Japan vs Panama: Free and fair elections row

Japan
1
in 2025
Panama
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Panama rank
1st

Free and fair elections row over time

  • Japan
  • Panama
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in Panama, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 117 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Panama ahead.

Japan ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Panama Difference Ahead
1900s 1 0.3333 0.6667 Japan
1910s 1 0 1 Japan
1920s 1 0.2 0.8 Japan
1930s 1 0.6 0.4 Japan
1940s 1 0.625 0.375 Japan
1950s 1 0 1 Japan
1960s 1 0.4444 0.5556 Japan
1970s 1 0 1 Japan
1980s 1 0 1 Japan
1990s 1 0.9 0.1 Japan
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 row, Japan or Panama?
Japan, at 1 against 1 in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections row between Japan and Panama?
0, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Panama?
117 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Japan and Panama rank globally for free and fair elections row?
Japan ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections row. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Free and fair elections row
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed