North Macedonia vs Panama: Free and fair elections
North Macedonia
1
in 2025
Panama
1
in 2025
North Macedonia rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- North Macedonia
- Panama
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 1 against 1 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Panama ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | North Macedonia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.5556 | 0.4444 | North Macedonia |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.4444 | 0.4444 | Panama |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.7143 | 0.8571 | 0.1429 | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Panama |
| 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, North Macedonia or Panama?
- North Macedonia, at 1 against 1 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between North Macedonia and Panama?
- 0, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Panama?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2025.
- How do North Macedonia and Panama rank globally for free and fair elections?
- North Macedonia 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.