Israel vs Panama: Democracy
Israel
2
in 2025
Panama
2
in 2025
Israel rank
32nd
Panama rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Israel
- Panama
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2 against 2 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 95 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.
Israel ranks 32nd and Panama ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 8 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0.8571 | 0.8571 | Panama |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Panama |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | Israel |
| 1960s | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | Israel |
| 1970s | 3 | 0.7 | 2.3 | Israel |
| 1980s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Israel |
| 1990s | 3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | Israel |
| 2000s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Israel |
| 2010s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Israel |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Israel or Panama?
- Israel, at 2 against 2 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Israel and Panama?
- 0, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Panama?
- 95 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Panama rank globally for democracy?
- Israel ranks 32nd and Panama ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.