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Canada vs Panama: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Canada
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Leads on 63 of 107 metrics
Panama
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Leads on 35 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and Panama: Panama leads on Oil Imports (77,910) against Canada (1.09); Panama leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (146,000) against Canada (2.44); Panama leads on Oil Consumption (97,000) against Canada (2.21). Across 107 compared metrics, Canada wins on 63 and Panama wins on 35.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %★68.55 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points★66.75 points
Radios32.3815,000★
Televisions21.5510,000★
Waterways636800★

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★2.32B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $★104.39B $
Coal Revenue0.08★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %7.52 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★7.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.692★
Electricity Consumption522.2★8.71
Electricity Exports73.35139★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2336★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants56★51
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables1213★
Electricity Imports2.6830★
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5★3.4
Electricity Production649.6★10.6
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita★78.01 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.948.9★
Gross Fixed Investment23.730.1★
Gross National Saving20.838.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %★-2.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %0.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.4★0
Natural Gas Exports83.96★0
Natural Gas Imports26.36★0
Natural Gas Production159.1★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.06★0
Oil Consumption2.2197,000★
Oil Exports1.93★0
Oil Imports1.0977,910★
Oil Production3.48★0
Oil Proved Reserves175.2★0
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people★22.1 people
Public Debt61.337.4★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD2.9 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.45146,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.1266★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700★129,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01★0
Remittances00.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.08
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.25★3.3
Taxes and Other Revenues13.8★7.5
Unemployment Rate6.5 %★6.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M★-337,693
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.8523.46★
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiapopulation is concentrated towards the center of the country, particularly around the Canal, but a sizeable segment of the populace also lives in the far west around David; the eastern third of the country is sparsely inhabited
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year★21 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.9139.3★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %1.63 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43145.1★
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km★21,675.24 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★2,490 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,959.21 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,045★394

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %★33.75 %
Administrative Divisions1010
Independence13★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.47★40.44
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.711.1★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★9.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km★1.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %★37 %
Mean Age at First Birth27.6★21.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %22.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA31,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000★28,000

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %52.57 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.5
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★83.81 years
Median age of population40.75 years★30.58 years
Population Change437,571 persons★56,877.2 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km★62.39 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons★4.63M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.91★
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %17.11 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA50.8 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %5.48 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons★1.16M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87★2.21
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years★6.58 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people★1.98 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09★168.49
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %★68.99 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km★1.63 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %1.44 %★
Population living in slums1.2 %12.04 %★
Total deaths326,297.8 persons21,615.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★60.42 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman2.07 per woman★
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★6,740.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births★12.92 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96★0.55
Airports1,459★77
Civil Air Travel636★5
Heliports506★1

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