Panama vs Switzerland: Full democracy
Panama
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Panama rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Panama
- Switzerland
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 123 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 regions.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 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, Panama or Switzerland?
- Panama, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Panama and Switzerland?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Switzerland?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Switzerland rank globally for full democracy?
- Panama ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 regions.
- 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+).