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🇵🇦 Panama

Republic of Panama

PAN PA B/. Panamanian balboa (PAB)

Every statistic we track for Panama — 120 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$46,405

#57 of 191

Life expectancy

77.8 yrs

#46 of 188

Happiness score

6.55

#39 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.57

#49 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 64.1% #84/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 64.1% #84/139 2024
Bank Branches 17.7 #46/153 2024
Current Account Balance -1.5% #92/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 49.4% #71/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 52.1% #47/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 1 #156/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 3.7% #14/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -3.4% #104/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 95 #82/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 214.4 #80/191 2026
GDP per Capita 20,564 #62/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 23,557 #54/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 46,405 #57/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 5.8% #13/184 2019
Government Debt 57.7% #79/185 2026
Income Inequality (Gini) 48.9 #3/57 2023
Income per Person 18,250 #50/183 2018
Income per Person 18,250 #50/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 1.4% #180/191 2026
Listed Companies 36 #56/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 25.1% #101/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 38.1% #34/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 3.8% #60/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.1% #80/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 21.1% #47/70 2024
Stocks Traded 0.5% #51/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 94,762,119,668 #87/165 2022
Unemployment Rate 10.4% #9/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 2.1 #97/217 2024
Median Age 30.6 #129/235 2026
Population 3.7 #132/229 2013
Population 4.6 #122/191 2026
Population Density 62.4 #155/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 375 #122/195 2025
Urban Population 66% #99/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 97% #148/214 2023
Internet Users 72.8% #115/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 152.1 #24/209 2022
Read News Online 49.8% #28/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 35.9% #29/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 7 #75/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 1.5 #99/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 8.5% #53/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 36.1% #112/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 10.6 #111/191 2023
Life Expectancy 77.8 #46/188 2013
Life Expectancy 77 #49/186 2020
Suicide Rate 3.3 #153/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 5.3% #165/167 2022
Undernourishment 5.7% #78/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 82 #39/195 2023

🎓 Education

Adult Literacy 96.1% #11/31 2023
Education Spending (QoG) 2.5% #88/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 10.4 #60/146 2020
PISA Mathematics Score 357 #73/79 2022
PISA Reading Score 392 #59/79 2022
PISA Science Score 388 #65/79 2022

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 2.7 #98/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 1,020 #88/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 68% #46/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.9 #48/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.8 #52/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.6 #124/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 33 #117/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 33 #116/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #47/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #61/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #50/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #168/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 83 #59/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.8 #60/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.7 #97/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 0.3 #74/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.7 #84/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #49/179 2025
Military Spending 0% #150/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #53/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.5 #92/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 58.6 #81/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.7 #71/179 2025
Satisfaction with Democracy (Latinobarómetro) 35% #8/17 2024
Support for Democracy (Latinobarómetro) 54% #7/17 2024
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0.4 #62/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 62.1 #64/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 15.6 #30/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 7.3 #146/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 88.8% #55/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 49.6% #60/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 15.9 #22/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 11.6% #132/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 12% #32/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 4 #84/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 49.8 #90/141 2023
World Risk Index 18.3 #27/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 69.3% #68/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 6.5 #39/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 1 #53/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.8 #47/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0 #134/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.8 #38/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0 #132/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.5 #39/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.8 #59/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 13.6% #54/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 83.8% #70/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 87% #37/143 2018
Individualism 11 #63/65 2010
Interpersonal Trust (Latinobarómetro) 19% #6/17 2024
Masculinity 44 #42/65 2010
Power Distance 95 #4/65 2010
Signed a Petition 14.9% #64/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 5.7% #90/120 2017
Trust in government 4.3 #86/123 2017
Trust in parliament 3.7 #124/151 2017
Trust in political parties 3.5 #74/120 2017
Trust in Science 66.8% #104/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 53.3% #113/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 4.2 #121/153 2017
Uncertainty Avoidance 86 #18/65 2010

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.