Panama vs Spain: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Panama
2.03
in 2025
Spain
1.97
in 2025
Panama rank
25th
Spain rank
28th
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time
- Panama
- Spain
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2.03 against 1.97 in Spain, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Spain ahead.
Panama ranks 25th and Spain ranks 28th of 176 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.81 | 0.129 | 0.939 | Spain |
| 1910s | -0.7579 | 0.129 | 0.8869 | Spain |
| 1920s | -0.289 | -0.1531 | 0.1359 | Spain |
| 1930s | -0.3262 | 0.4168 | 0.743 | Spain |
| 1940s | -0.3778 | 0.0689 | 0.4467 | Spain |
| 1950s | -0.3449 | 0.2 | 0.5449 | Spain |
| 1960s | -0.5042 | 0.419 | 0.9232 | Spain |
| 1970s | -1.57 | 1.04 | 2.6 | Spain |
| 1980s | -2.1 | 3.05 | 5.15 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.8504 | 3.05 | 2.2 | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 3.05 | 1.98 | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.18 | 2.37 | 1.18 | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.15 | 2.23 | 1.09 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Panama or Spain?
- Panama, at 2.03 against 1.97 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Panama and Spain?
- 0.06, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Spain?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Spain rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Panama ranks 25th and Spain ranks 28th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.