Panama vs Sri Lanka: Electoral democracy
Panama
2
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2
in 2025
Panama rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Panama
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Panama ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 8 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.8571 | 0 | 0.8571 | Panama |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | Panama |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.7 | 2 | 1.3 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | Panama |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Panama |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Panama |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Panama or Sri Lanka?
- Panama, at 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Panama and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sri Lanka?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Sri Lanka rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Panama ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.