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Presidential republic and service economySovereign state

Panama

A unitary presidential republic that abolished its standing armed forces and maintains a dollarized economy centered on the Canal, financial services, the Colón Free Trade Zone, and international trade integration.

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Predominant Spectrum
Center
Closest catalog ideology
Kantian Republicanism
Closest Figure
Michel Temer
Catalog flag image for Panama
Sovereign stateSources & interpretation
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Political coordinates
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

These coordinates are editorial interpretations. The two pole scores add to 100; they describe a position in this model, rather than a probability. Read how catalog profiles are interpreted →

  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal30%
    Unitary70%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Democracy
    Democracy66.2%
    Autocracy33.8%
  • Civil liberties

    Near midpoint
    Security52.5%
    Liberty47.5%
  • Cultural integration

    Leaning · Multicultural
    Assimilation38.8%
    Multicultural61.2%
  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Negotiation
    Military force17.5%
    Negotiation82.5%
  • Foreign involvement

    Strong · Non-Intervention
    Non-Intervention70%
    Interventionist30%
  • Ownership

    Leaning · Private
    Public33.8%
    Private66.2%
  • Economic coordination

    Strong · Markets
    State direction28.7%
    Markets71.3%
  • International trade

    Strong · Free trade
    Protectionism22.5%
    Free trade77.5%
  • Religion & state

    Near midpoint
    Secular45%
    Religious55%
  • Social norms

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive42.5%
    Traditionalist57.5%
  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Acceleration
    Acceleration58.8%
    Ecologist41.2%

What distinguishes Panama

Largest median distance

Conflict resolution

This position is 38.0 points from the median of the 204 country and regime profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 55% Military forcePanama 18% Military force

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Distribution of power

This position is 1.3 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 29% FederalPanama 30% Federal

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.