Panama vs Switzerland: Democracy
Panama
2
in 2018
Switzerland
2
in 2018
Panama rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Panama
- Switzerland
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2 against 2 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 116 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Switzerland |
| 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, Panama or Switzerland?
- Panama, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Panama and Switzerland?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Switzerland?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2018.
- How do Panama and Switzerland rank globally for democracy?
- Panama ranks 1st and Switzerland 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).