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

Gambia, at 0.886 against 0.881 in Japan as of 2025.

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

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 Japan: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Gambia

0.886

in 2025

Japan

0.881

in 2025

Gambia rank

32nd

Japan rank

33rd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Gambia
Japan

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.886 against 0.881 in Japan, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 33rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.694	0.672	0.022	Gambia
1910s	0.694	0.674	0.02	Gambia
1920s	0.694	0.675	0.019	Gambia
1930s	0.694	0.675	0.019	Gambia
1940s	0.694	0.7314	0.0374	Japan
1950s	0.694	0.882	0.188	Japan
1960s	0.7991	0.882	0.0829	Japan
1970s	0.7979	0.882	0.0841	Japan
1980s	0.7822	0.882	0.0998	Japan
1990s	0.5167	0.882	0.3653	Japan
2000s	0.2726	0.882	0.6094	Japan
2010s	0.4357	0.8736	0.4379	Japan
2020s	0.8687	0.8743	0.0057	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Gambia or Japan?: Gambia, at 0.886 against 0.881 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Gambia and Japan?: 0.005, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Japan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Japan rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Gambia ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 33rd 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.