How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Singapore?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Papua New Guinea vs Singapore: Judicial Checks on Government Index

Papua New Guinea

0.863

in 2025

Singapore

0.868

in 2025

Papua New Guinea rank

39th

Singapore rank

37th

Judicial Checks on Government Index over time

Papua New Guinea
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.868 against 0.863 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Singapore ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 39th and Singapore ranks 37th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.314	0.823	0.509	Singapore
1910s	0.314	0.823	0.509	Singapore
1920s	0.314	0.823	0.509	Singapore
1930s	0.314	0.823	0.509	Singapore
1940s	0.4642	0.6166	0.1524	Singapore
1950s	0.669	0.816	0.147	Singapore
1960s	0.669	0.7914	0.1224	Singapore
1970s	0.7515	0.7854	0.0339	Singapore
1980s	0.834	0.78	0.054	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.834	0.78	0.054	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.834	0.797	0.037	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0.8064	0.7919	0.0145	Papua New Guinea
2020s	0.8615	0.8255	0.036	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Papua New Guinea or Singapore?: Singapore, at 0.868 against 0.863 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Papua New Guinea and Singapore?: 0.005, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Singapore?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Singapore rank globally for judicial checks on government index?: Papua New Guinea ranks 39th and Singapore ranks 37th 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: 30 October 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.