Argentina vs Panama: Democracy
Argentina
2
in 2018
Panama
2
in 2018
Argentina rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Argentina
- Panama
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 2 against 2 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.
Argentina ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Panama |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Panama |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Panama |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Argentina |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Argentina |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Argentina or Panama?
- Argentina, at 2 against 2 in Panama as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Argentina and Panama?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Panama?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2018.
- How do Argentina and Panama rank globally for democracy?
- Argentina ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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 using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).