Freedom Score in Panama
Panama: Freedom Score was 82 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom Score in Panama, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 82 for freedom score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Panama peaked at 84 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 80, in 2003.
That places Panama 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Freedom Score in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 82 | — |
| 2003 | 80 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 83 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 82 | -1.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 82 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90, 91% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Panama's 82 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.12 | 80 | 83 | 8 |
| 2010s | 82.9 | 82 | 84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.83 | 82 | 83 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More social development data for Panama
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,694 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 375 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 375 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Panama?
- Freedom score in Panama was 82 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2018.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 in 2003.
- How does Panama rank for freedom score?
- Panama ranks 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House’s freedom score captures the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, a functioning government, freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more freedom.