Argentina vs Panama: Participatory Democracy Index
Argentina
0.429
in 2025
Panama
0.441
in 2025
Argentina rank
55th
Panama rank
53rd
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Argentina
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.441 against 0.429 in Argentina, a difference of 0.012.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 55th and Panama ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.229 | 0.1529 | 0.0761 | Argentina |
| 1910s | 0.2702 | 0.1593 | 0.1109 | Argentina |
| 1920s | 0.2981 | 0.1632 | 0.1349 | Argentina |
| 1930s | 0.1982 | 0.1644 | 0.0338 | Argentina |
| 1940s | 0.199 | 0.1394 | 0.0596 | Argentina |
| 1950s | 0.2195 | 0.1782 | 0.0413 | Argentina |
| 1960s | 0.2374 | 0.1723 | 0.0651 | Argentina |
| 1970s | 0.191 | 0.1097 | 0.0813 | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.3904 | 0.1189 | 0.2715 | Argentina |
| 1990s | 0.5697 | 0.4281 | 0.1416 | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.5454 | 0.4665 | 0.0789 | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.5109 | 0.4655 | 0.0454 | Argentina |
| 2020s | 0.5157 | 0.4293 | 0.0863 | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Argentina or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.441 against 0.429 in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Argentina and Panama?
- 0.012, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Panama rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Argentina ranks 55th and Panama ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.