Panama vs United Kingdom: Free and fair elections
Panama
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Panama rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Panama
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 117 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 172 regions.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3333 | 1 | 0.6667 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0.625 | 1 | 0.375 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 0.4444 | 1 | 0.5556 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | United Kingdom |
| 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 United Kingdom?
- Panama, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Panama and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United Kingdom?
- 117 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Panama and United Kingdom rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Panama ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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.