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Judicial Checks on Government Index in Panama

Panama: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.694 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.694
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
83rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.718
in 1990
All-time low
0.311
in 1903
Years of data
123
1903–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Panama, 1903–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, judicial checks on government index in Panama stood at 0.694.

The figure is up 41.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Panama peaked at 0.718 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.311, in 1903.

Panama ranks 83rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 123 years of available data.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Panama, year by year

Year Value Change
1903 0.311 —
1904 0.311 +0.0%
1905 0.311 +0.0%
1906 0.311 +0.0%
1907 0.311 +0.0%
1908 0.311 +0.0%
1909 0.311 +0.0%
1910 0.311 +0.0%
1911 0.311 +0.0%
1912 0.311 +0.0%
1913 0.311 +0.0%
1914 0.311 +0.0%
1915 0.311 +0.0%
1916 0.311 +0.0%
1917 0.317 +1.9%
1918 0.317 +0.0%
1919 0.345 +8.8%
1920 0.345 +0.0%
1921 0.345 +0.0%
1922 0.345 +0.0%
1923 0.345 +0.0%
1924 0.345 +0.0%
1925 0.345 +0.0%
1926 0.345 +0.0%
1927 0.345 +0.0%
1928 0.345 +0.0%
1929 0.345 +0.0%
1930 0.345 +0.0%
1931 0.319 -7.5%
1932 0.34 +6.6%
1933 0.34 +0.0%
1934 0.34 +0.0%
1935 0.34 +0.0%
1936 0.34 +0.0%
1937 0.34 +0.0%
1938 0.34 +0.0%
1939 0.34 +0.0%
1940 0.34 +0.0%
1941 0.335 -1.5%
1942 0.354 +5.7%
1943 0.354 +0.0%
1944 0.354 +0.0%
1945 0.354 +0.0%
1946 0.354 +0.0%
1947 0.354 +0.0%
1948 0.354 +0.0%
1949 0.319 -9.9%
1950 0.343 +7.5%
1951 0.338 -1.5%
1952 0.348 +3.0%
1953 0.348 +0.0%
1954 0.348 +0.0%
1955 0.348 +0.0%
1956 0.348 +0.0%
1957 0.348 +0.0%
1958 0.348 +0.0%
1959 0.348 +0.0%
1960 0.348 +0.0%
1961 0.348 +0.0%
1962 0.348 +0.0%
1963 0.348 +0.0%
1964 0.348 +0.0%
1965 0.348 +0.0%
1966 0.348 +0.0%
1967 0.348 +0.0%
1968 0.452 +29.9%
1969 0.365 -19.2%
1970 0.365 +0.0%
1971 0.365 +0.0%
1972 0.365 +0.0%
1973 0.365 +0.0%
1974 0.365 +0.0%
1975 0.365 +0.0%
1976 0.365 +0.0%
1977 0.365 +0.0%
1978 0.365 +0.0%
1979 0.365 +0.0%
1980 0.365 +0.0%
1981 0.352 -3.6%
1982 0.352 +0.0%
1983 0.352 +0.0%
1984 0.358 +1.7%
1985 0.358 +0.0%
1986 0.347 -3.1%
1987 0.347 +0.0%
1988 0.347 +0.0%
1989 0.347 +0.0%
1990 0.718 +106.9%
1991 0.647 -9.9%
1992 0.647 +0.0%
1993 0.647 +0.0%
1994 0.642 -0.8%
1995 0.642 +0.0%
1996 0.642 +0.0%
1997 0.642 +0.0%
1998 0.642 +0.0%
1999 0.642 +0.0%
2000 0.642 +0.0%
2001 0.642 +0.0%
2002 0.642 +0.0%
2003 0.642 +0.0%
2004 0.642 +0.0%
2005 0.567 -11.7%
2006 0.567 +0.0%
2007 0.567 +0.0%
2008 0.567 +0.0%
2009 0.567 +0.0%
2010 0.567 +0.0%
2011 0.567 +0.0%
2012 0.567 +0.0%
2013 0.49 -13.6%
2014 0.49 +0.0%
2015 0.49 +0.0%
2016 0.49 +0.0%
2017 0.549 +12.0%
2018 0.549 +0.0%
2019 0.549 +0.0%
2020 0.597 +8.7%
2021 0.584 -2.2%
2022 0.616 +5.5%
2023 0.658 +6.8%
2024 0.694 +5.5%
2025 0.694 +0.0%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 0.694 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 80% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 0.694 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.694, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.311 0.311 0.311 7
1910s 0.3156 0.311 0.345 10
1920s 0.345 0.345 0.345 10
1930s 0.3384 0.319 0.345 10
1940s 0.3472 0.319 0.354 10
1950s 0.3465 0.338 0.348 10
1960s 0.3601 0.348 0.452 10
1970s 0.365 0.365 0.365 10
1980s 0.3525 0.347 0.365 10
1990s 0.6511 0.642 0.718 10
2000s 0.6045 0.567 0.642 10
2010s 0.5308 0.49 0.567 10
2020s 0.6405 0.584 0.694 6

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 80 Montenegro 0.715 compare
  2. 81 Poland 0.714 compare
  3. 82 Zambia 0.71 compare
  4. 83 Senegal 0.694 compare
  5. 85 Peru 0.691 compare
  6. 86 Albania 0.689 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Panama?
Judicial checks on government index in Panama was 0.694 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.718 in 1990.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.311 in 1903.
How does Panama rank for judicial checks on government index?
Panama ranks 83rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.