Panama vs Tuvalu: Democracy
Panama
7
in 2025
Tuvalu
7
in 2025
Panama rank
1st
Tuvalu rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Panama
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Panama currently reports 7 against 7 in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 4 | 3 | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 2.4 | 7 | 4.6 | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 6 | 7 | 1 | Tuvalu |
| 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, Panama or Tuvalu?
- Panama, at 7 against 7 in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Panama and Tuvalu?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tuvalu?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Tuvalu rank globally for democracy?
- Panama ranks 1st and Tuvalu 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).