Finland vs Panama: Democracy
Finland
2
in 2018
Panama
2
in 2018
Finland rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Finland
- Panama
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2 against 2 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1930s | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | Finland |
| 1940s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | Finland |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1960s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Finland |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Finland |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Finland |
| 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, Finland or Panama?
- Finland, at 2 against 2 in Panama as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Finland and Panama?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Panama?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2018.
- How do Finland and Panama rank globally for democracy?
- Finland 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).