Nepal vs Panama: Democracy

Nepal
2
in 2018
Panama
2
in 2018
Nepal rank
1st
Panama rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Nepal
  • Panama
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.

Nepal ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Panama Difference Ahead
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 0.4 1 0.6 Panama
1960s 0 0.8 0.8 Panama
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0.9 0.4 0.5 Nepal
1990s 1.1 2 0.9 Panama
2000s 1.2 2 0.8 Panama
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Nepal or Panama?
Nepal, at 2 against 2 in Panama as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Nepal and Panama?
0, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Panama?
116 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2018.
How do Nepal and Panama rank globally for democracy?
Nepal 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

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).