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
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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

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

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.