Iraq vs Panama: Democracy

Iraq
2
in 2018
Panama
2
in 2018
Iraq rank
1st
Panama rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Iraq
  • Panama
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 2 against 2 in Panama, a difference of 0.

Across all 88 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Panama Difference Ahead
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 0.8 0.8 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0.4 0.4 Panama
1990s 0 2 2 Panama
2000s 0 2 2 Panama
2010s 1.56 2 0.4444 Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Iraq or Panama?
Iraq, at 2 against 2 in Panama as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Iraq and Panama?
0, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Panama?
88 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2018.
How do Iraq and Panama rank globally for democracy?
Iraq 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).