Cuba vs Panama: Legislative Corruption Score
Cuba
-0.837
in 2025
Panama
-0.772
in 2025
Cuba rank
116th
Panama rank
113th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Cuba
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports -0.772 against -0.837 in Cuba, a difference of 0.065.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 106 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 116th and Panama ranks 113th of 174 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 11 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.798 | -1.49 | 0.6913 | Cuba |
| 1910s | -0.798 | -1.31 | 0.517 | Cuba |
| 1920s | -0.798 | -1.31 | 0.517 | Cuba |
| 1930s | -0.798 | -1.31 | 0.517 | Cuba |
| 1940s | -0.241 | -1.41 | 1.17 | Cuba |
| 1950s | -0.6883 | -1.3 | 0.6087 | Cuba |
| 1970s | -0.1583 | -0.943 | 0.7847 | Cuba |
| 1980s | -0.753 | -0.943 | 0.19 | Cuba |
| 1990s | -0.753 | -0.943 | 0.19 | Cuba |
| 2000s | -0.753 | -0.943 | 0.19 | Cuba |
| 2010s | -0.753 | -0.8347 | 0.0817 | Cuba |
| 2020s | -0.809 | -0.677 | 0.132 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Cuba or Panama?
- Panama, at -0.772 against -0.837 in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Cuba and Panama?
- 0.065, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Panama?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Panama rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Cuba ranks 116th and Panama ranks 113th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.