Denmark vs Panama: Free and fair elections
Denmark
1
in 2025
Panama
1
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Denmark
- Panama
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Panama ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0.3333 | 0.6667 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.5714 | 0.4286 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.4444 | 0.5556 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Denmark or Panama?
- Denmark, at 1 against 1 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Denmark and Panama?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Panama?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Panama rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.