Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Gambia or Jamaica?

Gambia, at 0.886 against 0.88 in Jamaica as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Jamaica?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Jamaica: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Gambia

0.886

in 2025

Jamaica

0.88

in 2025

Gambia rank

32nd

Jamaica rank

34th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Gambia
Jamaica

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.886 against 0.88 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Jamaica ahead.

Gambia ranks 32nd and Jamaica ranks 34th of 176 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.694	0.77	0.076	Jamaica
1910s	0.694	0.77	0.076	Jamaica
1920s	0.694	0.77	0.076	Jamaica
1930s	0.694	0.77	0.076	Jamaica
1940s	0.694	0.77	0.076	Jamaica
1950s	0.694	0.7805	0.0865	Jamaica
1960s	0.7991	0.8646	0.0655	Jamaica
1970s	0.7979	0.883	0.0851	Jamaica
1980s	0.7822	0.883	0.1008	Jamaica
1990s	0.5167	0.883	0.3663	Jamaica
2000s	0.2726	0.883	0.6104	Jamaica
2010s	0.4357	0.8786	0.4429	Jamaica
2020s	0.8687	0.8822	0.0135	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Gambia or Jamaica?: Gambia, at 0.886 against 0.88 in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Gambia and Jamaica?: 0.006, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Jamaica?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Jamaica rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Gambia ranks 32nd and Jamaica ranks 34th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 30 October 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.