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Jamaica vs Panama: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 114 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Jamaica
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Leads on 41 of 114 metrics
Panama
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Leads on 59 of 114 metrics

Summary

Comparing Jamaica and Panama: Panama leads on Radios (815,000) against Jamaica (1.22); Jamaica leads on Major Urban Areas Population (597,000 people) against Panama (1.98 people); Panama leads on Dam capacity per capita (1,959 cubic meters per inhabitant) against Jamaica (1.90 cubic meters per inhabitant). Across 114 compared metrics, Jamaica wins on 41 and Panama wins on 59.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)90.11 %★72.77 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)89.47 %★68.55 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 83% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.83 points★66.75 points
Radios1.22815,000★
Televisions460,000510,000★
Waterwaysnone882

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.68B $2.32B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars26.44B $104.39B $★
Apple Import Volume1.41M tonnes12.10M tonnes★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.91 %★7.52 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP7.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index97.4★92
Electricity Consumption2.858.71★
Electricity Exports0139★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels83★36
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants351★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables15★13
Electricity Imports030★
Electricity Installed Capacity1.083.4★
Electricity Production4.0110.6★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)42.1 USD per capita78.01 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient39.948.9★
Gross Fixed Investment19.530.1★
Gross National Saving18.338.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.5 %★-2.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5.4 %0.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.4 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption198.2★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports198.2★0
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption63,00097,000★
Oil Exports00
Oil Imports90,520★77,910
Oil Production506★0
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line16.7 people★21.8 people
Public Debt106.337.4★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.7 USD2.9 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption55,000146,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports823★66
Refined Petroleum Products Imports30,580129,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production24,250★0
Remittances17.9★0.6
Revenue from Forest Resources0.15★0.08
Robotics Research Funding0.06 USD0.35 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.39★3.3
Taxes and Other Revenues25.7★7.5
Unemployment Rate4.9 %★6.6 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate69.57 %66.3 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)332,847.5-337,693★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions7.89★23.46
Population Distributionpopulation density is high throughout, but increases in and around Kingston, Montego Bay, and Port Esquivelpopulation 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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation21.39 sq km31.4 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country5.47 Cubic meters per year21 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources10.82139.3★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization10.24 %★1.63 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)158.5★145.1
Agricultural land4,170 sq. km21,675.24 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)1,022 km2,490 km★
Dam capacity per capita1.9 cubic meters per inhabitant1,959.21 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land250394★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country50.71 %★33.75 %
Administrative Divisions14★10
Independence6★3
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)80.8838.63★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)12.5★11.1
Health Care Spending per Capita1,085.37 USD3,859.64 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.2 % of GDP9.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.3 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1.7 people/sq km1.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)130 %37 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.2★21.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.7 %22.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS32,00031,000★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people6 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 52.5★2.9

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)6,00028,000★

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Currently married (Percent)35.28 %52.57 %★
Human Capital Index0.52★0.5
Life expectancy at birth75.32 years83.81 years★
Median age of population33.25 years★30.58 years
Population Change-3,759.8 persons56,877.2 persons★
Population density262.07 per sq. km62.39 per sq. km★
Total population2.83M persons4.63M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.94★0.91
Birth Rate (%)16.08 %17.11 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA50.8 %
Death Rate (%)7.37 %5.48 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.5 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age794,250.1 persons1.16M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate1.572.21★
Learning-adjusted years of school6.68 years★6.58 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population597,000 people★1.98 people
Mean Male Height (cm)174.53★168.49
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization72.89 %★68.99 %
Physician Density0.46 people/sq km1.63 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.25 %1.44 %★
Population living in slums0.88 %12.04 %★
Total deaths21,923.2 persons21,615.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)45.93 %60.42 %★
Total fertility rate1.33 per woman2.07 per woman★
Total net-migration-13,229.7 persons6,740.3 persons★
Under-five mortality rate18.38 per live births12.92 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇯🇲 Jamaica🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.83★0.55
Airports2077★
Civil Air Travel8★5
Heliports2★1

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