Panama vs Rwanda: Elected parliament and government
Panama
1
in 2025
Rwanda
1
in 2025
Panama rank
1st
Rwanda rank
1st
Elected parliament and government over time
- Panama
- Rwanda
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1 against 1 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Panama |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | Panama |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Panama |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Panama |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Panama |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament and government, Panama or Rwanda?
- Panama, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament and government between Panama and Rwanda?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Rwanda?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Rwanda rank globally for elected parliament and government?
- Panama ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament and government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect both the chief executive and the legislature.