How does Panama rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?

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

Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy 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 vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Panama

Name: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy 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 vs. Electoral Democracy 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 vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Panama, 1903–2025

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

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.874 for human rights index vs. electoral democracy 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 vs. electoral democracy index in Panama peaked at 0.907 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.32, in 1982.

Panama ranks 48th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Panama, 1903 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1903	0.6	—
1904	0.6	+0.0%
1905	0.6	+0.0%
1906	0.6	+0.0%
1907	0.6	+0.0%
1908	0.6	+0.0%
1909	0.6	+0.0%
1910	0.6	+0.0%
1911	0.6	+0.0%
1912	0.6	+0.0%
1913	0.6	+0.0%
1914	0.6	+0.0%
1915	0.603	+0.5%
1916	0.603	+0.0%
1917	0.603	+0.0%
1918	0.603	+0.0%
1919	0.61	+1.2%
1920	0.61	+0.0%
1921	0.61	+0.0%
1922	0.61	+0.0%
1923	0.61	+0.0%
1924	0.61	+0.0%
1925	0.613	+0.5%
1926	0.613	+0.0%
1927	0.613	+0.0%
1928	0.613	+0.0%
1929	0.613	+0.0%
1930	0.613	+0.0%
1931	0.612	-0.2%
1932	0.632	+3.3%
1933	0.632	+0.0%
1934	0.632	+0.0%
1935	0.632	+0.0%
1936	0.632	+0.0%
1937	0.632	+0.0%
1938	0.632	+0.0%
1939	0.632	+0.0%
1940	0.632	+0.0%
1941	0.59	-6.6%
1942	0.602	+2.0%
1943	0.602	+0.0%
1944	0.602	+0.0%
1945	0.602	+0.0%
1946	0.597	-0.8%
1947	0.631	+5.7%
1948	0.631	+0.0%
1949	0.609	-3.5%
1950	0.634	+4.1%
1951	0.617	-2.7%
1952	0.638	+3.4%
1953	0.638	+0.0%
1954	0.638	+0.0%
1955	0.638	+0.0%
1956	0.643	+0.8%
1957	0.643	+0.0%
1958	0.643	+0.0%
1959	0.643	+0.0%
1960	0.645	+0.3%
1961	0.645	+0.0%
1962	0.645	+0.0%
1963	0.645	+0.0%
1964	0.645	+0.0%
1965	0.645	+0.0%
1966	0.645	+0.0%
1967	0.642	-0.5%
1968	0.427	-33.5%
1969	0.333	-22.0%
1970	0.33	-0.9%
1971	0.33	+0.0%
1972	0.333	+0.9%
1973	0.333	+0.0%
1974	0.333	+0.0%
1975	0.333	+0.0%
1976	0.333	+0.0%
1977	0.333	+0.0%
1978	0.333	+0.0%
1979	0.349	+4.8%
1980	0.344	-1.4%
1981	0.338	-1.7%
1982	0.32	-5.3%
1983	0.32	+0.0%
1984	0.349	+9.1%
1985	0.349	+0.0%
1986	0.328	-6.0%
1987	0.328	+0.0%
1988	0.328	+0.0%
1989	0.328	+0.0%
1990	0.847	+158.2%
1991	0.859	+1.4%
1992	0.859	+0.0%
1993	0.861	+0.2%
1994	0.889	+3.3%
1995	0.892	+0.3%
1996	0.892	+0.0%
1997	0.892	+0.0%
1998	0.888	-0.4%
1999	0.888	+0.0%
2000	0.895	+0.8%
2001	0.9	+0.6%
2002	0.9	+0.0%
2003	0.9	+0.0%
2004	0.902	+0.2%
2005	0.902	+0.0%
2006	0.902	+0.0%
2007	0.902	+0.0%
2008	0.902	+0.0%
2009	0.9	-0.2%
2010	0.897	-0.3%
2011	0.897	+0.0%
2012	0.897	+0.0%
2013	0.899	+0.2%
2014	0.899	+0.0%
2015	0.907	+0.9%
2016	0.907	+0.0%
2017	0.897	-1.1%
2018	0.871	-2.9%
2019	0.869	-0.2%
2020	0.862	-0.8%
2021	0.873	+1.3%
2022	0.879	+0.7%
2023	0.88	+0.1%
2024	0.888	+0.9%
2025	0.874	-1.6%

Panama compared with similar countries

Panama's 0.874 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 96% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Panama's 0.874 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.819, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

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

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Panama?: Human rights index vs. electoral democracy 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 vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Panama?: The highest recorded value was 0.907 in 2015.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Panama?: The lowest recorded value was 0.32 in 1982.
How does Panama rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?: Panama ranks 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy 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 vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy 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: 18 September 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.