Country profile
Panama
Panama ranks #128 of 215 for population, #73 of 209 for gdp per capita, #54 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
4,515,577
people · 2024
Rank #128 of 215
Life expectancy
79.8
years · 2024
Rank #54 of 216
Poverty headcount
3.1%
% of population · 2024
Rank #92 of 186
Under-5 mortality
15.3
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #129 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
63.8%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #146 of 232
Tobacco use
5.2%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #161 of 163
Calorie supply
3,105
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #72 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
647,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #117 of 203
GDP per capita
$19,161
current US$ · 2024
Rank #73 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
0.69
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #177 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
107
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #207 of 210
Forest area
56.3%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #37 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
11.5
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #201 of 248
Protected areas
27.2%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #40 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
2.8
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #112 of 210
Fertilizer use
93.4
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #64 of 194
Pesticide use
14.5
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #22 of 193
Cereal yield
4.23
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #59 of 182
Digital
Internet users
72.8%
% of population · 2024
Rank #127 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
18.1
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #113 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
157
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #27 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
97%
% of population · 2023
Rank #149 of 215
Renewable electricity output
79.3%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #33 of 257
Energy use per person
22,863
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #79 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.73
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #48 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Panama; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield