Israel vs Panama: Participatory Democracy Index
Israel
0.455
in 2025
Panama
0.441
in 2025
Israel rank
51st
Panama rank
53rd
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Israel
- Panama
How they compare
Israel currently reports 0.455 against 0.441 in Panama, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 95 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.
Israel ranks 51st and Panama ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 9 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0124 | 0.1529 | 0.1404 | Panama |
| 1910s | 0.023 | 0.1593 | 0.1363 | Panama |
| 1940s | 0.2815 | 0.167 | 0.1145 | Israel |
| 1950s | 0.3692 | 0.1782 | 0.191 | Israel |
| 1960s | 0.3973 | 0.1723 | 0.225 | Israel |
| 1970s | 0.4636 | 0.1097 | 0.3539 | Israel |
| 1980s | 0.4905 | 0.1189 | 0.3716 | Israel |
| 1990s | 0.5111 | 0.4281 | 0.083 | Israel |
| 2000s | 0.4922 | 0.4665 | 0.0257 | Israel |
| 2010s | 0.4677 | 0.4655 | 0.0022 | Israel |
| 2020s | 0.462 | 0.4293 | 0.0327 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Israel or Panama?
- Israel, at 0.455 against 0.441 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Israel and Panama?
- 0.014, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Panama?
- 95 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Panama rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Israel ranks 51st 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.