Ecuador vs Panama: Legislative Corruption Score
Ecuador
-0.776
in 2025
Panama
-0.772
in 2025
Ecuador rank
114th
Panama rank
113th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports -0.772 against -0.776 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 114th and Panama ranks 113th of 174 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.36 | -1.49 | 0.1263 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | -1.36 | -1.31 | 0.048 | Panama |
| 1920s | -1.36 | -1.31 | 0.048 | Panama |
| 1930s | -1.46 | -1.31 | 0.1485 | Panama |
| 1940s | -1.38 | -1.41 | 0.0263 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | -1.38 | -1.3 | 0.087 | Panama |
| 1960s | -1.4 | -1.3 | 0.1006 | Panama |
| 1980s | -1.32 | -0.943 | 0.381 | Panama |
| 1990s | -1.32 | -0.943 | 0.381 | Panama |
| 2000s | -1.19 | -0.943 | 0.247 | Panama |
| 2010s | -1.05 | -0.8347 | 0.2202 | Panama |
| 2020s | -0.9062 | -0.677 | 0.2292 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Ecuador or Panama?
- Panama, at -0.772 against -0.776 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Ecuador and Panama?
- 0.004, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Ecuador ranks 114th 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.