%
1935 0.623 +0.0%
1936 0.623 +0.0%
1937 0.623 +0.0%
1938 0.623 +0.0%
1939 0.623 +0.0%
1940 0.623 +0.0%
1941 0.623 +0.0%
1942 0.623 +0.0%
1943 0.623 +0.0%
1944 0.623 +0.0%
1945 0.623 +0.0%
1946 0.623 +0.0%
1947 0.623 +0.0%
1948 0.623 +0.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 0.623 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.505, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 0.623 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.435, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.623 0.623 0.623 2
1920s 0.623 0.623 0.623 10
1930s 0.623 0.623 0.623 10
1940s 0.623 0.623 0.623 9

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 93 Sierra Leone 0.65 compare
  2. 94 Argentina 0.64 compare
  3. 95 Paraguay 0.636 compare
  4. 97 Liberia 0.613 compare
  5. 98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.612 compare
  6. 99 Benin 0.598 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Palestine?
Judicial checks on government index in Palestine was 0.623 in 1948, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.623 in 1918.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.623 in 1918.
How does Palestine rank for judicial checks on government index?
Palestine ranks 96th out of 176 countries with data for 1948.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Palestine 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.