Norway vs Panama: Democracy
Norway
7
in 2025
Panama
7
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Norway
- Panama
How they compare
Norway currently reports 7 against 7 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 2.57 | 2.43 | Norway |
| 1910s | 5.8 | 3 | 2.8 | Norway |
| 1920s | 7 | 2.6 | 4.4 | Norway |
| 1930s | 6.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | Norway |
| 1940s | 3.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | Norway |
| 1950s | 7 | 2.6 | 4.4 | Norway |
| 1960s | 7 | 4.8 | 2.2 | Norway |
| 1970s | 7 | 0.8 | 6.2 | Norway |
| 1980s | 7 | 2.4 | 4.6 | Norway |
| 1990s | 7 | 6 | 1 | Norway |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Norway or Panama?
- Norway, at 7 against 7 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Norway and Panama?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Panama rank globally for democracy?
- Norway ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).