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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Judicial checks on government

Whether the executive respects the constitution and complies with court rulings, and whether the judiciary can act independently of it.

Latest
0.67
2025
Published by
V-Dem, via Our World in Data
annual

Judicial checks on government over time

0.550.60.650.70.750.80.85178918281867190619451984202320250.667
1789–2025 · 237 observations · 0–1
View as table
PeriodJudicial checks on government
20250.667
20240.71
20230.724
20220.764
20210.761
20200.753
20190.766
20180.777
20170.777
20160.8
20150.799
20140.818
20130.827
20120.822
20110.822
20100.822
20090.819
20080.819
20070.819
20060.819
20050.819
20040.819
20030.819
20020.819
20010.819
20000.819
19990.819
19980.819
19970.819
19960.819
19950.802
19940.802
19930.802
19920.802
19910.802
19900.802
19890.802
19880.802
19870.802
19860.802
19850.802
19840.802
19830.802
19820.802
19810.802
19800.802
19790.802
19780.802
19770.623
19760.596
19750.609
19740.695
19730.695
19720.695
19710.695
19700.695
19690.756
19680.756
19670.756
19660.756
19650.756
19640.796
19630.796
19620.796
19610.796
19600.796
19590.796
19580.796
19570.796
19560.796
19550.796
19540.796
19530.796
19520.796
19510.796
19500.796
19490.789
19480.789
19470.789
19460.789
19450.789
19440.789
19430.789
19420.789
19410.789
19400.789
19390.789
19380.789
19370.789
19360.789
19350.789
19340.655
19330.655
19320.655
19310.655
19300.655
19290.655
19280.655
19270.655
19260.655
19250.655
19240.655
19230.655
19220.655
19210.655
19200.655
19190.655
19180.655
19170.655
19160.655
19150.655
19140.655
19130.655
19120.655
19110.655
19100.655
19090.64
19080.64
19070.64
19060.64
19050.64
19040.64
19030.64
19020.64
19010.64
19000.64
18990.695
18980.695
18970.695
18960.695
18950.695
18940.695
18930.695
18920.695
18910.695
18900.695
18890.695
18880.695
18870.695
18860.695
18850.695
18840.695
18830.695
18820.695
18810.695
18800.695
18790.695
18780.695
18770.695
18760.695
18750.695
18740.695
18730.695
18720.695
18710.695
18700.695
18690.695
18680.695
18670.695
18660.695
18650.695
18640.695
18630.695
18620.695
18610.695
18600.695
18590.695
18580.695
18570.695
18560.695
18550.695
18540.695
18530.695
18520.695
18510.695
18500.695
18490.695
18480.695
18470.695
18460.695
18450.695
18440.695
18430.695
18420.695
18410.695
18400.695
18390.695
18380.695
18370.695
18360.695
18350.695
18340.695
18330.695
18320.695
18310.695
18300.695
18290.695
18280.695
18270.695
18260.695
18250.695
18240.695
18230.695
18220.695
18210.695
18200.695
18190.695
18180.695
18170.695
18160.695
18150.695
18140.695
18130.695
18120.695
18110.695
18100.695
18090.695
18080.695
18070.695
18060.695
18050.695
18040.695
18030.695
18020.695
18010.695
18000.695
17990.695
17980.695
17970.695
17960.695
17950.695
17940.695
17930.695
17920.695
17910.695
17900.695
17890.695

Compared with

Brazil
0.954
Germany
0.934
Sri Lanka
0.912
South Africa
0.895
Japan
0.881
United States
0.844
Nepal
0.764
India
0.667
Indonesia
0.584
Pakistan
0.499
Bangladesh
0.432
Vietnam
0.152
China
0.03
Latest available year for each country · 0–1

Source

V-Dem, via Our World in Data — https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/judicial-constraints-on-the-executive-index