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

Japan, at 0.881 against 0.88 in Jamaica as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica 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.

Jamaica vs Japan: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Jamaica

0.88

in 2025

Japan

0.881

in 2025

Jamaica rank

34th

Japan rank

33rd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Jamaica
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.881 against 0.88 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.001.

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

Jamaica ranks 34th and Japan ranks 33rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 11 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.77	0.672	0.098	Jamaica
1910s	0.77	0.674	0.096	Jamaica
1920s	0.77	0.675	0.095	Jamaica
1930s	0.77	0.675	0.095	Jamaica
1940s	0.77	0.7314	0.0386	Jamaica
1950s	0.7805	0.882	0.1015	Japan
1960s	0.8646	0.882	0.0174	Japan
1970s	0.883	0.882	0.001	Jamaica
1980s	0.883	0.882	0.001	Jamaica
1990s	0.883	0.882	0.001	Jamaica
2000s	0.883	0.882	0.001	Jamaica
2010s	0.8786	0.8736	0.005	Jamaica
2020s	0.8822	0.8743	0.0078	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Jamaica or Japan?: Japan, at 0.881 against 0.88 in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Jamaica and Japan?: 0.001, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Japan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Japan rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Jamaica ranks 34th 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.