Brazil vs Panama: Free and fair elections index
Brazil
0.838
in 2025
Panama
0.84
in 2025
Brazil rank
53rd
Panama rank
52nd
Free and fair elections index over time
- Brazil
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.84 against 0.838 in Brazil, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 53rd and Panama ranks 52nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 9 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0867 | 0.2077 | 0.121 | Panama |
| 1910s | 0.0862 | 0.2406 | 0.1544 | Panama |
| 1920s | 0.0854 | 0.2777 | 0.1923 | Panama |
| 1930s | 0.0375 | 0.2751 | 0.2376 | Panama |
| 1940s | 0.2473 | 0.192 | 0.0553 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.587 | 0.2573 | 0.3297 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.3453 | 0.2232 | 0.1221 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.3139 | 0.0674 | 0.2465 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.4921 | 0.0625 | 0.4296 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.8916 | 0.7667 | 0.1249 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.9149 | 0.8271 | 0.0878 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.9127 | 0.8594 | 0.0533 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.8555 | 0.8545 | 0.001 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Brazil or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.84 against 0.838 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Brazil and Panama?
- 0.002, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Panama rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Brazil ranks 53rd and Panama ranks 52nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.