Panama vs Senegal: Democracy

Panama
6
in 2025
Senegal
6
in 2025
Panama rank
42nd
Senegal rank
42nd

Democracy over time

  • Panama
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 6 against 6 in Senegal, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 42nd of 176 regions.

Across the 13 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Senegal Difference Ahead
1900s 3 0 3 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 3 0.6 Senegal
1970s 1.4 3 1.6 Senegal
1980s 2.1 3.8 1.7 Senegal
1990s 5.7 5.7 0
2000s 6 6.8 0.8 Senegal
2010s 6 6.9 0.9 Senegal
2020s 6 6.5 0.5 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Panama or Senegal?
Panama, at 6 against 6 in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Panama and Senegal?
0, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Senegal?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Panama and Senegal rank globally for democracy?
Panama ranks 42nd and Senegal 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.