Latvia vs Panama: Democracy

Latvia
2
in 2018
Panama
2
in 2018
Latvia rank
1st
Panama rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Latvia
  • Panama
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 99 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Latvia ahead.

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

Across the 10 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Panama Difference Ahead
1920s 2 1 1 Latvia
1930s 0.8 1 0.2 Panama
1940s 0 1 1 Panama
1950s 0 1 1 Panama
1960s 0 0.8 0.8 Panama
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0.1 0.4 0.3 Panama
1990s 1.9 2 0.1 Panama
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Latvia or Panama?
Latvia, at 2 against 2 in Panama as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Latvia and Panama?
0, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Panama?
99 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2018.
How do Latvia and Panama rank globally for democracy?
Latvia 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).