Ecuador vs Panama: Free and Fair Elections Index
Ecuador
0.827
in 2025
Panama
0.84
in 2025
Ecuador rank
55th
Panama rank
52nd
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.84 against 0.827 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.013.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 55th and Panama ranks 52nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1159 | 0.2077 | 0.0919 | Panama |
| 1910s | 0.1803 | 0.2406 | 0.0603 | Panama |
| 1920s | 0.1548 | 0.2777 | 0.1229 | Panama |
| 1930s | 0.1314 | 0.2751 | 0.1437 | Panama |
| 1940s | 0.1566 | 0.192 | 0.0354 | Panama |
| 1950s | 0.4159 | 0.2573 | 0.1586 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.2247 | 0.2232 | 0.0015 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.0947 | 0.0674 | 0.0273 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.7778 | 0.0625 | 0.7153 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.7935 | 0.7667 | 0.0268 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.7814 | 0.8271 | 0.0457 | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.7069 | 0.8594 | 0.1525 | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.7752 | 0.8545 | 0.0793 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Ecuador or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.84 against 0.827 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Ecuador and Panama?
- 0.013, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Ecuador ranks 55th and Panama ranks 52nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.