Panama vs United States

Panama (North America) and United States (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 United States World

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 100k 1960 Panama: 477.04 United States: 2,999.86 World: 452.65 1961 Panama: 516.46 United States: 3,059.16 World: 471.93 1962 Panama: 545.57 United States: 3,236.01 World: 496.11 1963 Panama: 586.62 United States: 3,366.37 World: 525.19 1964 Panama: 611.1 United States: 3,565.31 World: 563.85 1965 Panama: 651.33 United States: 3,818.29 World: 601.89 1966 Panama: 688.85 United States: 4,136.31 World: 638.97 1967 Panama: 744.89 United States: 4,325.96 World: 664.4 1968 Panama: 778.48 United States: 4,684.59 World: 703.46 1969 Panama: 830.32 United States: 5,020 World: 761.11 1970 Panama: 892.89 United States: 5,234.3 World: 817.68 1971 Panama: 979.33 United States: 5,609.38 World: 884.88 1972 Panama: 1,046.06 United States: 6,094.02 World: 1,002 1973 Panama: 1,164.33 United States: 6,726.36 World: 1,201.53 1974 Panama: 1,296.45 United States: 7,225.69 World: 1,362.19 1975 Panama: 1,405.75 United States: 7,801.46 World: 1,488.94 1976 Panama: 1,456.5 United States: 8,592.25 World: 1,589.73 1977 Panama: 1,503.27 United States: 9,452.58 World: 1,766.28 1978 Panama: 1,738.49 United States: 10,564.95 World: 2,055.49 1979 Panama: 1,937.98 United States: 11,674.18 World: 2,335.19 1980 Panama: 2,357.09 United States: 12,574.79 World: 2,587.01 1981 Panama: 2,605.46 United States: 13,976.11 World: 2,628.62 1982 Panama: 2,811.41 United States: 14,433.79 World: 2,554.08 1983 Panama: 2,819.35 United States: 15,543.89 World: 2,561.17 1984 Panama: 2,874.95 United States: 17,121.23 World: 2,614.33 1985 Panama: 2,972.18 United States: 18,236.83 World: 2,690.59 1986 Panama: 3,019.48 United States: 19,071.23 World: 3,118.57 1987 Panama: 2,966.01 United States: 20,038.94 World: 3,487.88 1988 Panama: 2,508.78 United States: 21,417.01 World: 3,829.99 1989 Panama: 2,462.11 United States: 22,857.15 World: 3,930.51 1990 Panama: 2,620.14 United States: 23,888.6 World: 4,338.94 1991 Panama: 2,820.55 United States: 24,342.26 World: 4,453.9 1992 Panama: 3,139.9 United States: 25,418.99 World: 4,679.98 1993 Panama: 3,358.41 United States: 26,387.29 World: 4,685.3 1994 Panama: 3,508.2 United States: 27,694.85 World: 4,967.01 1995 Panama: 3,513.9 United States: 28,690.88 World: 5,463.2 1996 Panama: 3,308.18 United States: 29,967.71 World: 5,507.22 1997 Panama: 3,545.98 United States: 31,459.13 World: 5,408.57 1998 Panama: 3,807.84 United States: 32,853.67 World: 5,302.34 1999 Panama: 3,950.34 United States: 34,515.38 World: 5,401.23 2000 Panama: 3,975.09 United States: 36,329.97 World: 5,512.56 2001 Panama: 3,991.78 United States: 37,133.62 World: 5,404.2 2002 Panama: 4,090.59 United States: 37,997.74 World: 5,539.32 2003 Panama: 4,264.66 United States: 39,490.3 World: 6,129.87 2004 Panama: 4,644.57 United States: 41,724.64 World: 6,818 2005 Panama: 5,017.74 United States: 44,123.4 World: 7,290.57 2006 Panama: 5,528.77 United States: 46,301.99 World: 7,803.19 2007 Panama: 6,317.82 United States: 48,050.23 World: 8,685.33 2008 Panama: 7,347.59 United States: 48,570.06 World: 9,425.74 2009 Panama: 7,796.93 United States: 47,194.95 World: 8,827.04 2010 Panama: 8,331.46 United States: 48,642.63 World: 9,555.07 2011 Panama: 9,662.3 United States: 50,024.88 World: 10,496.93 2012 Panama: 11,064.81 United States: 51,708.39 World: 10,597.85 2013 Panama: 12,273.32 United States: 53,297.39 World: 10,759.35 2014 Panama: 13,213.2 United States: 55,153.39 World: 10,912.24 2015 Panama: 14,082.65 United States: 56,849.47 World: 10,191.98 2016 Panama: 14,832.36 United States: 57,976.63 World: 10,239.47 2017 Panama: 15,694.63 United States: 60,047.72 World: 10,784.4 2018 Panama: 16,151.33 United States: 62,875.67 World: 11,344.73 2019 Panama: 16,477.91 United States: 65,227.96 World: 11,417.6 2020 Panama: 13,290.56 United States: 64,465.3 World: 10,999.49 2021 Panama: 15,509.81 United States: 71,441.23 World: 12,472.91 2022 Panama: 17,378.61 United States: 78,008.69 World: 12,876.24 2023 Panama: 18,797.19 United States: 82,586.78 World: 13,313.86 2024 Panama: 19,161.22 United States: 86,169.66 World: 13,717.09 2025 Panama: 19,789.73 United States: 90,026.52 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Panama United States World

50 60 70 80 1960 Panama: 60.28 United States: 69.77 World: 50.94 1961 Panama: 60.91 United States: 70.27 World: 52.8 1962 Panama: 61.43 United States: 70.12 World: 55.29 1963 Panama: 61.81 United States: 69.92 World: 55.65 1964 Panama: 62.1 United States: 70.17 World: 56.1 1965 Panama: 62.34 United States: 70.21 World: 55.93 1966 Panama: 62.63 United States: 70.21 World: 56.45 1967 Panama: 62.89 United States: 70.56 World: 56.9 1968 Panama: 63.24 United States: 69.95 World: 57.34 1969 Panama: 63.66 United States: 70.51 World: 57.68 1970 Panama: 64.07 United States: 70.81 World: 57.94 1971 Panama: 64.67 United States: 71.11 World: 58.02 1972 Panama: 65.18 United States: 71.16 World: 58.84 1973 Panama: 65.78 United States: 71.36 World: 59.3 1974 Panama: 66.55 United States: 71.96 World: 59.7 1975 Panama: 67.24 United States: 72.6 World: 60.13 1976 Panama: 67.79 United States: 72.86 World: 60.45 1977 Panama: 68.25 United States: 73.26 World: 61.04 1978 Panama: 68.69 United States: 73.36 World: 61.39 1979 Panama: 69.09 United States: 73.8 World: 61.84 1980 Panama: 69.45 United States: 73.61 World: 62.15 1981 Panama: 69.79 United States: 74.01 World: 62.52 1982 Panama: 69.9 United States: 74.36 World: 62.87 1983 Panama: 70.13 United States: 74.46 World: 63.13 1984 Panama: 70.4 United States: 74.56 World: 63.44 1985 Panama: 70.54 United States: 74.56 World: 63.73 1986 Panama: 70.67 United States: 74.61 World: 64.12 1987 Panama: 70.81 United States: 74.77 World: 64.46 1988 Panama: 70.95 United States: 74.77 World: 64.67 1989 Panama: 70.14 United States: 75.02 World: 64.96 1990 Panama: 71.27 United States: 75.21 World: 65.11 1991 Panama: 71.33 United States: 75.37 World: 65.3 1992 Panama: 71.46 United States: 75.62 World: 65.55 1993 Panama: 71.81 United States: 75.42 World: 65.74 1994 Panama: 71.94 United States: 75.62 World: 65.96 1995 Panama: 71.99 United States: 75.62 World: 66.2 1996 Panama: 72.2 United States: 76.03 World: 66.52 1997 Panama: 72.54 United States: 76.43 World: 66.83 1998 Panama: 72.79 United States: 76.58 World: 67.07 1999 Panama: 73.12 United States: 76.58 World: 67.31 2000 Panama: 73.44 United States: 76.64 World: 67.65 2001 Panama: 73.82 United States: 76.84 World: 67.95 2002 Panama: 74.2 United States: 76.94 World: 68.23 2003 Panama: 74.57 United States: 77.04 World: 68.52 2004 Panama: 74.85 United States: 77.49 World: 68.77 2005 Panama: 75.16 United States: 77.49 World: 69.11 2006 Panama: 75.43 United States: 77.69 World: 69.47 2007 Panama: 75.68 United States: 77.99 World: 69.81 2008 Panama: 75.94 United States: 78.04 World: 70 2009 Panama: 76.23 United States: 78.39 World: 70.38 2010 Panama: 76.42 United States: 78.54 World: 70.68 2011 Panama: 76.66 United States: 78.64 World: 70.97 2012 Panama: 76.88 United States: 78.74 World: 71.26 2013 Panama: 77.13 United States: 78.74 World: 71.53 2014 Panama: 77.37 United States: 78.84 World: 71.78 2015 Panama: 77.58 United States: 78.69 World: 71.97 2016 Panama: 77.77 United States: 78.54 World: 72.19 2017 Panama: 77.9 United States: 78.54 World: 72.37 2018 Panama: 78.27 United States: 78.64 World: 72.64 2019 Panama: 78.51 United States: 78.79 World: 72.87 2020 Panama: 76.33 United States: 76.98 World: 72.18 2021 Panama: 77 United States: 76.33 World: 71.22 2022 Panama: 79.32 United States: 77.43 World: 72.97 2023 Panama: 79.59 United States: 78.39 World: 73.33 2024 Panama: 79.78 United States: 78.89 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Panama United States World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Panama: 5.83 United States: 3.65 World: 4.69 1961 Panama: 5.87 United States: 3.62 World: 4.56 1962 Panama: 5.87 United States: 3.46 World: 5.02 1963 Panama: 5.87 United States: 3.32 World: 5.31 1964 Panama: 5.81 United States: 3.19 World: 5.13 1965 Panama: 5.73 United States: 2.91 World: 5.08 1966 Panama: 5.65 United States: 2.72 World: 4.97 1967 Panama: 5.53 United States: 2.56 World: 4.87 1968 Panama: 5.41 United States: 2.46 World: 4.98 1969 Panama: 5.29 United States: 2.46 World: 4.88 1970 Panama: 5.18 United States: 2.48 World: 4.84 1971 Panama: 5.05 United States: 2.27 World: 4.69 1972 Panama: 4.91 United States: 2.01 World: 4.55 1973 Panama: 4.74 United States: 1.88 World: 4.42 1974 Panama: 4.58 United States: 1.84 World: 4.26 1975 Panama: 4.41 United States: 1.77 World: 4.07 1976 Panama: 4.26 United States: 1.74 World: 3.97 1977 Panama: 4.12 United States: 1.79 World: 3.84 1978 Panama: 3.98 United States: 1.76 World: 3.77 1979 Panama: 3.88 United States: 1.81 World: 3.76 1980 Panama: 3.8 United States: 1.84 World: 3.73 1981 Panama: 3.72 United States: 1.81 World: 3.71 1982 Panama: 3.66 United States: 1.83 World: 3.72 1983 Panama: 3.6 United States: 1.8 World: 3.59 1984 Panama: 3.52 United States: 1.81 World: 3.57 1985 Panama: 3.43 United States: 1.84 World: 3.53 1986 Panama: 3.34 United States: 1.84 World: 3.51 1987 Panama: 3.25 United States: 1.87 World: 3.48 1988 Panama: 3.17 United States: 1.93 World: 3.39 1989 Panama: 3.12 United States: 2.01 World: 3.35 1990 Panama: 3.07 United States: 2.08 World: 3.31 1991 Panama: 3 United States: 2.06 World: 3.13 1992 Panama: 2.95 United States: 2.05 World: 3.04 1993 Panama: 2.91 United States: 2.02 World: 2.97 1994 Panama: 2.88 United States: 2 World: 2.92 1995 Panama: 2.85 United States: 1.98 World: 2.87 1996 Panama: 2.83 United States: 1.98 World: 2.82 1997 Panama: 2.81 United States: 1.97 World: 2.78 1998 Panama: 2.79 United States: 2 World: 2.75 1999 Panama: 2.77 United States: 2.01 World: 2.72 2000 Panama: 2.74 United States: 2.06 World: 2.73 2001 Panama: 2.72 United States: 2.03 World: 2.69 2002 Panama: 2.7 United States: 2.02 World: 2.66 2003 Panama: 2.68 United States: 2.05 World: 2.64 2004 Panama: 2.68 United States: 2.05 World: 2.63 2005 Panama: 2.64 United States: 2.06 World: 2.61 2006 Panama: 2.62 United States: 2.11 World: 2.61 2007 Panama: 2.61 United States: 2.12 World: 2.6 2008 Panama: 2.61 United States: 2.07 World: 2.6 2009 Panama: 2.59 United States: 2 World: 2.59 2010 Panama: 2.59 United States: 1.93 World: 2.57 2011 Panama: 2.6 United States: 1.89 World: 2.55 2012 Panama: 2.59 United States: 1.88 World: 2.56 2013 Panama: 2.57 United States: 1.86 World: 2.53 2014 Panama: 2.55 United States: 1.86 World: 2.52 2015 Panama: 2.53 United States: 1.84 World: 2.49 2016 Panama: 2.5 United States: 1.82 World: 2.49 2017 Panama: 2.46 United States: 1.77 World: 2.46 2018 Panama: 2.4 United States: 1.73 World: 2.39 2019 Panama: 2.29 United States: 1.71 World: 2.35 2020 Panama: 2.18 United States: 1.64 World: 2.28 2021 Panama: 2.15 United States: 1.66 World: 2.25 2022 Panama: 2.14 United States: 1.66 World: 2.22 2023 Panama: 2.12 United States: 1.62 World: 2.2 2024 Panama: 2.11 United States: 1.63 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Panama United States World

3 5 8 10 13 15 1991 Panama: 6.44 United States: 6.8 World: 5.12 1992 Panama: 6.32 United States: 7.5 World: 5.28 1993 Panama: 6.37 United States: 6.9 World: 5.54 1994 Panama: 6.43 United States: 6.12 World: 5.79 1995 Panama: 6.51 United States: 5.65 World: 5.92 1996 Panama: 6.73 United States: 5.45 World: 5.98 1997 Panama: 6.59 United States: 5 World: 6.01 1998 Panama: 6.4 United States: 4.51 World: 6.16 1999 Panama: 6.17 United States: 4.22 World: 6.28 2000 Panama: 6.19 United States: 3.99 World: 6.11 2001 Panama: 6.29 United States: 4.73 World: 6.19 2002 Panama: 6.3 United States: 5.78 World: 6.41 2003 Panama: 6.3 United States: 5.99 World: 6.48 2004 Panama: 6.1 United States: 5.53 World: 6.33 2005 Panama: 5.97 United States: 5.08 World: 6.22 2006 Panama: 5.79 United States: 4.62 World: 5.97 2007 Panama: 5.67 United States: 4.62 World: 5.77 2008 Panama: 5.64 United States: 5.78 World: 5.82 2009 Panama: 5.86 United States: 9.25 World: 6.41 2010 Panama: 5.85 United States: 9.63 World: 6.28 2011 Panama: 4.03 United States: 8.95 World: 6.15 2012 Panama: 3.69 United States: 8.07 World: 6.15 2013 Panama: 3.67 United States: 7.38 World: 6.1 2014 Panama: 4.39 United States: 6.17 World: 5.96 2015 Panama: 4.34 United States: 5.28 World: 6 2016 Panama: 4.72 United States: 4.87 World: 5.97 2017 Panama: 5.34 United States: 4.36 World: 5.9 2018 Panama: 5.16 United States: 3.9 World: 5.76 2019 Panama: 6.26 United States: 3.67 World: 5.59 2020 Panama: 14.66 United States: 8.06 World: 6.59 2021 Panama: 10.18 United States: 5.35 World: 6.05 2022 Panama: 8.09 United States: 3.65 World: 5.23 2023 Panama: 6.54 United States: 3.64 World: 4.85 2024 Panama: 8.45 United States: 4.02 World: 4.81 2025 Panama: 8.36 United States: 4.2 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Panama United States World

0 5 10 15 20 25 1970 Panama: 1.72 United States: 22.41 World: 4.14 1971 Panama: 1.67 United States: 21.48 World: 4.04 1972 Panama: 1.75 United States: 22.44 World: 4.16 1973 Panama: 1.9 United States: 23.11 World: 4.32 1974 Panama: 1.89 United States: 22.11 World: 4.23 1975 Panama: 1.88 United States: 20.91 World: 4.14 1976 Panama: 1.83 United States: 22.09 World: 4.31 1977 Panama: 1.77 United States: 22.61 World: 4.36 1978 Panama: 1.64 United States: 22.33 World: 4.42 1979 Panama: 1.74 United States: 22.25 World: 4.46 1980 Panama: 1.63 United States: 21.04 World: 4.33 1981 Panama: 1.39 United States: 20.52 World: 4.18 1982 Panama: 1.53 United States: 19.27 World: 4.05 1983 Panama: 1.71 United States: 19.03 World: 4.01 1984 Panama: 1.4 United States: 19.74 World: 4.07 1985 Panama: 1.28 United States: 19.67 World: 4.05 1986 Panama: 1.29 United States: 19.34 World: 4.04 1987 Panama: 1.4 United States: 19.81 World: 4.1 1988 Panama: 1.05 United States: 20.54 World: 4.16 1989 Panama: 1.07 United States: 20.58 World: 4.16 1990 Panama: 1.11 United States: 19.96 World: 4.15 1991 Panama: 1.25 United States: 19.52 World: 4.1 1992 Panama: 1.46 United States: 19.56 World: 4.01 1993 Panama: 1.46 United States: 19.76 World: 3.97 1994 Panama: 1.53 United States: 19.83 World: 3.94 1995 Panama: 1.61 United States: 19.8 World: 3.99 1996 Panama: 1.59 United States: 20.14 World: 4.01 1997 Panama: 1.64 United States: 20.9 World: 4.02 1998 Panama: 1.98 United States: 20.83 World: 3.98 1999 Panama: 1.7 United States: 20.65 World: 3.95 2000 Panama: 1.72 United States: 21.01 World: 4.01 2001 Panama: 2.02 United States: 20.63 World: 4.01 2002 Panama: 1.73 United States: 19.91 World: 4.02 2003 Panama: 1.72 United States: 19.97 World: 4.15 2004 Panama: 1.69 United States: 20.08 World: 4.28 2005 Panama: 2.14 United States: 19.93 World: 4.39 2006 Panama: 2.22 United States: 19.4 World: 4.48 2007 Panama: 2.18 United States: 19.5 World: 4.59 2008 Panama: 2.07 United States: 18.71 World: 4.56 2009 Panama: 2.43 United States: 17.19 World: 4.45 2010 Panama: 2.53 United States: 17.85 World: 4.67 2011 Panama: 2.71 United States: 17.02 World: 4.76 2012 Panama: 2.78 United States: 16.19 World: 4.77 2013 Panama: 2.68 United States: 16.5 World: 4.81 2014 Panama: 2.77 United States: 16.42 World: 4.78 2015 Panama: 2.68 United States: 15.95 World: 4.7 2016 Panama: 2.65 United States: 15.5 World: 4.65 2017 Panama: 2.48 United States: 15.18 World: 4.67 2018 Panama: 2.38 United States: 15.58 World: 4.73 2019 Panama: 3.11 United States: 15.04 World: 4.7 2020 Panama: 2.26 United States: 13.47 World: 4.47 2021 Panama: 2.48 United States: 14.32 World: 4.68 2022 Panama: 2.6 United States: 14.42 World: 4.67 2023 Panama: 2.86 United States: 13.71 World: 4.68 2024 Panama: 2.74 United States: 13.62 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Panama United States World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Panama: 11.48 United States: 67.97 World: 15.6 2006 Panama: 17.35 United States: 68.93 World: 17.2 2007 Panama: 22.29 United States: 75 World: 20.2 2008 Panama: 33.82 United States: 74 World: 22.8 2009 Panama: 39.08 United States: 71 World: 25.3 2010 Panama: 40.1 United States: 71.69 World: 28.4 2011 Panama: 42.7 United States: 69.73 World: 30.9 2012 Panama: 40.3 United States: 74.7 World: 33.3 2013 Panama: 44.03 United States: 71.4 World: 35.3 2014 Panama: 44.92 United States: 73 World: 37.4 2015 Panama: 51.21 United States: 74.55 World: 39.9 2016 Panama: 54 United States: 85.54 World: 43.6 2017 Panama: 59.95 United States: 87.27 World: 46.3 2018 Panama: 61.81 United States: 88.5 World: 49.4 2019 Panama: 63.63 United States: 89.43 World: 53.9 2020 Panama: 64.82 United States: 90.34 World: 60.1 2021 Panama: 66.04 United States: 91.27 World: 63.8 2022 Panama: 67.28 United States: 92.73 World: 67 2023 Panama: 68.55 United States: 93.53 World: 69.2 2024 Panama: 72.77 United States: 94.69 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Panama United States
Population 4.6 mn 2025
128th of 215		 341.8 mn 2025
3rd of 215
Population density 60.1 /km² 2023
141st of 214		 36.8 /km² 2023
164th of 214
Population growth 1.22 % 2025
83rd of 215		 0.52 % 2025
133rd of 215
Life expectancy 79.8 years 2024
53rd of 215		 78.9 years 2024
59th of 215
Fertility rate 2.11 2024
97th of 215		 1.63 2024
132nd of 215
Birth rate 15.9 ‰ 2024
98th of 215		 10.6 ‰ 2024
145th of 215
Infant mortality 12.0 ‰ 2024
94th of 196		 5.5 ‰ 2024
54th of 196
Urban population 66.2 % 2025
101st of 215		 80.2 % 2025
56th of 215
Aged 65+ 9.7 % 2025
100th of 215		 18.4 % 2025
44th of 215
Living in cities 49.4 % 2025
58th of 215		 35.0 % 2025
118th of 215
Living in towns 19.4 % 2025
187th of 215		 39.5 % 2025
68th of 215
Living in rural areas 31.1 % 2025
73rd of 215		 25.6 % 2025
102nd of 215

Human development

Indicator Panama United States
Human Development Index 0.839 2023
59th of 193		 0.938 2023
19th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.664 2023
70th of 169		 0.832 2023
29th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.643 2023
95th of 156		 0.686 2023
74th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.374 2023
94th of 172		 0.169 2023
46th of 172

Economy

Indicator Panama United States
GDP 90.5 bn US$ 2025
81st of 186		 30.8 tn US$ 2025
1st of 186
GDP per capita 19,790 US$ 2025
57th of 186		 90,027 US$ 2025
7th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 43,902 int. $ 2025
54th of 185		 90,027 int. $ 2025
10th of 185
GNI per capita 19,140 US$ 2025
54th of 182		 88,810 US$ 2025
5th of 182
GDP growth 4.4 % 2025
63rd of 186		 2.2 % 2025
128th of 186
Inflation -0.2 % 2025
157th of 165		 2.9 % 2024
Trade 83.7 % 2024 25.0 % 2024
Exports 44.4 % 2024 11.0 % 2024
FDI inflows 1.0 % 2025
101st of 192		 1.3 % 2025
142nd of 192
Manufacturing 4.8 % 2025
117th of 132		 10.5 % 2021
Agriculture 2.6 % 2025
116th of 158		 0.9 % 2021
Tax revenue 7.2 % 2024
85th of 89		 10.8 % 2024
78th of 89
Government debt - 115.8 % 2024
53rd of 56
Military spending - 3.4 % 2024
18th of 147

Labour

Indicator Panama United States
Unemployment 8.4 % 2025
135th of 181		 4.2 % 2025
70th of 181
Youth unemployment 19.8 % 2025
133rd of 181		 9.3 % 2025
63rd of 181
Women in the labour force 54.9 % 2025
82nd of 181		 56.3 % 2025
74th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 16.0 % 2025
87th of 181		 1.5 % 2025
164th of 181
Weekly hours worked 36.0 h 2025
123rd of 181		 36.3 h 2025
121st of 181
Youth NEET rate 14.8 % 2025
71st of 181		 11.7 % 2025
48th of 181
Labour income share 35.0 % 2022 55.8 % 2025
17th of 114
Output per hour 43.6 $ 2025
50th of 181		 81.8 $ 2025
12th of 181

Health

Indicator Panama United States
Health spending 8.3 % 2023
56th of 192		 16.7 % 2023
3rd of 192
Health spending per person 1,558 US$ 2023
50th of 191		 13,473 US$ 2023
1st of 191
Physicians 1.63 /1,000 2022
70th of 125		 3.68 /1,000 2022
31st of 125
Under-5 mortality 15.3 ‰ 2024
100th of 196		 6.5 ‰ 2024
53rd of 196
Maternal mortality 37 /100k 2023
89th of 194		 17 /100k 2023
67th of 194
Tobacco use 4.8 % 2024
3rd of 166		 15.8 % 2024
68th of 166
Safe drinking water - 97.6 % 2024
38th of 147

Food

Indicator Panama United States
Calories per person 3,105 kcal 2023
65th of 155		 3,947 kcal 2023
1st of 155
Protein supply 94.4 g 2022
82nd of 174		 122.4 g 2022
13th of 174
Animal protein supply 53.7 g 2022
69th of 174		 82.9 g 2022
8th of 174
Fat supply 102.7 g 2022
81st of 174		 181.1 g 2022
2nd of 174
Cereal import dependency 61.9 % 2022
62nd of 160		 -20.3 % 2022
138th of 160
Food insecurity - 10.7 % 2024
47th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 1.1 % 2024
13th of 124

Education

Indicator Panama United States
Literacy 96.2 % 2024
9th of 29		 -
Secondary enrolment 76.6 % 2017 97.5 % 2022
Tertiary enrolment 53.7 % 2023
65th of 128		 79.4 % 2022
Education spending 2.5 % 2023
97th of 121		 5.4 % 2021
Expected schooling 13.3 yrs 2023
100th of 195		 15.9 yrs 2023
47th of 195
Mean schooling 10.8 yrs 2023
74th of 193		 13.9 yrs 2023
3rd of 193

Society

Indicator Panama United States
Income inequality 49.7 2024
90th of 93		 41.8 2024
75th of 93
Extreme poverty 3.1 % 2024
60th of 93		 1.1 % 2024
50th of 93
Internet use 72.8 % 2024
115th of 182		 94.7 % 2024
29th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 156.6 /100 2023 113.2 /100 2024
93rd of 151
Electricity access 96.0 % 2024
147th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
113th of 213
Women in parliament 21.7 % 2025
112th of 184		 28.9 % 2025
82nd of 184

Refugees

Indicator Panama United States
Refugees hosted 2,694 2025
111th of 177		 457,647 2025
19th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.6 ‰ 2025
101st of 177		 1.3 ‰ 2025
79th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 4,129 2025
73rd of 177		 3.7 mn 2025
1st of 177
Refugees from the country 375 2025
121st of 199		 3,667 2025
83rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
123rd of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
167th of 199

Governance

Indicator Panama United States
Control of corruption 36.6 /100 2024
136th of 207		 69.9 /100 2024
38th of 207
Government effectiveness 56.1 /100 2024
83rd of 205		 77.8 /100 2024
22nd of 205
Rule of law 52.4 /100 2024
116th of 207		 73.5 /100 2024
41st of 207
Regulatory quality 53.7 /100 2024
101st of 205		 76.2 /100 2024
20th of 205
Voice and accountability 64.6 /100 2024
68th of 205		 72.4 /100 2024
47th of 205
Political stability 70.4 /100 2024
91st of 207		 64.3 /100 2024
115th of 207

Environment

Indicator Panama United States
CO₂ per capita 2.74 t 2024
107th of 202		 13.62 t 2024
189th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 12.7 Mt 2024
101st of 204		 4,904.1 Mt 2024
2nd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.03 % 2024
101st of 204		 12.71 % 2024
2nd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.4 Gt 2024
109th of 204		 434.9 Gt 2024
1st of 204
GHG per capita 4.26 t 2024
103rd of 202		 17.39 t 2024
188th of 202
Renewable energy 28.0 % 2021
83rd of 211		 10.9 % 2021
143rd of 211
Forest area 56.3 % 2023
34th of 212		 33.9 % 2023
96th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 15.1 µg/m³ 2023
84th of 200		 7.0 µg/m³ 2023
25th of 200
Water stress 0.9 % 2022
14th of 176		 28.2 % 2022
121st of 176
Land area 74,180 km² 2023
116th of 214		 9.1 mn km² 2023
3rd of 214

Energy

Indicator Panama United States
Renewable electricity 68.0 % 2024
46th of 190		 25.6 % 2025
109th of 190
Wind and solar 14.5 % 2024
51st of 190		 18.9 % 2025
43rd of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
136th of 180		 17.4 % 2025
18th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 68.0 % 2024
56th of 190		 43.0 % 2025
86th of 190
Fossil electricity 32.0 % 2024
56th of 190		 57.0 % 2025
86th of 190
Coal power 3.7 % 2024
128th of 188		 16.3 % 2025
143rd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 220 g/kWh 2024
51st of 190		 384 g/kWh 2025
80th of 190
Electricity per capita 2.94 MWh 2024
90th of 191		 13.05 MWh 2025
12th 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.