Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Panama
Panama: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.841 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.841
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
60th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.899
in 2013
All-time low
0.283
in 1986
Years of data
123
1903–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Panama, 1903–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.841 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Panama peaked at 0.899 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.283, in 1986.
Panama ranks 60th of 176 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.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 0.447 | — |
| 1904 | 0.443 | -0.9% |
| 1905 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.449 | +1.4% |
| 1916 | 0.449 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.449 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.449 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.469 | +4.5% |
| 1920 | 0.469 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.469 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.469 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.469 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.469 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.501 | +6.8% |
| 1926 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.464 | -7.4% |
| 1932 | 0.521 | +12.3% |
| 1933 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.422 | -19.0% |
| 1942 | 0.483 | +14.5% |
| 1943 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.536 | +11.0% |
| 1948 | 0.553 | +3.2% |
| 1949 | 0.536 | -3.1% |
| 1950 | 0.587 | +9.5% |
| 1951 | 0.562 | -4.3% |
| 1952 | 0.596 | +6.0% |
| 1953 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.593 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.417 | -29.7% |
| 1969 | 0.35 | -16.1% |
| 1970 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.354 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.335 | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.335 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.285 | -14.9% |
| 1983 | 0.285 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.319 | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.283 | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.78 | +175.6% |
| 1991 | 0.814 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.855 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.876 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.884 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.899 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.892 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.847 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.842 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.836 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.847 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.865 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.846 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.853 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.841 | -1.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.841 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.932, 90% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.841 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.763, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4436 | 0.443 | 0.447 | 7 |
| 1910s | 0.448 | 0.443 | 0.469 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.485 | 0.469 | 0.501 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5133 | 0.464 | 0.521 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4983 | 0.422 | 0.553 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5917 | 0.562 | 0.596 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5532 | 0.35 | 0.596 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3532 | 0.35 | 0.354 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.301 | 0.283 | 0.335 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8352 | 0.78 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8716 | 0.855 | 0.884 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8829 | 0.842 | 0.899 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.848 | 0.836 | 0.865 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Panama?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Panama was 0.841 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.899 in 2013.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.283 in 1986.
- How does Panama rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Panama ranks 60th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.