What is varieties of democracy in Panama?

Varieties of democracy in Panama was 0.728 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Panama?

The highest recorded value was 0.755 in 2015.

What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Panama?

The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1970.

How does Panama rank for varieties of democracy?

Panama ranks 50th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Panama?

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

Where does this Panama data come from?

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

Varieties of democracy in Panama

Name: Varieties of democracy in Panama
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Panama: Varieties of democracy was 0.728 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.728

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

50th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.755

in 2015

All-time low

0.09

in 1970

Years of data

123

1903–2025

Varieties of democracy in Panama, 1903–2025

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

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.728 for varieties of democracy in 2025.

The figure is down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, varieties of democracy in Panama peaked at 0.755 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 1970.

That places Panama 50th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Varieties of democracy in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Varieties of democracy in Panama, 1903 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1903	0.175	—
1904	0.291	+66.3%
1905	0.301	+3.4%
1906	0.297	-1.3%
1907	0.292	-1.7%
1908	0.294	+0.7%
1909	0.296	+0.7%
1910	0.298	+0.7%
1911	0.3	+0.7%
1912	0.296	-1.3%
1913	0.292	-1.4%
1914	0.296	+1.4%
1915	0.299	+1.0%
1916	0.298	-0.3%
1917	0.297	-0.3%
1918	0.298	+0.3%
1919	0.298	+0.0%
1920	0.3	+0.7%
1921	0.302	+0.7%
1922	0.302	+0.0%
1923	0.302	+0.0%
1924	0.302	+0.0%
1925	0.303	+0.3%
1926	0.303	+0.0%
1927	0.303	+0.0%
1928	0.314	+3.6%
1929	0.318	+1.3%
1930	0.316	-0.6%
1931	0.31	-1.9%
1932	0.306	-1.3%
1933	0.299	-2.3%
1934	0.299	+0.0%
1935	0.299	+0.0%
1936	0.309	+3.3%
1937	0.313	+1.3%
1938	0.313	+0.0%
1939	0.313	+0.0%
1940	0.315	+0.6%
1941	0.308	-2.2%
1942	0.31	+0.6%
1943	0.31	+0.0%
1944	0.31	+0.0%
1945	0.308	-0.6%
1946	0.215	-30.2%
1947	0.236	+9.8%
1948	0.306	+29.7%
1949	0.324	+5.9%
1950	0.326	+0.6%
1951	0.255	-21.8%
1952	0.259	+1.6%
1953	0.364	+40.5%
1954	0.364	+0.0%
1955	0.364	+0.0%
1956	0.371	+1.9%
1957	0.372	+0.3%
1958	0.372	+0.0%
1959	0.372	+0.0%
1960	0.388	+4.3%
1961	0.394	+1.5%
1962	0.394	+0.0%
1963	0.394	+0.0%
1964	0.341	-13.5%
1965	0.326	-4.4%
1966	0.325	-0.3%
1967	0.323	-0.6%
1968	0.208	-35.6%
1969	0.091	-56.2%
1970	0.09	-1.1%
1971	0.09	+0.0%
1972	0.095	+5.6%
1973	0.102	+7.4%
1974	0.102	+0.0%
1975	0.102	+0.0%
1976	0.102	+0.0%
1977	0.102	+0.0%
1978	0.104	+2.0%
1979	0.122	+17.3%
1980	0.135	+10.7%
1981	0.126	-6.7%
1982	0.123	-2.4%
1983	0.123	+0.0%
1984	0.133	+8.1%
1985	0.132	-0.8%
1986	0.132	+0.0%
1987	0.132	+0.0%
1988	0.132	+0.0%
1989	0.146	+10.6%
1990	0.476	+226.0%
1991	0.684	+43.7%
1992	0.7	+2.3%
1993	0.704	+0.6%
1994	0.707	+0.4%
1995	0.711	+0.6%
1996	0.711	+0.0%
1997	0.711	+0.0%
1998	0.699	-1.7%
1999	0.698	-0.1%
2000	0.73	+4.6%
2001	0.738	+1.1%
2002	0.738	+0.0%
2003	0.738	+0.0%
2004	0.737	-0.1%
2005	0.736	-0.1%
2006	0.736	+0.0%
2007	0.736	+0.0%
2008	0.736	+0.0%
2009	0.739	+0.4%
2010	0.746	+0.9%
2011	0.746	+0.0%
2012	0.746	+0.0%
2013	0.748	+0.3%
2014	0.744	-0.5%
2015	0.755	+1.5%
2016	0.753	-0.3%
2017	0.736	-2.3%
2018	0.732	-0.5%
2019	0.731	-0.1%
2020	0.721	-1.4%
2021	0.735	+1.9%
2022	0.725	-1.4%
2023	0.722	-0.4%
2024	0.728	+0.8%
2025	0.728	+0.0%

Panama compared with similar countries

Panama's 0.728 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 93% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Panama's 0.728 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.667, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Varieties of democracy in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1990	+226.0%	0.146	0.476
1904	+66.3%	0.175	0.291
1969	-56.2%	0.208	0.091
1991	+43.7%	0.476	0.684
1953	+40.5%	0.259	0.364
1968	-35.6%	0.323	0.208

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.278	0.175	0.301	7
1910s	0.2972	0.292	0.3	10
1920s	0.3049	0.3	0.318	10
1930s	0.3077	0.299	0.316	10
1940s	0.2942	0.215	0.324	10
1950s	0.3419	0.255	0.372	10
1960s	0.3184	0.091	0.394	10
1970s	0.1011	0.09	0.122	10
1980s	0.1314	0.123	0.146	10
1990s	0.6801	0.476	0.711	10
2000s	0.7364	0.73	0.739	10
2010s	0.7437	0.731	0.755	10
2020s	0.7265	0.721	0.735	6

Countries ranked near Panama

48 Slovakia 0.733 compare
49 Vanuatu 0.729 compare
51 Ghana 0.711 compare
52 Solomon Islands 0.696 compare
53 Israel 0.694 compare

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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 varieties of democracy in Panama?: Varieties of democracy in Panama was 0.728 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Panama?: The highest recorded value was 0.755 in 2015.
What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Panama?: The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1970.
How does Panama rank for varieties of democracy?: Panama ranks 50th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Panama?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Panama data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Varieties of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.