Panama vs Zambia: Democracy

Panama
2
in 2018
Zambia
2
in 2018
Panama rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Panama
  • Zambia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.

Panama ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6667 1 0.3333 Zambia
1970s 0 0.2 0.2 Zambia
1980s 0.4 0 0.4 Panama
1990s 2 1.4 0.6 Panama
2000s 2 1.2 0.8 Panama
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Panama or Zambia?
Panama, at 2 against 2 in Zambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Panama and Zambia?
0, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
How do Panama and Zambia rank globally for democracy?
Panama ranks 1st and Zambia 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

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).