Palau vs Panama: Democracy
Palau
7
in 2025
Panama
7
in 2025
Palau rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Palau
- Panama
How they compare
Palau currently reports 7 against 7 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Panama ahead.
Palau ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 2.33 | 2.33 | Panama |
| 1950s | 0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | Panama |
| 1960s | 0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | Panama |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | Panama |
| 1980s | 6.5 | 2.4 | 4.1 | Palau |
| 1990s | 7 | 6 | 1 | Palau |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Palau or Panama?
- Palau, at 7 against 7 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Palau and Panama?
- 0, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Panama?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do Palau and Panama rank globally for democracy?
- Palau 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 Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).