Panama vs Sri Lanka: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Panama
1.06
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1.07
in 2025
Panama rank
81st
Sri Lanka rank
80th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Panama
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.07 against 1.06 in Panama, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Panama ranks 81st and Sri Lanka ranks 80th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.41 | -0.392 | 0.018 | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | -0.41 | -0.392 | 0.018 | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | -0.41 | -0.392 | 0.018 | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | -0.41 | -0.392 | 0.018 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | -0.41 | -0.3342 | 0.0758 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | -0.41 | 0.1618 | 0.5718 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | -0.277 | 0.228 | 0.505 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.255 | 0.228 | 0.027 | Panama |
| 1980s | -0.2666 | 0.228 | 0.4946 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.821 | 0.228 | 0.593 | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.18 | 0.31 | 0.874 | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 0.5964 | 0.5043 | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 0.9003 | 0.1647 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Panama or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.07 against 1.06 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Panama and Sri Lanka?
- 0.01, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sri Lanka?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Sri Lanka rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Panama ranks 81st and Sri Lanka ranks 80th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.