Panama vs United States: Multi-party elections for legislature

Panama
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Panama rank
1st
United States rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • Panama
  • United States
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.

Across all 117 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 regions.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama United States Difference Ahead
1900s 1 1 0 β€”
1910s 1 1 0 β€”
1920s 1 1 0 β€”
1930s 1 1 0 β€”
1940s 1 1 0 β€”
1950s 1 1 0 β€”
1960s 1 1 0 β€”
1970s 1 1 0 β€”
1980s 1 1 0 β€”
1990s 1 1 0 β€”
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 1 1 0 β€”
2020s 1 1 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher multi-party elections for legislature, Panama or United States?
Panama, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Panama and United States?
0, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United States?
117 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Panama and United States rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
Panama ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 regions.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections for legislature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Multi-party elections for legislature
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,136 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.