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Panama

Panama / PA

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Panama in numbers.

Area75,320 kmยฒWorld # 119 โ†’Population4.6MWorld # 128 โ†’Population density60.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 141 โ†’Life expectancy79.8 yearsWorld # 54 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 19,790World # 76 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Panama across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area75,320 kmยฒWorld # 119 / 2023 โ†’Population4.6MWorld # 128 / 2025 โ†’Population density60.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 141 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,903World # 140 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.2%World # 84 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.1World # 97 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate15.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 98 / 2024 โ†’Death rate4.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 194 / 2024 โ†’Median age29.6 yearsWorld # 129 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+9.7%World # 100 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1424.5%World # 97 / 2025 โ†’Urban population66.2%World # 102 / 2025 โ†’Net migration6.2KWorld # 49 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate1.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 55 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share10.6%World # 79 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy79.8 yearsWorld # 54 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy66.7 yearsWorld # 38 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 98 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate4.8%World # 164 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 19,790World # 76 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 90.5BWorld # 83 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 43,902World # 62 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4.4%World # 71 / 2025 โ†’Inflation-0.2%World # 182 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment8.4%World # 51 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment19.8%World # 51 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)49.7World # 10 / 2024 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.5%World # 164 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people250.5 per million peopleWorld # 93 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.2%World # 108 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people7.7 per million peopleWorld # 85 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,105 kcal/dayWorld # 74 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person78 kg/person/yearWorld # 50 / 2023 โ†’Rice production371K tWorld # 55 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production6.3K tWorld # 41 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area56.3%World # 34 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person2,715 kWh/personWorld # 73 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person2.8 tWorld # 115 / 2024 โ†’Internet use72.8%World # 126 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions156.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 26 / 2023 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate11.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 32 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate13.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 101 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament21.7%World # 116 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals647KWorld # 116 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.8BWorld # 55 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites5 sitesWorld # 67 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2023 / 88.4%Main languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal1,771 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyUS DollarPAB / USDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country