Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Panama
Panama: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.874 in 2025. β² 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
1903β2025
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Panama, 1903β2025
Source: 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.
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
More social development data for Panama
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.575 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.728 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.881 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.812 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.441 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.728 (2025)
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 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 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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