Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bulgaria or Panama?

Panama, at 0.453 against 0.442 in Bulgaria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Panama?

123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Panama: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Bulgaria

0.442

in 2025

Panama

0.453

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

63rd

Panama rank

60th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Bulgaria
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.453 against 0.442 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 63rd and Panama ranks 60th of 175 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1847	0.1027	0.082	Bulgaria
1910s	0.1824	0.1097	0.0727	Bulgaria
1920s	0.1769	0.1211	0.0558	Bulgaria
1930s	0.1606	0.1226	0.038	Bulgaria
1940s	0.1919	0.1246	0.0673	Bulgaria
1950s	0.2544	0.1461	0.1083	Bulgaria
1960s	0.2588	0.1602	0.0986	Bulgaria
1970s	0.2592	0.1468	0.1124	Bulgaria
1980s	0.2583	0.1356	0.1227	Bulgaria
1990s	0.5523	0.4476	0.1047	Bulgaria
2000s	0.5596	0.4768	0.0828	Bulgaria
2010s	0.5066	0.4808	0.0258	Bulgaria
2020s	0.4895	0.4562	0.0333	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Bulgaria or Panama?: Panama, at 0.453 against 0.442 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Bulgaria and Panama?: 0.011, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Panama?: 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Panama rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Bulgaria ranks 63rd and Panama ranks 60th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.