Panama vs Serbia: Citizen support for democracy

Panama
-1.2
in 2020
Serbia
-1.23
in 2020
Panama rank
126th
Serbia rank
127th

Citizen support for democracy over time

  • Panama
  • Serbia
-1.5-1-0.500.5199620082020

How they compare

Panama currently reports -1.2 against -1.23 in Serbia, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 126th and Serbia ranks 127th of 144 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Serbia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4123 -0.0373 0.4496 Panama
2000s -0.3005 -0.3661 0.0656 Panama
2010s -0.5293 -1.14 0.6148 Panama
2020s -1.2 -1.23 0.0325 Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Panama or Serbia?
Panama, at -1.2 against -1.23 in Serbia as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Panama and Serbia?
0.03, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Serbia?
25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Panama and Serbia rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
Panama ranks 126th and Serbia ranks 127th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Citizen support for democracy
Source
Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 3,104 data points, 1988–2020
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.