Panama vs Peru: Democracy

Panama
2
in 2018
Peru
2
in 2018
Panama rank
1st
Peru rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Panama
  • Peru
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Peru ahead.

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

Across the 12 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Peru Difference Ahead
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 0 1 Panama
1930s 1 0.9 0.1 Panama
1940s 1 0.8 0.2 Panama
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 0.8 0.7 0.1 Panama
1970s 0 0.2 0.2 Peru
1980s 0.4 2 1.6 Peru
1990s 2 1.2 0.8 Panama
2000s 2 1.9 0.1 Panama
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Panama or Peru?
Panama, at 2 against 2 in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Panama and Peru?
0, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Peru?
116 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2018.
How do Panama and Peru rank globally for democracy?
Panama ranks 1st and Peru 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).