What is human rights index in Panama?

Human rights index in Panama was 0.874 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Panama?

The highest recorded value was 0.907 in 2015.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Panama?

The lowest recorded value was 0.32 in 1982.

How does Panama rank for human rights index?

Panama ranks 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Panama?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Panama data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Panama

Name: Human Rights Index in Panama
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Panama: Human Rights Index was 0.874 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.874

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

48th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.907

in 2015

All-time low

0.32

in 1982

Years of data

123

1903–2025

Human Rights Index in Panama, 1903–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.874 for human rights index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Panama peaked at 0.907 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.32, in 1982.

That places Panama 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 123 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.6	0.6	0.6	7
1910s	0.6022	0.6	0.61	10
1920s	0.6115	0.61	0.613	10
1930s	0.6281	0.612	0.632	10
1940s	0.6098	0.59	0.632	10
1950s	0.6375	0.617	0.643	10
1960s	0.5917	0.333	0.645	10
1970s	0.334	0.33	0.349	10
1980s	0.3332	0.32	0.349	10
1990s	0.8767	0.847	0.892	10
2000s	0.9005	0.895	0.902	10
2010s	0.894	0.869	0.907	10
2020s	0.876	0.862	0.888	6

Countries ranked near Panama

45 Greece 0.878 compare
46 Romania 0.877 compare
47 Jamaica 0.876 compare
48 Dominican Republic 0.874 compare
50 East Timor 0.873 compare
50 Mauritius 0.873 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Panama

Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2,694 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 375 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.728 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.812 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.881 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.728 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.441 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.575 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Panama?: Human rights index in Panama was 0.874 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Panama?: The highest recorded value was 0.907 in 2015.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Panama?: The lowest recorded value was 0.32 in 1982.
How does Panama rank for human rights index?: Panama ranks 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Panama?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.