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Panama

Latin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeCapital: Panama City275,937 observations

Population

4.57M

world rank #128 / 217

GDP

90.46B

world rank #81 / 186

GDP / capita

37,516.2

world rank #52 / 185

Life expectancy

79.8

world rank #55 / 217

Governance

447 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile36.6#131 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile56.1#82 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile70.4#88 Rule of Law0-100 percentile52.4#116

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Economy

2,617 indicators

GDPcurrent US$90.46B#81 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $37,516.2#52 GDP growth%4.4%#63 Inflation%-0.19%#9

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Trade

97 indicators

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Health

1,637 indicators

Life expectancyyears79.8#55 Infant mortalityper 1k births12#60 Maternal mortalityper 100k37#30 Health spending% GDP8.3%#56

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,622 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross76.6%#106 Education spending% GDP2.5%#97 Adult literacy%96.2%#9 Primary enrollment% gross96.9%#86

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,078 indicators

Populationpeople4.57M#128 Population growth%1.2%#84 Urban population%66.2%#91 Fertility ratebirths/woman2.1#97

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

288 indicators

Electricity access% pop96%#18 Renewable energy share%28%#76 Forest area% land56.3%#34 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita2,714.9#73

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Energy

224 indicators

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Environment

366 indicators

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Agriculture

384 indicators

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Technology

318 indicators

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Society

2,429 indicators

Gini indexindex49.7#23 Extreme poverty% pop3.1%#13 Internet users% pop72.8%#113 Homicide rateper 100k11.7#66

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Risk

356 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-104#29 Hazard & exposure0-103.4#29 Vulnerability0-103.4#23

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Other

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