India: Judicial constraints on executive

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
 India

Judicial constraints on executive

 Latest value 0.708
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.783
 Min - Max 0.583 - 0.825
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2024 is 0.708 index points, a decline from 0.714 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.567 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for India from 1960 to 2024 is 0.783 index points. The minimum value, 0.583 index points, was reached in 1976 while the maximum of 0.825 index points was recorded in 2013. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
Select indicator
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Recent data
India - Judicial constraints on executive - Recent values chart

Historical series
India - Judicial constraints on executive - historical chart - 1960-2024




Definition: The extent to which the executive branch respects the constitution and complies with court rulings and the extent to which the judiciary can act in an independent fashion.

Selected articles from our guide:

Are trade deficits bad for the economy?

Sources of economic growth

Currency values and investment returns

How to write an economics research paper

All articles



 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Electoral democracy index 0.398 2024 index points
 Liberal democracy index 0.291 2024 index points
 Participatory democracy index 0.248 2024 index points
 Deliberative democracy index 0.287 2024 index points
 Egalitarian democracy index 0.215 2024 index points
 Government accountability 0.477 2024 index points
 Freedom of expression 0.471 2024 index points
 Political corruption 0.669 2024 index points
 Women political empowerment 0.659 2024 index points
 Academic freedom 0.161 2024 index points
 Clean elections index 0.523 2024 index points
 Judicial constraints on executive 0.708 2024 index points
 Legislative constraints on executive 0.633 2024 index points
 Civil society participation index 0.593 2024 index points
 Direct popular vote index 0.000 2024 index points
 Equal protection index 0.459 2024 index points
 Parliamentary elections 1.00 2024 1 elections, 0 otherwise
This site uses cookies.
Learn more here


OK