What is egalitarian political institutions index in Panama?

Egalitarian political institutions index in Panama was 0.554 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Panama?

The highest recorded value was 0.612 in 1993.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Panama?

The lowest recorded value was 0.208 in 1903.

How does Panama rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Panama ranks 102nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Panama?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Panama data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Panama

Name: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Panama
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Panama: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.554 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.554

Change on year

down 5.1%

World rank

102nd

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.612

in 1993

All-time low

0.208

in 1903

Years of data

123

1903–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Panama, 1903–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.554 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Panama peaked at 0.612 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.208, in 1903.

Panama ranks 102nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 123 years of available data.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Panama, 1903 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1903	0.208	—
1904	0.22	+5.8%
1905	0.22	+0.0%
1906	0.22	+0.0%
1907	0.22	+0.0%
1908	0.22	+0.0%
1909	0.22	+0.0%
1910	0.22	+0.0%
1911	0.22	+0.0%
1912	0.22	+0.0%
1913	0.22	+0.0%
1914	0.227	+3.2%
1915	0.227	+0.0%
1916	0.227	+0.0%
1917	0.227	+0.0%
1918	0.227	+0.0%
1919	0.232	+2.2%
1920	0.252	+8.6%
1921	0.252	+0.0%
1922	0.252	+0.0%
1923	0.252	+0.0%
1924	0.252	+0.0%
1925	0.252	+0.0%
1926	0.252	+0.0%
1927	0.252	+0.0%
1928	0.252	+0.0%
1929	0.252	+0.0%
1930	0.252	+0.0%
1931	0.25	-0.8%
1932	0.25	+0.0%
1933	0.25	+0.0%
1934	0.25	+0.0%
1935	0.258	+3.2%
1936	0.258	+0.0%
1937	0.258	+0.0%
1938	0.258	+0.0%
1939	0.258	+0.0%
1940	0.258	+0.0%
1941	0.258	+0.0%
1942	0.259	+0.4%
1943	0.259	+0.0%
1944	0.259	+0.0%
1945	0.283	+9.3%
1946	0.283	+0.0%
1947	0.288	+1.8%
1948	0.288	+0.0%
1949	0.288	+0.0%
1950	0.288	+0.0%
1951	0.288	+0.0%
1952	0.288	+0.0%
1953	0.288	+0.0%
1954	0.288	+0.0%
1955	0.288	+0.0%
1956	0.288	+0.0%
1957	0.289	+0.3%
1958	0.289	+0.0%
1959	0.289	+0.0%
1960	0.315	+9.0%
1961	0.315	+0.0%
1962	0.315	+0.0%
1963	0.327	+3.8%
1964	0.327	+0.0%
1965	0.327	+0.0%
1966	0.327	+0.0%
1967	0.332	+1.5%
1968	0.471	+41.9%
1969	0.482	+2.3%
1970	0.532	+10.4%
1971	0.532	+0.0%
1972	0.532	+0.0%
1973	0.532	+0.0%
1974	0.532	+0.0%
1975	0.532	+0.0%
1976	0.532	+0.0%
1977	0.532	+0.0%
1978	0.532	+0.0%
1979	0.532	+0.0%
1980	0.516	-3.0%
1981	0.516	+0.0%
1982	0.452	-12.4%
1983	0.452	+0.0%
1984	0.452	+0.0%
1985	0.452	+0.0%
1986	0.452	+0.0%
1987	0.452	+0.0%
1988	0.452	+0.0%
1989	0.458	+1.3%
1990	0.592	+29.3%
1991	0.592	+0.0%
1992	0.604	+2.0%
1993	0.612	+1.3%
1994	0.612	+0.0%
1995	0.612	+0.0%
1996	0.612	+0.0%
1997	0.591	-3.4%
1998	0.591	+0.0%
1999	0.591	+0.0%
2000	0.588	-0.5%
2001	0.588	+0.0%
2002	0.588	+0.0%
2003	0.588	+0.0%
2004	0.588	+0.0%
2005	0.591	+0.5%
2006	0.591	+0.0%
2007	0.591	+0.0%
2008	0.591	+0.0%
2009	0.591	+0.0%
2010	0.577	-2.4%
2011	0.577	+0.0%
2012	0.577	+0.0%
2013	0.599	+3.8%
2014	0.599	+0.0%
2015	0.599	+0.0%
2016	0.599	+0.0%
2017	0.58	-3.2%
2018	0.557	-4.0%
2019	0.552	-0.9%
2020	0.545	-1.3%
2021	0.554	+1.7%
2022	0.559	+0.9%
2023	0.557	-0.4%
2024	0.584	+4.8%
2025	0.554	-5.1%

Panama compared with similar countries

Panama's 0.554 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 66% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Panama's 0.554 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.554, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.2183	0.208	0.22	7
1910s	0.2247	0.22	0.232	10
1920s	0.252	0.252	0.252	10
1930s	0.2542	0.25	0.258	10
1940s	0.2723	0.258	0.288	10
1950s	0.2883	0.288	0.289	10
1960s	0.3538	0.315	0.482	10
1970s	0.532	0.532	0.532	10
1980s	0.4654	0.452	0.516	10
1990s	0.6009	0.591	0.612	10
2000s	0.5895	0.588	0.591	10
2010s	0.5816	0.552	0.599	10
2020s	0.5588	0.545	0.584	6

Countries ranked near Panama

99 Jordan 0.56 compare
100 Togo 0.559 compare
101 Nigeria 0.555 compare
102 Kenya 0.554 compare
104 Vietnam 0.55 compare
105 Burkina Faso 0.54 compare

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Panama?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Panama was 0.554 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Panama?: The highest recorded value was 0.612 in 1993.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Panama?: The lowest recorded value was 0.208 in 1903.
How does Panama rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Panama ranks 102nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Panama?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.