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?
- 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.