Gambia vs Japan: Judicial constraints on the executive index

Gambia
0.886
in 2025
Japan
0.881
in 2025
Gambia rank
32nd
Japan rank
33rd

Judicial constraints on the executive index over time

  • Gambia
  • Japan
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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 constraints on the executive index, Gambia or Japan?
Gambia, at 0.886 against 0.881 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial constraints on the executive 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 constraints on the executive index?
Gambia ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 33rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Judicial constraints on the executive index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Judicial constraints on the executive index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed