What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Panama?

Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Panama was 0.874 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Panama?

The highest recorded value was 0.907 in 2015.

What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Panama?

The lowest recorded value was 0.32 in 1982.

How does Panama rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?

Panama ranks 48th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Panama?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Panama

Name: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Panama
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Panama: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.874 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.874

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

48th

of 174 countries

All-time high

0.907

in 2015

All-time low

0.32

in 1982

Years of data

1946–2025

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Panama, 1946–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Panama stood at 0.874.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Panama peaked at 0.907 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.32, in 1982.

That places Panama 48th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Panama, 1946 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1946	0.597	—
1947	0.631	+5.7%
1948	0.631	+0.0%
1949	0.609	-3.5%
1950	0.634	+4.1%
1951	0.617	-2.7%
1952	0.638	+3.4%
1953	0.638	+0.0%
1954	0.638	+0.0%
1955	0.638	+0.0%
1956	0.643	+0.8%
1957	0.643	+0.0%
1958	0.643	+0.0%
1959	0.643	+0.0%
1960	0.645	+0.3%
1961	0.645	+0.0%
1962	0.645	+0.0%
1963	0.645	+0.0%
1964	0.645	+0.0%
1965	0.645	+0.0%
1966	0.645	+0.0%
1967	0.642	-0.5%
1968	0.427	-33.5%
1969	0.333	-22.0%
1970	0.33	-0.9%
1971	0.33	+0.0%
1972	0.333	+0.9%
1973	0.333	+0.0%
1974	0.333	+0.0%
1975	0.333	+0.0%
1976	0.333	+0.0%
1977	0.333	+0.0%
1978	0.333	+0.0%
1979	0.349	+4.8%
1980	0.344	-1.4%
1981	0.338	-1.7%
1982	0.32	-5.3%
1983	0.32	+0.0%
1984	0.349	+9.1%
1985	0.349	+0.0%
1986	0.328	-6.0%
1987	0.328	+0.0%
1988	0.328	+0.0%
1989	0.328	+0.0%
1990	0.847	+158.2%
1991	0.859	+1.4%
1992	0.859	+0.0%
1993	0.861	+0.2%
1994	0.889	+3.3%
1995	0.892	+0.3%
1996	0.892	+0.0%
1997	0.892	+0.0%
1998	0.888	-0.4%
1999	0.888	+0.0%
2000	0.895	+0.8%
2001	0.9	+0.6%
2002	0.9	+0.0%
2003	0.9	+0.0%
2004	0.902	+0.2%
2005	0.902	+0.0%
2006	0.902	+0.0%
2007	0.902	+0.0%
2008	0.902	+0.0%
2009	0.9	-0.2%
2010	0.897	-0.3%
2011	0.897	+0.0%
2012	0.897	+0.0%
2013	0.899	+0.2%
2014	0.899	+0.0%
2015	0.907	+0.9%
2016	0.907	+0.0%
2017	0.897	-1.1%
2018	0.871	-2.9%
2019	0.869	-0.2%
2020	0.862	-0.8%
2021	0.873	+1.3%
2022	0.879	+0.7%
2023	0.88	+0.1%
2024	0.888	+0.9%
2025	0.874	-1.6%

Panama compared with similar countries

Panama's 0.874 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 96% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Panama's 0.874 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.819, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1990	+158.2%	0.328	0.847
1968	-33.5%	0.642	0.427

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	0.617	0.597	0.631	4
1950s	0.6375	0.617	0.643	10
1960s	0.5917	0.333	0.645	10
1970s	0.334	0.33	0.349	10
1980s	0.3332	0.32	0.349	10
1990s	0.8767	0.847	0.892	10
2000s	0.9005	0.895	0.902	10
2010s	0.894	0.869	0.907	10
2020s	0.876	0.862	0.888	6

Countries ranked near Panama

45 Greece 0.878 compare
46 Romania 0.877 compare
47 Jamaica 0.876 compare
48 Dominican Republic 0.874 compare
50 East Timor 0.873 compare
50 Mauritius 0.873 compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

More economy & growth data for Panama

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.82 Percent per annum (2029)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4 Percent per annum (2029)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -870.79 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -190.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 938.47 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -55.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 205.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -8.97 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Panama?: Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Panama was 0.874 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Panama?: The highest recorded value was 0.907 in 2015.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Panama?: The lowest recorded value was 0.32 in 1982.
How does Panama rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?: Panama ranks 48th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Panama?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 13,700 data points, 1946–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.