Latvia vs Panama: Full democracy
Latvia
1
in 2025
Panama
1
in 2025
Latvia rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Latvia
- Panama
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1 against 1 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Panama ahead.
Latvia ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Latvia or Panama?
- Latvia, at 1 against 1 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Latvia and Panama?
- 0, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Panama?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Panama rank globally for full democracy?
- Latvia ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).