Panama vs Romania: Democracy
Panama
6
in 2025
Romania
6
in 2025
Panama rank
42nd
Romania rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Panama
- Romania
How they compare
Panama currently reports 6 against 6 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Romania ahead.
Panama ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 42nd of 176 regions.
Across the 13 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 9 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.57 | 0 | 2.57 | Panama |
| 1910s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Panama |
| 1920s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Panama |
| 1930s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Panama |
| 1940s | 2.4 | 0 | 2.4 | Panama |
| 1950s | 2.7 | 0 | 2.7 | Panama |
| 1960s | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | Panama |
| 1970s | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | Romania |
| 1980s | 2.1 | 1 | 1.1 | Panama |
| 1990s | 5.7 | 5.4 | 0.3 | Panama |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Panama or Romania?
- Panama, at 6 against 6 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Panama and Romania?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Romania?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Romania rank globally for democracy?
- Panama ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 42nd of 176 regions.
- 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.