Panama vs Romania: Democracy
Panama
2
in 2018
Romania
2
in 2018
Panama rank
1st
Romania rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Panama
- Romania
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2 against 2 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Panama |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Panama |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Panama |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | Panama |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 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, Panama or Romania?
- Panama, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Panama and Romania?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Romania?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2018.
- How do Panama and Romania rank globally for democracy?
- Panama ranks 1st and Romania 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
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).