Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Panama or Poland?

Poland, at 0.714 against 0.694 in Panama as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Poland?

103 years are reported by both, from 1918 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.

Panama vs Poland: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Panama

0.694

in 2025

Poland

0.714

in 2025

Panama rank

83rd

Poland rank

81st

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Panama
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.714 against 0.694 in Panama, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

Panama ranks 83rd and Poland ranks 81st of 176 regions.

Across the 12 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.331	0.903	0.572	Poland
1920s	0.345	0.832	0.487	Poland
1930s	0.3382	0.7052	0.367	Poland
1940s	0.3482	0.4977	0.1495	Poland
1950s	0.3465	0.5075	0.161	Poland
1960s	0.3601	0.542	0.1819	Poland
1970s	0.365	0.5466	0.1816	Poland
1980s	0.3525	0.6116	0.2591	Poland
1990s	0.6511	0.96	0.3089	Poland
2000s	0.6045	0.959	0.3545	Poland
2010s	0.5308	0.825	0.2942	Poland
2020s	0.6405	0.6135	0.027	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Panama or Poland?: Poland, at 0.714 against 0.694 in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Panama and Poland?: 0.02, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Poland?: 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Panama and Poland rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Panama ranks 83rd and Poland ranks 81st 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: 07 August 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.