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Political Civil Liberties Index in Panama

Panama: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.885 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.885
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
47th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.9
in 2015
All-time low
0.14
in 1970
Years of data
123
1903–2025

Political Civil Liberties Index in Panama, 1903–2025

0.20.40.60.81190319642025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for political civil liberties index in Panama is 0.885, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Panama peaked at 0.9 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.14, in 1970.

That places Panama 47th 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.

Political Civil Liberties Index in Panama, year by year

Year Value Change
1903 0.598 —
1904 0.598 +0.0%
1905 0.598 +0.0%
1906 0.598 +0.0%
1907 0.598 +0.0%
1908 0.598 +0.0%
1909 0.598 +0.0%
1910 0.598 +0.0%
1911 0.598 +0.0%
1912 0.598 +0.0%
1913 0.598 +0.0%
1914 0.598 +0.0%
1915 0.598 +0.0%
1916 0.598 +0.0%
1917 0.598 +0.0%
1918 0.598 +0.0%
1919 0.598 +0.0%
1920 0.598 +0.0%
1921 0.598 +0.0%
1922 0.598 +0.0%
1923 0.598 +0.0%
1924 0.598 +0.0%
1925 0.598 +0.0%
1926 0.598 +0.0%
1927 0.598 +0.0%
1928 0.598 +0.0%
1929 0.598 +0.0%
1930 0.598 +0.0%
1931 0.603 +0.8%
1932 0.624 +3.5%
1933 0.624 +0.0%
1934 0.624 +0.0%
1935 0.624 +0.0%
1936 0.624 +0.0%
1937 0.624 +0.0%
1938 0.624 +0.0%
1939 0.624 +0.0%
1940 0.624 +0.0%
1941 0.619 -0.8%
1942 0.632 +2.1%
1943 0.632 +0.0%
1944 0.632 +0.0%
1945 0.632 +0.0%
1946 0.613 -3.0%
1947 0.613 +0.0%
1948 0.613 +0.0%
1949 0.606 -1.1%
1950 0.618 +2.0%
1951 0.605 -2.1%
1952 0.616 +1.8%
1953 0.616 +0.0%
1954 0.616 +0.0%
1955 0.616 +0.0%
1956 0.625 +1.5%
1957 0.625 +0.0%
1958 0.625 +0.0%
1959 0.625 +0.0%
1960 0.637 +1.9%
1961 0.637 +0.0%
1962 0.637 +0.0%
1963 0.637 +0.0%
1964 0.637 +0.0%
1965 0.637 +0.0%
1966 0.637 +0.0%
1967 0.624 -2.0%
1968 0.328 -47.4%
1969 0.154 -53.0%
1970 0.14 -9.1%
1971 0.14 +0.0%
1972 0.14 +0.0%
1973 0.14 +0.0%
1974 0.14 +0.0%
1975 0.14 +0.0%
1976 0.14 +0.0%
1977 0.14 +0.0%
1978 0.14 +0.0%
1979 0.195 +39.3%
1980 0.233 +19.5%
1981 0.219 -6.0%
1982 0.19 -13.2%
1983 0.19 +0.0%
1984 0.235 +23.7%
1985 0.235 +0.0%
1986 0.232 -1.3%
1987 0.232 +0.0%
1988 0.232 +0.0%
1989 0.232 +0.0%
1990 0.858 +269.8%
1991 0.858 +0.0%
1992 0.858 +0.0%
1993 0.863 +0.6%
1994 0.864 +0.1%
1995 0.869 +0.6%
1996 0.869 +0.0%
1997 0.869 +0.0%
1998 0.864 -0.6%
1999 0.864 +0.0%
2000 0.883 +2.2%
2001 0.892 +1.0%
2002 0.892 +0.0%
2003 0.892 +0.0%
2004 0.892 +0.0%
2005 0.892 +0.0%
2006 0.892 +0.0%
2007 0.892 +0.0%
2008 0.892 +0.0%
2009 0.881 -1.2%
2010 0.879 -0.2%
2011 0.879 +0.0%
2012 0.879 +0.0%
2013 0.88 +0.1%
2014 0.88 +0.0%
2015 0.9 +2.3%
2016 0.9 +0.0%
2017 0.877 -2.6%
2018 0.877 +0.0%
2019 0.87 -0.8%
2020 0.853 -2.0%
2021 0.874 +2.5%
2022 0.865 -1.0%
2023 0.861 -0.5%
2024 0.877 +1.9%
2025 0.885 +0.9%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 0.885 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.893, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 0.885 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.855, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.598 0.598 0.598 7
1910s 0.598 0.598 0.598 10
1920s 0.598 0.598 0.598 10
1930s 0.6193 0.598 0.624 10
1940s 0.6216 0.606 0.632 10
1950s 0.6187 0.605 0.625 10
1960s 0.5565 0.154 0.637 10
1970s 0.1455 0.14 0.195 10
1980s 0.223 0.19 0.235 10
1990s 0.8636 0.858 0.869 10
2000s 0.89 0.881 0.892 10
2010s 0.8821 0.87 0.9 10
2020s 0.8692 0.853 0.885 6

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 44 Malta 0.891 compare
  2. 44 Montenegro 0.891 compare
  3. 46 Papua New Guinea 0.889 compare
  4. 48 South Africa 0.884 compare
  5. 49 Cyprus 0.879 compare
  6. 50 Honduras 0.876 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Panama?
Political civil liberties index in Panama was 0.885 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2015.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.14 in 1970.
How does Panama rank for political civil liberties index?
Panama ranks 47th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Civil Liberties Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.