Social Development in Panama 154 indicators covering social development for Panama. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,694 2025 down 84.4% 111th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 375 2025 up 504.8% 121st Political Rights Rating 2 2025 unchanged 115th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 115th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person 2025 up 424.0% 125th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 375 2025 up 504.8% 121st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person 2025 down 86.5% 101st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 90.4% 113th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.35 % change on previous year 2025 up 386.9% 76th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,694 2025 down 84.4% 111th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12.61 % change on previous year 2025 up 149.8% 49th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 272.9% 137th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.874 2025 down 3.6% 48th Liberal Democracy Index 0.575 2025 up 4.0% 49th Electoral Democracy Index 0.728 2025 down 3.6% 50th Freedom of Association Index 0.881 2025 up 0.2% 27th Freedom of Expression Index 0.812 2025 down 4.6% 60th Participatory Democracy Index 0.441 2025 down 7.2% 53rd Varieties of democracy 0.728 2025 down 3.6% 50th Liberal democracy 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.874 2025 down 3.6% 48th Key features of human rights 0.874 2025 down 3.6% 48th Key features of electoral democracy 0.728 2025 down 3.6% 50th Key features of liberal democracy 0.575 2025 up 4.0% 49th Executive Corruption Index 0.47 2025 up 0.9% 90th Judicial Corruption Score 0.213 2025 up 180.7% 88th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.284 2025 down 29.9% 115th Key features of democracy 0.728 2025 down 3.6% 50th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 58th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -0.519 % change on previous year 2025 down 131.4% 94th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.575 2025 up 4.0% 49th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 58th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year 2025 down 277.2% 126th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 58th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.728 2025 down 3.6% 49th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.453 2025 down 8.9% 60th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.56 2025 down 11.4% 47th Direct Democracy Index 0.013 2025 down 85.9% 128th Key media freedoms 0.827 2025 down 50.1% 73rd Media Corruption Score 1.57 2025 up 32.3% 44th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year 2025 down 108.8% 139th Academic Freedom Index 0.914 2025 up 1.1% 14th Legislative Corruption Score -0.772 2025 up 18.1% 113th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 40.6% 72nd Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 35.9% 64th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 40.6% 72nd Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 40.6% 72nd Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 up 0.2% 96th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0367 units per square kilometre 2023 down 84.5% 101st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0031 units per square kilometre 2023 up 135.9% 131st Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.66 2019 up 55.8% 32nd Page 1 of 3 Next →