Panama vs Peru: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Panama
0.694
in 2025
Peru
0.691
in 2025
Panama rank
83rd
Peru rank
85th
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- Panama
- Peru
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.694 against 0.691 in Peru, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Peru ahead.
Panama ranks 83rd and Peru ranks 85th of 176 regions.
Across the 13 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.311 | 0.464 | 0.153 | Peru |
| 1910s | 0.3156 | 0.3311 | 0.0155 | Peru |
| 1920s | 0.345 | 0.0958 | 0.2492 | Panama |
| 1930s | 0.3384 | 0.2187 | 0.1197 | Panama |
| 1940s | 0.3472 | 0.316 | 0.0312 | Panama |
| 1950s | 0.3465 | 0.2325 | 0.114 | Panama |
| 1960s | 0.3601 | 0.5552 | 0.1951 | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.365 | 0.0458 | 0.3192 | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.3525 | 0.6389 | 0.2864 | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.6511 | 0.1465 | 0.5046 | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.6045 | 0.7416 | 0.1371 | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.5308 | 0.8205 | 0.2897 | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.6405 | 0.7955 | 0.155 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Panama or Peru?
- Panama, at 0.694 against 0.691 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Panama and Peru?
- 0.003, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Peru?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Peru rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- Panama ranks 83rd and Peru ranks 85th of 176 regions.
- 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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About this data
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.