Panama vs East Timor: Democracy

Panama
2
in 2018
East Timor
2
in 2018
Panama rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Panama
  • East Timor
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How they compare

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

Across all 17 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 167 regions.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama East Timor Difference Ahead
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 East Timor?
Panama, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Panama and East Timor?
0, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and East Timor?
17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Panama and East Timor rank globally for democracy?
Panama ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 167 regions.
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).