Panama vs East Timor: Free and Fair Elections Index

Panama
0.84
in 2025
East Timor
0.857
in 2025
Panama rank
52nd
East Timor rank
49th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

  • Panama
  • East Timor
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How they compare

East Timor currently reports 0.857 against 0.84 in Panama, a difference of 0.017.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was East Timor ahead.

Panama ranks 52nd and East Timor ranks 49th of 176 regions.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama East Timor Difference Ahead
1900s 0.2077 0 0.2077 Panama
1910s 0.2406 0 0.2406 Panama
1920s 0.2777 0 0.2777 Panama
1930s 0.2751 0 0.2751 Panama
1940s 0.192 0 0.192 Panama
1950s 0.2573 0 0.2573 Panama
1960s 0.2232 0 0.2232 Panama
1970s 0.0674 0.0443 0.0231 Panama
1980s 0.0625 0 0.0625 Panama
1990s 0.7667 0 0.7667 Panama
2000s 0.8271 0.4998 0.3273 Panama
2010s 0.8594 0.7399 0.1195 Panama
2020s 0.8545 0.8418 0.0127 Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Panama or East Timor?
East Timor, at 0.857 against 0.84 in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Panama and East Timor?
0.017, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and East Timor?
123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Panama and East Timor rank globally for free and fair elections index?
Panama ranks 52nd and East Timor ranks 49th of 176 regions.
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

Indicator
Free and Fair Elections Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.