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
Source: 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 44 Malta 0.891 compare
- 44 Montenegro 0.891 compare
- 46 Papua New Guinea 0.889 compare
- 48 South Africa 0.884 compare
- 49 Cyprus 0.879 compare
- 50 Honduras 0.876 compare
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 political civil liberties index in Panama?
- Political civil liberties index in Panama was 0.885 in 2025, according to 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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