Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Panama or United States?

United States, at 0.472 against 0.453 in Panama as of 2025.

What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Panama and United States?

0.019, with United States ahead.

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

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.

Panama vs United States: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Panama

0.453

in 2025

United States

0.472

in 2025

Panama rank

60th

United States rank

57th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Panama
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.472 against 0.453 in Panama, a difference of 0.019.

Across all 123 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 60th and United States ranks 57th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1027	0.184	0.0813	United States
1910s	0.1097	0.1846	0.0749	United States
1920s	0.1211	0.2418	0.1207	United States
1930s	0.1226	0.2806	0.158	United States
1940s	0.1246	0.3082	0.1836	United States
1950s	0.1461	0.3339	0.1878	United States
1960s	0.1602	0.4197	0.2595	United States
1970s	0.1468	0.602	0.4552	United States
1980s	0.1356	0.6764	0.5408	United States
1990s	0.4476	0.7044	0.2568	United States
2000s	0.4768	0.6875	0.2107	United States
2010s	0.4808	0.6999	0.2191	United States
2020s	0.4562	0.5875	0.1313	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Panama or United States?: United States, at 0.472 against 0.453 in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Panama and United States?: 0.019, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United States?: 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Panama and United States rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Panama ranks 60th and United States ranks 57th 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.