Political Rights Score in Panama
Panama: Political Rights Score was 35 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Rights Score in Panama, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Panama is 35, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Panama peaked at 36 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2013.
That places Panama 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Political Rights Score in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 36 | — |
| 2003 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35 | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 35 is below the median for high income countries, which is 37, 95% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Panama's 35 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36 | 36 | 36 | 8 |
| 2010s | 35.5 | 35 | 36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35 | 35 | 35 | 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 political rights score in Panama?
- Political rights score in Panama was 35 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 36 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for political rights score?
- Panama ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.