Jamaica vs Panama: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Jamaica
-0.8788
in 2020
Panama
-0.8291
in 2020
Jamaica rank
110th
Panama rank
107th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Jamaica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports -0.8291 against -0.8788 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0497.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Panama ahead.
Jamaica ranks 110th and Panama ranks 107th of 131 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.1505 | 0.4442 | 0.5947 | Panama |
| 2010s | -0.4274 | 0.0291 | 0.4565 | Panama |
| 2020s | -0.8788 | -0.8291 | 0.0496 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Jamaica or Panama?
- Panama, at -0.8291 against -0.8788 in Jamaica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Jamaica and Panama?
- 0.0497, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Panama?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Panama rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Jamaica ranks 110th and Panama ranks 107th of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen satisfaction with democracy. 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 average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.