Italy vs Panama: Electoral democracy

Italy
2
in 2025
Panama
2
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Panama rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Italy
  • Panama
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 2 against 2 in Panama, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Panama Difference Ahead
1900s 1 0.8571 0.1429 Italy
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 0.4 1 0.6 Panama
1930s 0 1 1 Panama
1940s 0.7 0.8 0.1 Panama
1950s 2 0.9 1.1 Italy
1960s 2 0.8 1.2 Italy
1970s 2 0.7 1.3 Italy
1980s 2 1 1 Italy
1990s 2 1.9 0.1 Italy
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Italy or Panama?
Italy, at 2 against 2 in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Italy and Panama?
0, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Panama?
123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Italy and Panama rank globally for electoral democracy?
Italy ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.