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Panama vs Papua New Guinea: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Panama
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Leads on 53 of 106 metrics
Papua New Guinea
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Leads on 44 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Panama and Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (900,900) against Panama (3.40); Papua New Guinea leads on Major Urban Areas Population (410,000 people) against Panama (1.98 people); Panama leads on Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs) (-337,693) against Papua New Guinea (-12,308). Across 106 compared metrics, Panama wins on 53 and Papua New Guinea wins on 44.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)68.55 %★24.07 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 78% (2023 est.)percent of population: 24% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score66.75 points★58.35 points
Radios815,000★410,000
Televisions510,000★59,841
Waterways80011,000★

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.32B $6.56B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars104.39B $★37.09B $
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.52 %8.4 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP★2.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index92★80.1
Electricity Consumption8.71★3.24
Electricity Exports139★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels3663★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants51★30
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables13★7
Electricity Imports30★0
Electricity Installed Capacity3.4900,900★
Electricity Production10.6★3.48
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)78.01 USD per capita★8.78 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient49.8★41.9
Gross Fixed Investment30.1★20.6
Gross National Saving38.9★36.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.6 %3.6 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.7 %0.6 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP★0.3 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption099.11★
Natural Gas Exports011.1★
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production011.18★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0210.5★
Oil Consumption97,000★33,000
Oil Exports08,029★
Oil Imports77,910★14,770
Oil Production030,570★
Oil Proved Reserves088★
Population Below Poverty Line22.1 people★37 people
Public Debt37.4★52.4
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.9 USD4.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption146,000★37,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports66★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports129,200★17,110
Refined Petroleum Products Production022,170★
Remittances0.6★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.082.08★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)6.65★52.21
Taxes and Other Revenues7.515.9★
Unemployment Rate6.6 %2.8 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-337,693★-12,308
Carbon Dioxide Emissions23.465.8★
Population Distributionpopulation 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 inhabitedpopulation concentrated in the highlands and eastern coastal areas on the island of New Guinea; predominantly a rural distribution with only about one fifth of the population residing in urban areas
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country21 Cubic meters per year211.6 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources139.3801★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.63 %★0.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)145.1176★
Agricultural land21,675.24 sq. km★14,050 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,490 km5,152 km★
Dam capacity per capita1,959.21 cubic meters per inhabitant★0 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land394★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country33.75 %34.23 %★
Administrative Divisions1020★
Independence316★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)11.114.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita3,859.64 USD★156.66 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.7 % of GDP★2.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.9 %
Hospital Bed Density1.9 people/sq km★0.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)37 %★189 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.7 %21.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS31,000★55,000
Underweight Children Under 53★27.8

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)28,000★4,000

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Currently married (Percent)52.57 %65.19 %★
Human Capital Index0.5★0.44
Life expectancy at birth83.81 years★70.09 years
Median age of population30.58 years★23 years
Population Change56,877.2 persons183,015.8 persons★
Population density62.39 per sq. km24.18 per sq. km★
Total population4.63M persons10.95M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.91★0.85
Birth Rate (%)17.11 %27.57 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate50.8 %★36.7 %
Death Rate (%)5.48 %5.36 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP★0.8 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.16M persons2.84M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.213.66★
Learning-adjusted years of school6.58 years8.41 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.98 people410,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)168.49★163.57
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization68.99 %★48.18 %
Physician Density1.63 people/sq km★0.06 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.44 %2.22 %★
Population living in slums12.04 %23.07 %★
Total deaths21,615.5 persons★69,009.6 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)60.42 %★46 %
Total fertility rate2.07 per woman2.98 per woman★
Total net-migration6,740.3 persons★-4,940.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate12.92 per live births★37.27 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.55★0.25
Airports77569★
Civil Air Travel5about 15 major transport aircraft
Heliports13★

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