Chile vs Panama: Competitive elections
Chile
1
in 2025
Panama
1
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Chile
- Panama
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 against 1 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Chile |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Chile |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Chile or Panama?
- Chile, at 1 against 1 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Chile and Panama?
- 0, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Panama rank globally for competitive elections?
- Chile ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.