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

Panama, at 0.694 against 0.694 in Senegal as of 2025.

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

122 years are reported by both, from 1904 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 Senegal: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Panama

0.694

in 2025

Senegal

0.694

in 2025

Panama rank

83rd

Senegal rank

83rd

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Panama
Senegal

How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.694 against 0.694 in Senegal, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Senegal ahead.

Panama ranks 83rd and Senegal ranks 83rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.311	0.349	0.038	Senegal
1910s	0.3156	0.349	0.0334	Senegal
1920s	0.345	0.349	0.004	Senegal
1930s	0.3384	0.349	0.0106	Senegal
1940s	0.3472	0.349	0.0018	Senegal
1950s	0.3465	0.349	0.0025	Senegal
1960s	0.3601	0.5842	0.2241	Senegal
1970s	0.365	0.6	0.235	Senegal
1980s	0.3525	0.6306	0.2781	Senegal
1990s	0.6511	0.634	0.0171	Panama
2000s	0.6045	0.6556	0.0511	Senegal
2010s	0.5308	0.6887	0.1579	Senegal
2020s	0.6405	0.6915	0.051	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Panama or Senegal?: Panama, at 0.694 against 0.694 in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Panama and Senegal?: 0, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Senegal?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Panama and Senegal rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Panama ranks 83rd and Senegal ranks 83rd 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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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.