Panama vs Zimbabwe: Multi-party elections
Panama
1
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1
in 2025
Panama rank
1st
Zimbabwe rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Panama
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 116 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Panama |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 multi-party elections, Panama or Zimbabwe?
- Panama, at 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Panama and Zimbabwe?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Zimbabwe?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Zimbabwe rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Panama ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party 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 whether national multi-party elections were held.