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

The lowest recorded value was 0.247 in 1941.

How does Panama rank for participatory political institutions index?

Panama ranks 89th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is participatory political institutions index rising or falling in Panama?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Panama

Name: Participatory 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: Participatory Political Institutions Index was 0.531 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.531

Change on year

up 5.4%

World rank

89th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.573

in 2006

All-time low

0.247

in 1941

Years of data

123

1903–2025

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Panama, 1903–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, participatory political institutions index in Panama stood at 0.531.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory political institutions index in Panama peaked at 0.573 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.247, in 1941.

That places Panama 89th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Participatory Political Institutions Index in Panama, 1903 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1903	0.375	—
1904	0.375	+0.0%
1905	0.375	+0.0%
1906	0.375	+0.0%
1907	0.375	+0.0%
1908	0.375	+0.0%
1909	0.375	+0.0%
1910	0.375	+0.0%
1911	0.375	+0.0%
1912	0.375	+0.0%
1913	0.375	+0.0%
1914	0.375	+0.0%
1915	0.375	+0.0%
1916	0.375	+0.0%
1917	0.375	+0.0%
1918	0.375	+0.0%
1919	0.382	+1.9%
1920	0.382	+0.0%
1921	0.382	+0.0%
1922	0.382	+0.0%
1923	0.382	+0.0%
1924	0.382	+0.0%
1925	0.382	+0.0%
1926	0.382	+0.0%
1927	0.382	+0.0%
1928	0.382	+0.0%
1929	0.382	+0.0%
1930	0.382	+0.0%
1931	0.382	+0.0%
1932	0.382	+0.0%
1933	0.382	+0.0%
1934	0.382	+0.0%
1935	0.382	+0.0%
1936	0.382	+0.0%
1937	0.382	+0.0%
1938	0.382	+0.0%
1939	0.382	+0.0%
1940	0.415	+8.6%
1941	0.247	-40.5%
1942	0.247	+0.0%
1943	0.247	+0.0%
1944	0.247	+0.0%
1945	0.247	+0.0%
1946	0.374	+51.4%
1947	0.382	+2.1%
1948	0.38	-0.5%
1949	0.38	+0.0%
1950	0.38	+0.0%
1951	0.38	+0.0%
1952	0.38	+0.0%
1953	0.38	+0.0%
1954	0.38	+0.0%
1955	0.38	+0.0%
1956	0.38	+0.0%
1957	0.38	+0.0%
1958	0.38	+0.0%
1959	0.38	+0.0%
1960	0.38	+0.0%
1961	0.38	+0.0%
1962	0.38	+0.0%
1963	0.38	+0.0%
1964	0.38	+0.0%
1965	0.38	+0.0%
1966	0.38	+0.0%
1967	0.38	+0.0%
1968	0.381	+0.3%
1969	0.374	-1.8%
1970	0.374	+0.0%
1971	0.374	+0.0%
1972	0.379	+1.3%
1973	0.379	+0.0%
1974	0.379	+0.0%
1975	0.379	+0.0%
1976	0.379	+0.0%
1977	0.418	+10.3%
1978	0.418	+0.0%
1979	0.418	+0.0%
1980	0.418	+0.0%
1981	0.402	-3.8%
1982	0.4	-0.5%
1983	0.402	+0.5%
1984	0.402	+0.0%
1985	0.402	+0.0%
1986	0.402	+0.0%
1987	0.402	+0.0%
1988	0.398	-1.0%
1989	0.395	-0.8%
1990	0.548	+38.7%
1991	0.545	-0.5%
1992	0.569	+4.4%
1993	0.569	+0.0%
1994	0.569	+0.0%
1995	0.569	+0.0%
1996	0.569	+0.0%
1997	0.564	-0.9%
1998	0.569	+0.9%
1999	0.569	+0.0%
2000	0.569	+0.0%
2001	0.569	+0.0%
2002	0.569	+0.0%
2003	0.564	-0.9%
2004	0.56	-0.7%
2005	0.556	-0.7%
2006	0.573	+3.1%
2007	0.573	+0.0%
2008	0.573	+0.0%
2009	0.571	-0.3%
2010	0.571	+0.0%
2011	0.568	-0.5%
2012	0.565	-0.5%
2013	0.562	-0.5%
2014	0.559	-0.5%
2015	0.557	-0.4%
2016	0.554	-0.5%
2017	0.561	+1.3%
2018	0.531	-5.3%
2019	0.516	-2.8%
2020	0.524	+1.6%
2021	0.509	-2.9%
2022	0.498	-2.2%
2023	0.497	-0.2%
2024	0.504	+1.4%
2025	0.531	+5.4%

Panama compared with similar countries

Panama's 0.531 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.616, 86% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Panama's 0.531 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.581, 91% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.375	0.375	0.375	7
1910s	0.3757	0.375	0.382	10
1920s	0.382	0.382	0.382	10
1930s	0.382	0.382	0.382	10
1940s	0.3166	0.247	0.415	10
1950s	0.38	0.38	0.38	10
1960s	0.3795	0.374	0.381	10
1970s	0.3897	0.374	0.418	10
1980s	0.4023	0.395	0.418	10
1990s	0.564	0.545	0.569	10
2000s	0.5677	0.556	0.573	10
2010s	0.5544	0.516	0.571	10
2020s	0.5105	0.497	0.531	6

Countries ranked near Panama

86 Cape Verde 0.538 compare
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88 Mozambique 0.532 compare
89 Mauritania 0.531 compare
91 Congo 0.53 compare
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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
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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 participatory political institutions index in Panama?: Participatory political institutions index in Panama was 0.531 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory political institutions index recorded in Panama?: The highest recorded value was 0.573 in 2006.
What is the lowest participatory political institutions index recorded in Panama?: The lowest recorded value was 0.247 in 1941.
How does Panama rank for participatory political institutions index?: Panama ranks 89th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory political institutions index rising or falling in Panama?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Participatory 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, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.