North Korea vs Panama: Transparent laws
North Korea
0
in 2025
Panama
0
in 2025
North Korea rank
44th
Panama rank
44th
Transparent laws over time
- North Korea
- Panama
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0 against 0 in Panama, a difference of 0.
Across all 89 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 44th and Panama ranks 44th of 176 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Panama |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, North Korea or Panama?
- North Korea, at 0 against 0 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between North Korea and Panama?
- 0, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Panama?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Panama rank globally for transparent laws?
- North Korea ranks 44th and Panama ranks 44th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. 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 whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.