Croatia vs Panama: Democracy
Croatia
6
in 2025
Panama
6
in 2025
Croatia rank
42nd
Panama rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Croatia
- Panama
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 6 against 6 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Panama ahead.
Croatia ranks 42nd and Panama ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 2.33 | 2.33 | Panama |
| 1950s | 0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Panama |
| 1960s | 0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Panama |
| 1970s | 0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Panama |
| 1980s | 1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | Panama |
| 1990s | 2.5 | 5.7 | 3.2 | Panama |
| 2000s | 6.6 | 6 | 0.6 | Croatia |
| 2010s | 6.4 | 6 | 0.4 | Croatia |
| 2020s | 6.33 | 6 | 0.3333 | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Croatia or Panama?
- Croatia, at 6 against 6 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Croatia and Panama?
- 0, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Panama?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Panama rank globally for democracy?
- Croatia ranks 42nd and Panama ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.