Panama vs Vanuatu: Free and fair elections
Panama
1
in 2025
Vanuatu
1
in 2025
Panama rank
1st
Vanuatu rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Panama
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1 against 1 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Vanuatu |
| 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 Vanuatu?
- Panama, at 1 against 1 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Panama and Vanuatu?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Vanuatu?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Vanuatu rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Panama ranks 1st and Vanuatu 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.