Bolivia vs Panama: Democracy
Bolivia
2
in 2018
Panama
2
in 2018
Bolivia rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Bolivia
- Panama
How they compare
Bolivia 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.
Bolivia ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | Bolivia |
| 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, Bolivia or Panama?
- Bolivia, at 2 against 2 in Panama as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bolivia and Panama?
- 0, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Panama?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2018.
- How do Bolivia and Panama rank globally for democracy?
- Bolivia ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 168 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).