Japan vs Panama: Competitive elections
Japan
1
in 2025
Panama
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Japan
- Panama
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Panama |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 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, Japan or Panama?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Japan and Panama?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Panama rank globally for competitive elections?
- Japan 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.