Panama vs Serbia: Democracy
Panama
2
in 2018
Serbia
2
in 2018
Panama rank
1st
Serbia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Panama
- Serbia
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2 against 2 in Serbia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Serbia ahead.
Panama ranks 1st and Serbia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 5 and Serbia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1.12 | 0.125 | Serbia |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Panama |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Panama |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Panama |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Serbia |
| 1990s | 2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 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 Serbia?
- Panama, at 2 against 2 in Serbia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Panama and Serbia?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Serbia?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2018.
- How do Panama and Serbia rank globally for democracy?
- Panama ranks 1st and Serbia 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).