Compare Panama vs United States

Panama North America

United States North America

Key Statistics

Population

people

4.5M

129th

340.1M

3rd

GDP

gross domestic product, US$

$86.5B

80th

$28.8T

1st

GDP per Capita

US$ per person

$19,161

76th

$84,534

12th

GNI per Capita (PPP)

international $

$39,260

61st

$85,980

10th

GDP Growth

annual %

2.7% 125th

2.8% 122nd

Surface Area

km²

75,320 km²

119th

9,831,510 km²

3rd

Population Density

people per km²

60.0 /km²

34.6 /km²

Fertility Rate

births per woman

2.1 97th

1.6 135th

Urban Population

% of population

66.0% 101st

80.1% 57th

Population 65+

% of population

9.4% 102nd

17.9% 45th

Health

Life Expectancy

years at birth

79.6 yrs

56th

78.4 yrs

63rd

Infant Mortality

per 1,000 live births

10.6 83rd

5.5 56th

Maternal Mortality

per 100,000 live births

37.0 89th

17.0 67th

Health Spending per Capita

US$

$1,558

51st

$13,473

1st

Health Spending

% of GDP

8.3% 56th

16.7% 3rd

Physicians

per 1,000 people

1.62

104th

3.68

39th

Hospital Beds

per 1,000 people

1.95

114th

2.68

82nd

Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024

Population pyramid of Panama — **Panama**

Population pyramid of United States — **United States**

Economy & Environment

Unemployment Rate

% of labour force

8.5% 139th

4.0% 71st

GHG Emissions

tons per capita

5.37 96th

17.74 175th

Agriculture

% of GDP

2.7%

1.0%

Industry

% of GDP

25.5%

17.9%

Services

% of GDP

69.3%

77.6%

Exports

% of GDP

44.4%

11.1%

Imports

% of GDP

39.3%

14.3%

Education & Society

Literacy Rate

% of adults

96.3% 61st

N/A

Education Spending

% of GDP

2.5% 169th

5.4% 44th

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality

49.7 162nd

41.8 134th

Poverty Rate

at $2.15/day

3.1% 88th

1.2% 68th

Homicide Rate

per 100,000 people

11.7 163rd

5.8 134th

Women in Parliament

% of seats

21.4% 116th

28.7% 76th

Female Labor Participation

% of female population

54.8% 86th

56.6% 73rd

Military Spending

% of GDP

1.0% 124th

3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Internet Users

% of population

68.5%

137th

93.1%

42nd

Mobile Subscriptions

per 100 people

156.6 25th

112.4 111th

Access to Electricity

% of population

97.0%

150th

100.0%

124th

Access to Water

% of population

95.3%

130th

100.0%

44th

Access to Sanitation

% of population

89.1%

129th

99.6%

34th

Renewable Energy

% of consumption

28.0% 84th

10.9% 143rd

Forest Area

% of land area

56.3% 34th

33.9% 96th

Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.

GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services

Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP

Population Over Time1960 – 2024

GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$

Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024

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