Iceland vs Panama: Legislative Checks on Government Index
Iceland
0.792
in 2025
Panama
0.808
in 2025
Iceland rank
53rd
Panama rank
50th
Legislative Checks on Government Index over time
- Iceland
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.808 against 0.792 in Iceland, a difference of 0.016.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 53rd and Panama ranks 50th of 174 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.739 | 0.1931 | 0.5459 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.7434 | 0.1918 | 0.5516 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.761 | 0.253 | 0.508 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0.709 | 0.253 | 0.456 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 0.733 | 0.2203 | 0.5127 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0.749 | 0.3138 | 0.4352 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.749 | 0.2645 | 0.4845 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.749 | 0.0271 | 0.7219 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.7681 | 0.025 | 0.7431 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.804 | 0.692 | 0.112 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.8037 | 0.692 | 0.1117 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.8217 | 0.704 | 0.1177 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.8033 | 0.7667 | 0.0367 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative checks on government index, Iceland or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.808 against 0.792 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative checks on government index between Iceland and Panama?
- 0.016, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Panama rank globally for legislative checks on government index?
- Iceland ranks 53rd and Panama ranks 50th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative 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 legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.