Dominican Republic vs Panama: Free and fair elections
Dominican Republic
1
in 2025
Panama
1
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Dominican Republic
- Panama
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 1 against 1 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Panama ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0.6667 | 0.6667 | Panama |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 0.8333 | 0.3333 | 0.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Panama |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.625 | 0.625 | Panama |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.2857 | 0.2857 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.25 | 0 | 0.25 | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Panama |
| 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, Dominican Republic or Panama?
- Dominican Republic, at 1 against 1 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Dominican Republic and Panama?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Panama?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Panama rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Dominican Republic 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.