Panama vs Portugal: Free and fair elections
Panama
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Panama rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Panama
- Portugal
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Portugal ahead.
Panama ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 172 regions.
Across the 13 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3333 | 1 | 0.6667 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.2222 | 0.5556 | 0.3333 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Panama |
| 1940s | 0.625 | 0 | 0.625 | Panama |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.3333 | 0 | 0.3333 | Panama |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.625 | 0.625 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Portugal |
| 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, Panama or Portugal?
- Panama, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Panama and Portugal?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Portugal?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Portugal rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Panama ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 172 regions.
- 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.