Norway vs Panama: Democracy
Norway
2
in 2018
Panama
2
in 2018
Norway rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Norway
- Panama
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2 against 2 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 111 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1910s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1960s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Norway |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Norway |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Norway |
| 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, Norway or Panama?
- Norway, at 2 against 2 in Panama as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Norway and Panama?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Panama?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2018.
- How do Norway and Panama rank globally for democracy?
- Norway 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).