Panama vs Puerto Rico

Panama (North America) and Puerto Rico (North America) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Panama Puerto Rico World

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 1960 Panama: 477.04 Puerto Rico: 717.51 World: 452.65 1961 Panama: 516.46 Puerto Rico: 777.22 World: 471.93 1962 Panama: 545.57 Puerto Rico: 854.74 World: 496.11 1963 Panama: 586.62 Puerto Rico: 931.75 World: 525.19 1964 Panama: 611.1 Puerto Rico: 1,006.43 World: 563.85 1965 Panama: 651.33 Puerto Rico: 1,110.83 World: 601.89 1966 Panama: 688.85 Puerto Rico: 1,207.81 World: 638.97 1967 Panama: 744.89 Puerto Rico: 1,335.27 World: 664.4 1968 Panama: 778.48 Puerto Rico: 1,480.69 World: 703.46 1969 Panama: 830.32 Puerto Rico: 1,661.87 World: 761.11 1970 Panama: 892.89 Puerto Rico: 1,852.35 World: 817.68 1971 Panama: 979.33 Puerto Rico: 2,044.32 World: 884.88 1972 Panama: 1,046.06 Puerto Rico: 2,246.48 World: 1,002 1973 Panama: 1,164.33 Puerto Rico: 2,432.41 World: 1,201.53 1974 Panama: 1,296.45 Puerto Rico: 2,614.5 World: 1,362.19 1975 Panama: 1,405.75 Puerto Rico: 2,738.24 World: 1,488.94 1976 Panama: 1,456.5 Puerto Rico: 2,946.46 World: 1,589.73 1977 Panama: 1,503.27 Puerto Rico: 3,208.77 World: 1,766.28 1978 Panama: 1,738.49 Puerto Rico: 3,567.75 World: 2,055.49 1979 Panama: 1,937.98 Puerto Rico: 4,024.51 World: 2,335.19 1980 Panama: 2,357.09 Puerto Rico: 4,502.84 World: 2,587.01 1981 Panama: 2,605.46 Puerto Rico: 4,920.72 World: 2,628.62 1982 Panama: 2,811.41 Puerto Rico: 5,115.01 World: 2,554.08 1983 Panama: 2,819.35 Puerto Rico: 5,217.72 World: 2,561.17 1984 Panama: 2,874.95 Puerto Rico: 5,730.12 World: 2,614.33 1985 Panama: 2,972.18 Puerto Rico: 6,008.05 World: 2,690.59 1986 Panama: 3,019.48 Puerto Rico: 6,455.18 World: 3,118.57 1987 Panama: 2,966.01 Puerto Rico: 6,980.49 World: 3,487.88 1988 Panama: 2,508.78 Puerto Rico: 7,595.44 World: 3,829.99 1989 Panama: 2,462.11 Puerto Rico: 8,033.09 World: 3,930.51 1990 Panama: 2,620.14 Puerto Rico: 8,652.51 World: 4,338.94 1991 Panama: 2,820.55 Puerto Rico: 9,064.02 World: 4,453.9 1992 Panama: 3,139.9 Puerto Rico: 9,659.34 World: 4,679.98 1993 Panama: 3,358.41 Puerto Rico: 10,212.28 World: 4,685.3 1994 Panama: 3,508.2 Puerto Rico: 10,876.42 World: 4,967.01 1995 Panama: 3,513.9 Puerto Rico: 11,579.19 World: 5,463.2 1996 Panama: 3,308.18 Puerto Rico: 12,173.16 World: 5,507.22 1997 Panama: 3,545.98 Puerto Rico: 12,817.65 World: 5,408.57 1998 Panama: 3,807.84 Puerto Rico: 14,304.41 World: 5,302.34 1999 Panama: 3,950.34 Puerto Rico: 15,220.99 World: 5,401.23 2000 Panama: 3,975.09 Puerto Rico: 16,192.13 World: 5,512.56 2001 Panama: 3,991.78 Puerto Rico: 18,123.2 World: 5,404.2 2002 Panama: 4,090.59 Puerto Rico: 18,731.46 World: 5,539.32 2003 Panama: 4,264.66 Puerto Rico: 19,557.12 World: 6,129.87 2004 Panama: 4,644.57 Puerto Rico: 20,988.99 World: 6,818 2005 Panama: 5,017.74 Puerto Rico: 21,959.32 World: 7,290.57 2006 Panama: 5,528.77 Puerto Rico: 22,935.94 World: 7,803.19 2007 Panama: 6,317.82 Puerto Rico: 23,664.88 World: 8,685.33 2008 Panama: 7,347.59 Puerto Rico: 24,898.33 World: 9,425.74 2009 Panama: 7,796.93 Puerto Rico: 25,768.73 World: 8,827.04 2010 Panama: 8,331.46 Puerto Rico: 26,414.88 World: 9,555.07 2011 Panama: 9,662.3 Puerto Rico: 27,170.08 World: 10,496.93 2012 Panama: 11,064.81 Puerto Rico: 27,742.02 World: 10,597.85 2013 Panama: 12,273.32 Puerto Rico: 28,212.05 World: 10,759.35 2014 Panama: 13,213.2 Puerto Rico: 28,576.1 World: 10,912.24 2015 Panama: 14,082.65 Puerto Rico: 29,242.04 World: 10,191.98 2016 Panama: 14,832.36 Puerto Rico: 29,978.09 World: 10,239.47 2017 Panama: 15,694.63 Puerto Rico: 30,328.48 World: 10,784.4 2018 Panama: 16,151.33 Puerto Rico: 30,679.92 World: 11,344.73 2019 Panama: 16,477.91 Puerto Rico: 31,830.53 World: 11,417.6 2020 Panama: 13,290.56 Puerto Rico: 31,427.1 World: 10,999.49 2021 Panama: 15,509.81 Puerto Rico: 32,618.87 World: 12,472.91 2022 Panama: 17,378.61 Puerto Rico: 35,353.56 World: 12,876.24 2023 Panama: 18,797.19 Puerto Rico: 36,980.77 World: 13,313.86 2024 Panama: 19,161.22 Puerto Rico: 39,353.22 World: 13,717.09 2025 Panama: 19,789.73 Puerto Rico: 40,620.15 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Panama Puerto Rico World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Panama: 60.28 Puerto Rico: 68.63 World: 50.94 1961 Panama: 60.91 Puerto Rico: 68.53 World: 52.8 1962 Panama: 61.43 Puerto Rico: 68.86 World: 55.29 1963 Panama: 61.81 Puerto Rico: 68.73 World: 55.65 1964 Panama: 62.1 Puerto Rico: 68.24 World: 56.1 1965 Panama: 62.34 Puerto Rico: 69.29 World: 55.93 1966 Panama: 62.63 Puerto Rico: 70.22 World: 56.45 1967 Panama: 62.89 Puerto Rico: 70.7 World: 56.9 1968 Panama: 63.24 Puerto Rico: 70.57 World: 57.34 1969 Panama: 63.66 Puerto Rico: 70.51 World: 57.68 1970 Panama: 64.07 Puerto Rico: 70.35 World: 57.94 1971 Panama: 64.67 Puerto Rico: 71.08 World: 58.02 1972 Panama: 65.18 Puerto Rico: 70.81 World: 58.84 1973 Panama: 65.78 Puerto Rico: 70.95 World: 59.3 1974 Panama: 66.55 Puerto Rico: 71.32 World: 59.7 1975 Panama: 67.24 Puerto Rico: 71.96 World: 60.13 1976 Panama: 67.79 Puerto Rico: 72.08 World: 60.45 1977 Panama: 68.25 Puerto Rico: 72.4 World: 61.04 1978 Panama: 68.69 Puerto Rico: 72.53 World: 61.39 1979 Panama: 69.09 Puerto Rico: 72.72 World: 61.84 1980 Panama: 69.45 Puerto Rico: 73.1 World: 62.15 1981 Panama: 69.79 Puerto Rico: 72.98 World: 62.52 1982 Panama: 69.9 Puerto Rico: 72.95 World: 62.87 1983 Panama: 70.13 Puerto Rico: 73.38 World: 63.13 1984 Panama: 70.4 Puerto Rico: 73.43 World: 63.44 1985 Panama: 70.54 Puerto Rico: 72.63 World: 63.73 1986 Panama: 70.67 Puerto Rico: 73.27 World: 64.12 1987 Panama: 70.81 Puerto Rico: 73.4 World: 64.46 1988 Panama: 70.95 Puerto Rico: 73.15 World: 64.67 1989 Panama: 70.14 Puerto Rico: 72.48 World: 64.96 1990 Panama: 71.27 Puerto Rico: 72.83 World: 65.11 1991 Panama: 71.33 Puerto Rico: 73.88 World: 65.3 1992 Panama: 71.46 Puerto Rico: 73.39 World: 65.55 1993 Panama: 71.81 Puerto Rico: 73.31 World: 65.74 1994 Panama: 71.94 Puerto Rico: 73.62 World: 65.96 1995 Panama: 71.99 Puerto Rico: 73.57 World: 66.2 1996 Panama: 72.2 Puerto Rico: 74 World: 66.52 1997 Panama: 72.54 Puerto Rico: 74.67 World: 66.83 1998 Panama: 72.79 Puerto Rico: 74.56 World: 67.07 1999 Panama: 73.12 Puerto Rico: 75.28 World: 67.31 2000 Panama: 73.44 Puerto Rico: 75.51 World: 67.65 2001 Panama: 73.82 Puerto Rico: 75.97 World: 67.95 2002 Panama: 74.2 Puerto Rico: 76.82 World: 68.23 2003 Panama: 74.57 Puerto Rico: 76.94 World: 68.52 2004 Panama: 74.85 Puerto Rico: 76.91 World: 68.77 2005 Panama: 75.16 Puerto Rico: 76.7 World: 69.11 2006 Panama: 75.43 Puerto Rico: 77.56 World: 69.47 2007 Panama: 75.68 Puerto Rico: 77.66 World: 69.81 2008 Panama: 75.94 Puerto Rico: 78.11 World: 70 2009 Panama: 76.23 Puerto Rico: 78.38 World: 70.38 2010 Panama: 76.42 Puerto Rico: 78.72 World: 70.68 2011 Panama: 76.66 Puerto Rico: 78.77 World: 70.97 2012 Panama: 76.88 Puerto Rico: 79.26 World: 71.26 2013 Panama: 77.13 Puerto Rico: 80.32 World: 71.53 2014 Panama: 77.37 Puerto Rico: 80.04 World: 71.78 2015 Panama: 77.58 Puerto Rico: 80.68 World: 71.97 2016 Panama: 77.77 Puerto Rico: 80.36 World: 72.19 2017 Panama: 77.9 Puerto Rico: 79.07 World: 72.37 2018 Panama: 78.27 Puerto Rico: 81.09 World: 72.64 2019 Panama: 78.51 Puerto Rico: 81.44 World: 72.87 2020 Panama: 76.33 Puerto Rico: 80.01 World: 72.18 2021 Panama: 77 Puerto Rico: 79.77 World: 71.22 2022 Panama: 79.32 Puerto Rico: 79.43 World: 72.97 2023 Panama: 79.59 Puerto Rico: 81.69 World: 73.33 2024 Panama: 79.78 Puerto Rico: 81.9 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Panama Puerto Rico World

0 2 4 6 1960 Panama: 5.83 Puerto Rico: 4.8 World: 4.69 1961 Panama: 5.87 Puerto Rico: 4.51 World: 4.56 1962 Panama: 5.87 Puerto Rico: 4.36 World: 5.02 1963 Panama: 5.87 Puerto Rico: 4.53 World: 5.31 1964 Panama: 5.81 Puerto Rico: 4.11 World: 5.13 1965 Panama: 5.73 Puerto Rico: 4.04 World: 5.08 1966 Panama: 5.65 Puerto Rico: 3.82 World: 4.97 1967 Panama: 5.53 Puerto Rico: 3.57 World: 4.87 1968 Panama: 5.41 Puerto Rico: 3.38 World: 4.98 1969 Panama: 5.29 Puerto Rico: 3.32 World: 4.88 1970 Panama: 5.18 Puerto Rico: 3.24 World: 4.84 1971 Panama: 5.05 Puerto Rico: 3.29 World: 4.69 1972 Panama: 4.91 Puerto Rico: 3.06 World: 4.55 1973 Panama: 4.74 Puerto Rico: 2.93 World: 4.42 1974 Panama: 4.58 Puerto Rico: 2.88 World: 4.26 1975 Panama: 4.41 Puerto Rico: 2.77 World: 4.07 1976 Panama: 4.26 Puerto Rico: 2.86 World: 3.97 1977 Panama: 4.12 Puerto Rico: 2.92 World: 3.84 1978 Panama: 3.98 Puerto Rico: 2.9 World: 3.77 1979 Panama: 3.88 Puerto Rico: 2.85 World: 3.76 1980 Panama: 3.8 Puerto Rico: 2.82 World: 3.73 1981 Panama: 3.72 Puerto Rico: 2.71 World: 3.71 1982 Panama: 3.66 Puerto Rico: 2.61 World: 3.72 1983 Panama: 3.6 Puerto Rico: 2.46 World: 3.59 1984 Panama: 3.52 Puerto Rico: 2.35 World: 3.57 1985 Panama: 3.43 Puerto Rico: 2.35 World: 3.53 1986 Panama: 3.34 Puerto Rico: 2.36 World: 3.51 1987 Panama: 3.25 Puerto Rico: 2.33 World: 3.48 1988 Panama: 3.17 Puerto Rico: 2.31 World: 3.39 1989 Panama: 3.12 Puerto Rico: 2.39 World: 3.35 1990 Panama: 3.07 Puerto Rico: 2.38 World: 3.31 1991 Panama: 3 Puerto Rico: 2.3 World: 3.13 1992 Panama: 2.95 Puerto Rico: 2.29 World: 3.04 1993 Panama: 2.91 Puerto Rico: 2.31 World: 2.97 1994 Panama: 2.88 Puerto Rico: 2.28 World: 2.92 1995 Panama: 2.85 Puerto Rico: 2.25 World: 2.87 1996 Panama: 2.83 Puerto Rico: 1.94 World: 2.82 1997 Panama: 2.81 Puerto Rico: 1.9 World: 2.78 1998 Panama: 2.79 Puerto Rico: 1.9 World: 2.75 1999 Panama: 2.77 Puerto Rico: 2 World: 2.72 2000 Panama: 2.74 Puerto Rico: 2.05 World: 2.73 2001 Panama: 2.72 Puerto Rico: 1.93 World: 2.69 2002 Panama: 2.7 Puerto Rico: 1.83 World: 2.66 2003 Panama: 2.68 Puerto Rico: 1.76 World: 2.64 2004 Panama: 2.68 Puerto Rico: 1.78 World: 2.63 2005 Panama: 2.64 Puerto Rico: 1.77 World: 2.61 2006 Panama: 2.62 Puerto Rico: 1.71 World: 2.61 2007 Panama: 2.61 Puerto Rico: 1.65 World: 2.6 2008 Panama: 2.61 Puerto Rico: 1.65 World: 2.6 2009 Panama: 2.59 Puerto Rico: 1.65 World: 2.59 2010 Panama: 2.59 Puerto Rico: 1.62 World: 2.57 2011 Panama: 2.6 Puerto Rico: 1.6 World: 2.55 2012 Panama: 2.59 Puerto Rico: 1.54 World: 2.56 2013 Panama: 2.57 Puerto Rico: 1.47 World: 2.53 2014 Panama: 2.55 Puerto Rico: 1.43 World: 2.52 2015 Panama: 2.53 Puerto Rico: 1.34 World: 2.49 2016 Panama: 2.5 Puerto Rico: 1.24 World: 2.49 2017 Panama: 2.46 Puerto Rico: 1.1 World: 2.46 2018 Panama: 2.4 Puerto Rico: 1.04 World: 2.39 2019 Panama: 2.29 Puerto Rico: 0.98 World: 2.35 2020 Panama: 2.18 Puerto Rico: 0.92 World: 2.28 2021 Panama: 2.15 Puerto Rico: 0.91 World: 2.25 2022 Panama: 2.14 Puerto Rico: 0.91 World: 2.22 2023 Panama: 2.12 Puerto Rico: 0.92 World: 2.2 2024 Panama: 2.11 Puerto Rico: 0.92 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Panama Puerto Rico World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Panama: 6.44 Puerto Rico: 16.18 World: 5.12 1992 Panama: 6.32 Puerto Rico: 16.93 World: 5.28 1993 Panama: 6.37 Puerto Rico: 16.91 World: 5.54 1994 Panama: 6.43 Puerto Rico: 14.6 World: 5.79 1995 Panama: 6.51 Puerto Rico: 13.93 World: 5.92 1996 Panama: 6.73 Puerto Rico: 13.64 World: 5.98 1997 Panama: 6.59 Puerto Rico: 13.8 World: 6.01 1998 Panama: 6.4 Puerto Rico: 13.46 World: 6.16 1999 Panama: 6.17 Puerto Rico: 11.81 World: 6.28 2000 Panama: 6.19 Puerto Rico: 10.08 World: 6.11 2001 Panama: 6.29 Puerto Rico: 11.4 World: 6.19 2002 Panama: 6.3 Puerto Rico: 11.94 World: 6.41 2003 Panama: 6.3 Puerto Rico: 11.78 World: 6.48 2004 Panama: 6.1 Puerto Rico: 10.31 World: 6.33 2005 Panama: 5.97 Puerto Rico: 11.35 World: 6.22 2006 Panama: 5.79 Puerto Rico: 11.01 World: 5.97 2007 Panama: 5.67 Puerto Rico: 10.93 World: 5.77 2008 Panama: 5.64 Puerto Rico: 11.48 World: 5.82 2009 Panama: 5.86 Puerto Rico: 15 World: 6.41 2010 Panama: 5.85 Puerto Rico: 16.1 World: 6.28 2011 Panama: 4.03 Puerto Rico: 15.7 World: 6.15 2012 Panama: 3.69 Puerto Rico: 14.5 World: 6.15 2013 Panama: 3.67 Puerto Rico: 14.3 World: 6.1 2014 Panama: 4.39 Puerto Rico: 13.9 World: 5.96 2015 Panama: 4.34 Puerto Rico: 12 World: 6 2016 Panama: 4.72 Puerto Rico: 11.8 World: 5.97 2017 Panama: 5.34 Puerto Rico: 10.8 World: 5.9 2018 Panama: 5.16 Puerto Rico: 9.2 World: 5.76 2019 Panama: 6.26 Puerto Rico: 8.3 World: 5.59 2020 Panama: 14.66 Puerto Rico: 8.89 World: 6.59 2021 Panama: 10.18 Puerto Rico: 7.9 World: 6.05 2022 Panama: 8.09 Puerto Rico: 6 World: 5.23 2023 Panama: 6.54 Puerto Rico: 5.73 World: 4.85 2024 Panama: 8.45 Puerto Rico: 5.64 World: 4.81 2025 Panama: 8.36 Puerto Rico: 5.99 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Panama Puerto Rico World

0 5 10 15 20 1970 Panama: 1.72 Puerto Rico: 10.83 World: 4.14 1971 Panama: 1.67 Puerto Rico: 11.49 World: 4.04 1972 Panama: 1.75 Puerto Rico: 13.8 World: 4.16 1973 Panama: 1.9 Puerto Rico: 14.97 World: 4.32 1974 Panama: 1.89 Puerto Rico: 13.91 World: 4.23 1975 Panama: 1.88 Puerto Rico: 12.7 World: 4.14 1976 Panama: 1.83 Puerto Rico: 13.7 World: 4.31 1977 Panama: 1.77 Puerto Rico: 15.17 World: 4.36 1978 Panama: 1.64 Puerto Rico: 15.16 World: 4.42 1979 Panama: 1.74 Puerto Rico: 12.76 World: 4.46 1980 Panama: 1.63 Puerto Rico: 10.35 World: 4.33 1981 Panama: 1.39 Puerto Rico: 8.77 World: 4.18 1982 Panama: 1.53 Puerto Rico: 6.59 World: 4.05 1983 Panama: 1.71 Puerto Rico: 6.64 World: 4.01 1984 Panama: 1.4 Puerto Rico: 5.9 World: 4.07 1985 Panama: 1.28 Puerto Rico: 5.11 World: 4.05 1986 Panama: 1.29 Puerto Rico: 6.28 World: 4.04 1987 Panama: 1.4 Puerto Rico: 5.56 World: 4.1 1988 Panama: 1.05 Puerto Rico: 6.43 World: 4.16 1989 Panama: 1.07 Puerto Rico: 6.68 World: 4.16 1990 Panama: 1.11 Puerto Rico: 5.38 World: 4.15 1991 Panama: 1.25 Puerto Rico: 5.48 World: 4.1 1992 Panama: 1.46 Puerto Rico: 5.65 World: 4.01 1993 Panama: 1.46 Puerto Rico: 5.74 World: 3.97 1994 Panama: 1.53 Puerto Rico: 5.87 World: 3.94 1995 Panama: 1.61 Puerto Rico: 5.94 World: 3.99 1996 Panama: 1.59 Puerto Rico: 5.95 World: 4.01 1997 Panama: 1.64 Puerto Rico: 6.06 World: 4.02 1998 Panama: 1.98 Puerto Rico: 6.13 World: 3.98 1999 Panama: 1.7 Puerto Rico: 6.62 World: 3.95 2000 Panama: 1.72 Puerto Rico: 6.61 World: 4.01 2001 Panama: 2.02 Puerto Rico: 6.51 World: 4.01 2002 Panama: 1.73 Puerto Rico: 5.27 World: 4.02 2003 Panama: 1.72 Puerto Rico: 6.83 World: 4.15 2004 Panama: 1.69 Puerto Rico: 6.84 World: 4.28 2005 Panama: 2.14 Puerto Rico: 6.89 World: 4.39 2006 Panama: 2.22 Puerto Rico: 4.46 World: 4.48 2007 Panama: 2.18 Puerto Rico: 4.75 World: 4.59 2008 Panama: 2.07 Puerto Rico: 4.09 World: 4.56 2009 Panama: 2.43 Puerto Rico: 3.74 World: 4.45 2010 Panama: 2.53 Puerto Rico: 3.61 World: 4.67 2011 Panama: 2.71 Puerto Rico: 3.16 World: 4.76 2012 Panama: 2.78 Puerto Rico: 3.1 World: 4.77 2013 Panama: 2.68 Puerto Rico: 3.01 World: 4.81 2014 Panama: 2.77 Puerto Rico: 3.21 World: 4.78 2015 Panama: 2.68 Puerto Rico: 3.42 World: 4.7 2016 Panama: 2.65 Puerto Rico: 3.26 World: 4.65 2017 Panama: 2.48 Puerto Rico: 3.41 World: 4.67 2018 Panama: 2.38 Puerto Rico: 4.17 World: 4.73 2019 Panama: 3.11 Puerto Rico: 3.82 World: 4.7 2020 Panama: 2.26 Puerto Rico: 3.8 World: 4.47 2021 Panama: 2.48 Puerto Rico: 3.88 World: 4.68 2022 Panama: 2.6 Puerto Rico: 4.32 World: 4.67 2023 Panama: 2.86 Puerto Rico: 4.57 World: 4.68 2024 Panama: 2.74 Puerto Rico: 4.82 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2022

Panama Puerto Rico World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Panama: 11.48 Puerto Rico: 23.4 World: 15.6 2006 Panama: 17.35 Puerto Rico: 25.44 World: 17.2 2007 Panama: 22.29 Puerto Rico: 27.86 World: 20.2 2008 Panama: 33.82 Puerto Rico: 38 World: 22.8 2009 Panama: 39.08 Puerto Rico: 41.5 World: 25.3 2010 Panama: 40.1 Puerto Rico: 45.3 World: 28.4 2011 Panama: 42.7 Puerto Rico: 48 World: 30.9 2012 Panama: 40.3 Puerto Rico: 69 World: 33.3 2013 Panama: 44.03 Puerto Rico: 69 World: 35.3 2014 Panama: 44.92 Puerto Rico: 76.13 World: 37.4 2015 Panama: 51.21 Puerto Rico: 63.47 World: 39.9 2016 Panama: 54 Puerto Rico: 68.64 World: 43.6 2017 Panama: 59.95 Puerto Rico: 68.74 World: 46.3 2018 Panama: 61.81 Puerto Rico: 70.86 World: 49.4 2019 Panama: 63.63 Puerto Rico: 77.74 World: 53.9 2021 Panama: 66.04 Puerto Rico: 84.79 World: 63.8 2022 Panama: 67.28 Puerto Rico: 87.29 World: 67 2005 2011 2014 2022

Population

Indicator Panama Puerto Rico
Population 4.6 mn 2025
128th of 215		 3.2 mn 2025
134th of 215
Population density 60.1 /km² 2023
141st of 214		 361.2 /km² 2023
29th of 214
Population growth 1.22 % 2025
83rd of 215		 -0.55 % 2025
199th of 215
Life expectancy 79.8 years 2024
53rd of 215		 81.9 years 2024
37th of 215
Fertility rate 2.11 2024
97th of 215		 0.92 2024
212th of 215
Birth rate 15.9 ‰ 2024
98th of 215		 5.7 ‰ 2024
210th of 215
Infant mortality 12.0 ‰ 2024
94th of 196		 -
Urban population 66.2 % 2025
101st of 215		 94.3 % 2025
20th of 215
Aged 65+ 9.7 % 2025
100th of 215		 25.3 % 2025
3rd of 215
Living in cities 49.4 % 2025
58th of 215		 28.2 % 2025
148th of 215
Living in towns 19.4 % 2025
187th of 215		 52.9 % 2025
33rd of 215
Living in rural areas 31.1 % 2025
73rd of 215		 18.9 % 2025
144th of 215

Human development

Indicator Panama Puerto Rico
Human Development Index 0.839 2023
59th of 193		 -
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.664 2023
70th of 169		 -
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.643 2023
95th of 156		 -
Gender Inequality Index 0.374 2023
94th of 172		 -

Economy

Indicator Panama Puerto Rico
GDP 90.5 bn US$ 2025
81st of 186		 129.4 bn US$ 2025
64th of 186
GDP per capita 19,790 US$ 2025
57th of 186		 40,620 US$ 2025
29th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 43,902 int. $ 2025
54th of 185		 52,196 int. $ 2025
42nd of 185
GNI per capita 19,140 US$ 2025
54th of 182		 27,320 US$ 2025
39th of 182
GDP growth 4.4 % 2025
63rd of 186		 0.3 % 2025
173rd of 186
Inflation -0.2 % 2025
157th of 165		 -
Trade 83.7 % 2024 90.5 % 2025
59th of 138
Exports 44.4 % 2024 46.9 % 2025
43rd of 138
FDI inflows 1.0 % 2025
101st of 192		 -
Manufacturing 4.8 % 2025
117th of 132		 44.0 % 2025
1st of 132
Agriculture 2.6 % 2025
116th of 158		 0.7 % 2025
149th of 158
Tax revenue 7.2 % 2024
85th of 89		 -

Labour

Indicator Panama Puerto Rico
Unemployment 8.4 % 2025
135th of 181		 6.0 % 2025
111th of 181
Youth unemployment 19.8 % 2025
133rd of 181		 14.0 % 2025
102nd of 181
Women in the labour force 54.9 % 2025
82nd of 181		 36.9 % 2025
158th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 16.0 % 2025
87th of 181		 1.1 % 2025
169th of 181
Weekly hours worked 36.0 h 2025
123rd of 181		 38.3 h 2025
94th of 181
Youth NEET rate 14.8 % 2025
71st of 181		 20.5 % 2025
106th of 181
Labour income share 35.0 % 2022 59.0 % 2025
11th of 114
Output per hour 43.6 $ 2025
50th of 181		 61.0 $ 2025
31st of 181

Health

Indicator Panama Puerto Rico
Health spending 8.3 % 2023
56th of 192		 -
Health spending per person 1,558 US$ 2023
50th of 191		 -
Physicians 1.63 /1,000 2022
70th of 125		 -
Under-5 mortality 15.3 ‰ 2024
100th of 196		 -
Maternal mortality 37 /100k 2023
89th of 194		 11 /100k 2023
49th of 194
Tobacco use 4.8 % 2024
3rd of 166		 -
Safe drinking water - 98.9 % 2024
30th of 147

Food

Indicator Panama Puerto Rico
Calories per person 3,105 kcal 2023
65th of 155		 -
Protein supply 94.4 g 2022
82nd of 174		 -
Animal protein supply 53.7 g 2022
69th of 174		 -
Fat supply 102.7 g 2022
81st of 174		 -
Cereal import dependency 61.9 % 2022
62nd of 160		 -

Education

Indicator Panama Puerto Rico
Literacy 96.2 % 2024
9th of 29		 92.4 % 2017
Secondary enrolment 76.6 % 2017 81.5 % 2024
84th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 53.7 % 2023
65th of 128		 77.9 % 2023
30th of 128
Education spending 2.5 % 2023
97th of 121		 4.3 % 2024
43rd of 121
Expected schooling 13.3 yrs 2023
100th of 195		 -
Mean schooling 10.8 yrs 2023
74th of 193		 -

Society

Indicator Panama Puerto Rico
Income inequality 49.7 2024
90th of 93		 -
Extreme poverty 3.1 % 2024
60th of 93		 -
Internet use 72.8 % 2024
115th of 182		 87.3 % 2022
Mobile subscriptions 156.6 /100 2023 126.4 /100 2024
59th of 151
Electricity access 96.0 % 2024
147th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
87th of 213
Women in parliament 21.7 % 2025
112th of 184		 -

Refugees

Indicator Panama Puerto Rico
Refugees hosted 2,694 2025
111th of 177		 -
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.6 ‰ 2025
101st of 177		 -
Asylum-seekers hosted 4,129 2025
73rd of 177		 -
Refugees from the country 375 2025
121st of 199		 0 2024
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
123rd of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2024

Governance

Indicator Panama Puerto Rico
Control of corruption 36.6 /100 2024
136th of 207		 55.9 /100 2024
71st of 207
Government effectiveness 56.1 /100 2024
83rd of 205		 46.4 /100 2024
125th of 205
Rule of law 52.4 /100 2024
116th of 207		 66.4 /100 2024
68th of 207
Regulatory quality 53.7 /100 2024
101st of 205		 65.2 /100 2024
50th of 205
Voice and accountability 64.6 /100 2024
68th of 205		 63.5 /100 2024
76th of 205
Political stability 70.4 /100 2024
91st of 207		 73.4 /100 2024
79th of 207

Environment

Indicator Panama Puerto Rico
CO₂ per capita 2.74 t 2024
107th of 202		 4.82 t 2024
147th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 12.7 Mt 2024
101st of 204		 -
Share of global CO₂ 0.03 % 2024
101st of 204		 -
Cumulative CO₂ 0.4 Gt 2024
109th of 204		 -
GHG per capita 4.26 t 2024
103rd of 202		 5.50 t 2024
130th of 202
Renewable energy 28.0 % 2021
83rd of 211		 2.5 % 2022
177th of 211
Forest area 56.3 % 2023
34th of 212		 56.1 % 2023
37th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 15.1 µg/m³ 2023
84th of 200		 7.8 µg/m³ 2023
31st of 200
Water stress 0.9 % 2022
14th of 176		 19.5 % 2022
108th of 176
Land area 74,180 km² 2023
116th of 214		 8,870 km² 2023
165th of 214

Energy

Indicator Panama Puerto Rico
Renewable electricity 68.0 % 2024
46th of 190		 5.9 % 2025
157th of 190
Wind and solar 14.5 % 2024
51st of 190		 5.8 % 2025
97th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
136th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
141st of 180
Low-carbon electricity 68.0 % 2024
56th of 190		 5.9 % 2025
159th of 190
Fossil electricity 32.0 % 2024
56th of 190		 94.1 % 2025
159th of 190
Coal power 3.7 % 2024
128th of 188		 15.7 % 2025
148th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 220 g/kWh 2024
51st of 190		 656 g/kWh 2025
166th of 190
Electricity per capita 2.94 MWh 2024
90th of 191		 6.04 MWh 2025
41st of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.