What is liberal political institutions index in Panama?

Liberal political institutions index in Panama was 0.773 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.778 in 2024.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.222 in 1986.

How does Panama rank for liberal political institutions index?

Panama ranks 57th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Panama?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Panama

Name: Liberal 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: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.773 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.773

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

57th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.778

in 2024

All-time low

0.222

in 1986

Years of data

123

1903–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Panama, 1903–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for liberal political institutions index in Panama is 0.773, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Panama peaked at 0.778 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.222, in 1986.

Panama ranks 57th 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.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Liberal Political Institutions Index in Panama, 1903 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1903	0.253	—
1904	0.276	+9.1%
1905	0.339	+22.8%
1906	0.339	+0.0%
1907	0.339	+0.0%
1908	0.339	+0.0%
1909	0.339	+0.0%
1910	0.274	-19.2%
1911	0.274	+0.0%
1912	0.274	+0.0%
1913	0.342	+24.8%
1914	0.342	+0.0%
1915	0.344	+0.6%
1916	0.344	+0.0%
1917	0.349	+1.5%
1918	0.349	+0.0%
1919	0.363	+4.0%
1920	0.363	+0.0%
1921	0.363	+0.0%
1922	0.363	+0.0%
1923	0.363	+0.0%
1924	0.363	+0.0%
1925	0.372	+2.5%
1926	0.372	+0.0%
1927	0.372	+0.0%
1928	0.372	+0.0%
1929	0.372	+0.0%
1930	0.372	+0.0%
1931	0.354	-4.8%
1932	0.375	+5.9%
1933	0.375	+0.0%
1934	0.375	+0.0%
1935	0.375	+0.0%
1936	0.375	+0.0%
1937	0.375	+0.0%
1938	0.375	+0.0%
1939	0.375	+0.0%
1940	0.375	+0.0%
1941	0.342	-8.8%
1942	0.371	+8.5%
1943	0.371	+0.0%
1944	0.371	+0.0%
1945	0.322	-13.2%
1946	0.308	-4.3%
1947	0.38	+23.4%
1948	0.385	+1.3%
1949	0.376	-2.3%
1950	0.395	+5.1%
1951	0.439	+11.1%
1952	0.423	-3.6%
1953	0.423	+0.0%
1954	0.423	+0.0%
1955	0.423	+0.0%
1956	0.423	+0.0%
1957	0.423	+0.0%
1958	0.423	+0.0%
1959	0.423	+0.0%
1960	0.423	+0.0%
1961	0.423	+0.0%
1962	0.423	+0.0%
1963	0.423	+0.0%
1964	0.423	+0.0%
1965	0.423	+0.0%
1966	0.423	+0.0%
1967	0.446	+5.4%
1968	0.306	-31.4%
1969	0.239	-21.9%
1970	0.239	+0.0%
1971	0.239	+0.0%
1972	0.25	+4.6%
1973	0.255	+2.0%
1974	0.255	+0.0%
1975	0.255	+0.0%
1976	0.255	+0.0%
1977	0.255	+0.0%
1978	0.255	+0.0%
1979	0.255	+0.0%
1980	0.248	-2.7%
1981	0.246	-0.8%
1982	0.227	-7.7%
1983	0.227	+0.0%
1984	0.238	+4.8%
1985	0.238	+0.0%
1986	0.222	-6.7%
1987	0.222	+0.0%
1988	0.222	+0.0%
1989	0.222	+0.0%
1990	0.721	+224.8%
1991	0.711	-1.4%
1992	0.711	+0.0%
1993	0.711	+0.0%
1994	0.725	+2.0%
1995	0.725	+0.0%
1996	0.725	+0.0%
1997	0.725	+0.0%
1998	0.725	+0.0%
1999	0.725	+0.0%
2000	0.725	+0.0%
2001	0.725	+0.0%
2002	0.725	+0.0%
2003	0.725	+0.0%
2004	0.731	+0.8%
2005	0.707	-3.3%
2006	0.707	+0.0%
2007	0.707	+0.0%
2008	0.707	+0.0%
2009	0.707	+0.0%
2010	0.707	+0.0%
2011	0.707	+0.0%
2012	0.707	+0.0%
2013	0.693	-2.0%
2014	0.693	+0.0%
2015	0.693	+0.0%
2016	0.693	+0.0%
2017	0.715	+3.2%
2018	0.7	-2.1%
2019	0.697	-0.4%
2020	0.707	+1.4%
2021	0.707	+0.0%
2022	0.747	+5.7%
2023	0.751	+0.5%
2024	0.778	+3.6%
2025	0.773	-0.6%

Panama compared with similar countries

Panama's 0.773 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 89% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Panama's 0.773 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.736, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.3177	0.253	0.339	7
1910s	0.3255	0.274	0.363	10
1920s	0.3675	0.363	0.372	10
1930s	0.3726	0.354	0.375	10
1940s	0.3601	0.308	0.385	10
1950s	0.4218	0.395	0.439	10
1960s	0.3952	0.239	0.446	10
1970s	0.2513	0.239	0.255	10
1980s	0.2312	0.222	0.248	10
1990s	0.7204	0.711	0.725	10
2000s	0.7166	0.707	0.731	10
2010s	0.7005	0.693	0.715	10
2020s	0.7438	0.707	0.778	6

Countries ranked near Panama

54 Bhutan 0.791 compare
55 Suriname 0.784 compare
56 Papua New Guinea 0.775 compare
58 Malta 0.77 compare
58 Montenegro 0.77 compare
60 Kenya 0.767 compare
60 Singapore 0.767 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Panama?: Liberal political institutions index in Panama was 0.773 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Panama?: The highest recorded value was 0.778 in 2024.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Panama?: The lowest recorded value was 0.222 in 1986.
How does Panama rank for liberal political institutions index?: Panama ranks 57th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Panama?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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