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Physical Integrity Rights Index in Panama

Panama: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.936 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.936
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.944
in 2013
All-time low
0.113
in 1986
Years of data
123
1903–2025

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Panama, 1903–2025

0.20.40.60.81190319642025

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

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.936 for physical integrity rights index in 2025.

The figure is down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in Panama peaked at 0.944 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.113, in 1986.

That places Panama 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Panama, year by year

Year Value Change
1903 0.572 —
1904 0.572 +0.0%
1905 0.572 +0.0%
1906 0.572 +0.0%
1907 0.572 +0.0%
1908 0.572 +0.0%
1909 0.572 +0.0%
1910 0.572 +0.0%
1911 0.572 +0.0%
1912 0.572 +0.0%
1913 0.572 +0.0%
1914 0.572 +0.0%
1915 0.572 +0.0%
1916 0.572 +0.0%
1917 0.572 +0.0%
1918 0.572 +0.0%
1919 0.596 +4.2%
1920 0.596 +0.0%
1921 0.596 +0.0%
1922 0.596 +0.0%
1923 0.596 +0.0%
1924 0.596 +0.0%
1925 0.596 +0.0%
1926 0.596 +0.0%
1927 0.596 +0.0%
1928 0.596 +0.0%
1929 0.596 +0.0%
1930 0.596 +0.0%
1931 0.572 -4.0%
1932 0.598 +4.5%
1933 0.598 +0.0%
1934 0.598 +0.0%
1935 0.598 +0.0%
1936 0.598 +0.0%
1937 0.598 +0.0%
1938 0.598 +0.0%
1939 0.598 +0.0%
1940 0.598 +0.0%
1941 0.578 -3.3%
1942 0.595 +2.9%
1943 0.595 +0.0%
1944 0.595 +0.0%
1945 0.595 +0.0%
1946 0.595 +0.0%
1947 0.595 +0.0%
1948 0.595 +0.0%
1949 0.541 -9.1%
1950 0.599 +10.7%
1951 0.546 -8.8%
1952 0.591 +8.2%
1953 0.591 +0.0%
1954 0.591 +0.0%
1955 0.591 +0.0%
1956 0.591 +0.0%
1957 0.591 +0.0%
1958 0.591 +0.0%
1959 0.591 +0.0%
1960 0.591 +0.0%
1961 0.591 +0.0%
1962 0.591 +0.0%
1963 0.591 +0.0%
1964 0.591 +0.0%
1965 0.591 +0.0%
1966 0.591 +0.0%
1967 0.591 +0.0%
1968 0.295 -50.1%
1969 0.208 -29.5%
1970 0.208 +0.0%
1971 0.208 +0.0%
1972 0.208 +0.0%
1973 0.208 +0.0%
1974 0.208 +0.0%
1975 0.208 +0.0%
1976 0.208 +0.0%
1977 0.208 +0.0%
1978 0.208 +0.0%
1979 0.208 +0.0%
1980 0.145 -30.3%
1981 0.145 +0.0%
1982 0.114 -21.4%
1983 0.114 +0.0%
1984 0.161 +41.2%
1985 0.161 +0.0%
1986 0.113 -29.8%
1987 0.113 +0.0%
1988 0.113 +0.0%
1989 0.113 +0.0%
1990 0.868 +668.1%
1991 0.868 +0.0%
1992 0.868 +0.0%
1993 0.868 +0.0%
1994 0.932 +7.4%
1995 0.932 +0.0%
1996 0.932 +0.0%
1997 0.932 +0.0%
1998 0.932 +0.0%
1999 0.932 +0.0%
2000 0.932 +0.0%
2001 0.932 +0.0%
2002 0.932 +0.0%
2003 0.932 +0.0%
2004 0.932 +0.0%
2005 0.932 +0.0%
2006 0.932 +0.0%
2007 0.932 +0.0%
2008 0.932 +0.0%
2009 0.932 +0.0%
2010 0.932 +0.0%
2011 0.932 +0.0%
2012 0.932 +0.0%
2013 0.944 +1.3%
2014 0.944 +0.0%
2015 0.944 +0.0%
2016 0.944 +0.0%
2017 0.944 +0.0%
2018 0.928 -1.7%
2019 0.913 -1.6%
2020 0.913 +0.0%
2021 0.922 +1.0%
2022 0.936 +1.5%
2023 0.936 +0.0%
2024 0.936 +0.0%
2025 0.936 +0.0%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 0.936 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.949, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 0.936 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.812, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.572 0.572 0.572 7
1910s 0.5744 0.572 0.596 10
1920s 0.596 0.596 0.596 10
1930s 0.5952 0.572 0.598 10
1940s 0.5882 0.541 0.598 10
1950s 0.5873 0.546 0.599 10
1960s 0.5231 0.208 0.591 10
1970s 0.208 0.208 0.208 10
1980s 0.1292 0.113 0.161 10
1990s 0.9064 0.868 0.932 10
2000s 0.932 0.932 0.932 10
2010s 0.9357 0.913 0.944 10
2020s 0.9298 0.913 0.936 6

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 38 Barbados 0.938 compare
  2. 39 Cape Verde 0.937 compare
  3. 39 Ghana 0.937 compare
  4. 42 Gambia 0.934 compare
  5. 43 Greece 0.933 compare
  6. 44 Suriname 0.931 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights index in Panama?
Physical integrity rights index in Panama was 0.936 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.944 in 2013.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.113 in 1986.
How does Panama rank for physical integrity rights index?
Panama ranks 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Physical Integrity Rights Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,491 data points, 1789–2025
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