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Panama - Rule of Law (percentile rank) 53.6

World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 216 economies tracked

Latest value

53.6 (2025)

Global rank

##125 of 216 economies

vs global median

0.9×

Growth since 1996

0.99×

Ranking Race — Rule of Law (percentile rank)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#127199620062011201620212025#114#1252022 overtook Albania2025 overtook Nepal
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Panama climbed from #114 to #125 (overtook Albania). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Panama ↓

Key Events — Panama

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2002
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2012
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Albania in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Nepal in global rank auto

Rule of Law (percentile rank), 1996-2025

World Bank WGI · percentile rank (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199620062016202553.255.3357.4759.6
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