Kiribati vs Panama: Universal right to vote in practice
Kiribati
2
in 2025
Panama
2
in 2025
Kiribati rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Kiribati
- Panama
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 2 against 2 in Panama, a difference of 0.
Across all 123 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0.8571 | 0.8571 | Panama |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Panama |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Panama |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Panama |
| 1940s | 0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Panama |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Panama |
| 1960s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Panama |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | Panama |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Kiribati or Panama?
- Kiribati, at 2 against 2 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Kiribati and Panama?
- 0, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Panama rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Kiribati 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 Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).