Denmark vs Panama: Democracy
Denmark
2
in 2018
Panama
2
in 2018
Denmark rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Denmark
- Panama
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2 against 2 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1.9 | 1 | 0.9 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Denmark |
| 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, Denmark or Panama?
- Denmark, at 2 against 2 in Panama as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Denmark and Panama?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Panama?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and Panama rank globally for democracy?
- Denmark 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).