Panama vs Uganda: Justified Political Positions Score

Panama
0.348
in 2025
Uganda
0.394
in 2025
Panama rank
106th
Uganda rank
103rd

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Panama
  • Uganda
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.394 against 0.348 in Panama, a difference of 0.046.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 106th and Uganda ranks 103rd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 12 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Uganda Difference Ahead
1900s -0.6714 -2.36 1.69 Panama
1910s -0.8744 -2.36 1.48 Panama
1920s -0.347 -2.36 2.01 Panama
1930s -0.4032 -2.36 1.96 Panama
1940s -0.0973 -2.12 2.03 Panama
1950s -0.395 -1.65 1.26 Panama
1960s -0.2541 -0.4964 0.2423 Panama
1970s 0.2821 -2.1 2.39 Panama
1980s -0.2942 -0.3378 0.0436 Panama
1990s 1.47 0.4769 0.9935 Panama
2000s 1.67 0.4896 1.18 Panama
2010s 1.4 0.6823 0.7222 Panama
2020s 0.348 0.813 0.465 Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Panama or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.394 against 0.348 in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Panama and Uganda?
0.046, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uganda?
123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Panama and Uganda rank globally for justified political positions score?
Panama ranks 106th and Uganda ranks 103rd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.