Panama vs San Marino: Democracy
Panama
7
in 2025
San Marino
7
in 2025
Panama rank
1st
San Marino rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Panama
- San Marino
How they compare
Panama currently reports 7 against 7 in San Marino, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was San Marino ahead.
Panama ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and San Marino in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.57 | 2.43 | 0.1429 | Panama |
| 1910s | 3 | 5 | 2 | San Marino |
| 1920s | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | Panama |
| 1930s | 3.4 | 1 | 2.4 | Panama |
| 1940s | 2.8 | 3 | 0.2 | San Marino |
| 1950s | 2.6 | 5.6 | 3 | San Marino |
| 1960s | 4.8 | 7 | 2.2 | San Marino |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 7 | 6.2 | San Marino |
| 1980s | 2.4 | 7 | 4.6 | San Marino |
| 1990s | 6 | 7 | 1 | San Marino |
| 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, Panama or San Marino?
- Panama, at 7 against 7 in San Marino as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Panama and San Marino?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and San Marino?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Panama and San Marino rank globally for democracy?
- Panama ranks 1st and San Marino 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.
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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).