Panama vs Zambia: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Panama
0.694
in 2025
Zambia
0.71
in 2025
Panama rank
83rd
Zambia rank
82nd
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- Panama
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.71 against 0.694 in Panama, a difference of 0.016.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zambia ahead.
Panama ranks 83rd and Zambia ranks 82nd of 176 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.3161 | 0.582 | 0.2659 | Zambia |
| 1920s | 0.345 | 0.5998 | 0.2548 | Zambia |
| 1930s | 0.3384 | 0.604 | 0.2656 | Zambia |
| 1940s | 0.3472 | 0.604 | 0.2568 | Zambia |
| 1950s | 0.3465 | 0.5571 | 0.2106 | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.3601 | 0.5659 | 0.2058 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.365 | 0.5862 | 0.2212 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.3525 | 0.583 | 0.2305 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.6511 | 0.7144 | 0.0633 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.6045 | 0.7922 | 0.1877 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.5308 | 0.7308 | 0.2 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.6405 | 0.7335 | 0.093 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Panama or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.71 against 0.694 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Panama and Zambia?
- 0.016, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Zambia rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- Panama ranks 83rd and Zambia ranks 82nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.