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Panama vs Romania: Compare Statistics

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

Panama
pan
Leads on 40 of 114 metrics
Romania
rou
Leads on 67 of 114 metrics

Summary

Comparing Panama and Romania: Panama leads on Radios (815,000) against Romania (7.20); Panama leads on Televisions (510,000) against Romania (5.25); Romania leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (103,000) against Panama (66). Across 114 compared metrics, Panama wins on 40 and Romania wins on 67.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇷🇴 RomaniaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)72.77 %91.29 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)68.55 %89.2 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 78% (2023 est.)percent of population: 89% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score66.75 points★66.42 points
Radios815,000★7.2
Televisions510,000★5.25
Waterways8001,731★

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇷🇴 RomaniaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.32B $16.27B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars104.39B $442.89B $★
Apple Import Volume12.10M tonnes102.68M tonnes★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.52 %★5.57 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP★5.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index92★87.7
Electricity Consumption8.7149.64★
Electricity Exports139★11.22
Electricity from Fossil Fuels3647★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants51★29
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels06★
Electricity from Other Renewables1319★
Electricity Imports30★4.18
Electricity Installed Capacity3.423.94★
Electricity Production10.661.78★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)78.01 USD per capita★59.38 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient48.9★32.3
Gross Fixed Investment30.1★26.4
Gross National Saving38.9★21.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.6 %-0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.7 %★5.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP2.3 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption011.58★
Natural Gas Exports022.65★
Natural Gas Imports01.22★
Natural Gas Production010.87★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0105.5★
Number of AI Patents Filed2 patents2 patents
Oil Consumption97,000196,000★
Oil Exports095,500★
Oil Imports77,910193,100★
Oil Production0107,100★
Oil Proved Reserves0600★
Population Below Poverty Line21.8 people21.1 people★
Public Debt37.4★50.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.9 USD★0.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption146,000198,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports66103,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports129,200★49,420
Refined Petroleum Products Production0232,600★
Remittances0.62.5★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.16★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.730.7★
Taxes and Other Revenues7.516.2★
Top Exporting Countries38.38B USD136.20B USD★
Unemployment Rate6.6 %5.4 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.3 %51.33 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇷🇴 RomaniaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-337,693★685,376
Carbon Dioxide Emissions23.46★61.42
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 inhabitedurbanization is not particularly high, and the population distribution is fairly even throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
Protected Land Area for Adaptation31.4 sq km★24.63 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country21 Cubic meters per year★8.46 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources139.3212.01★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇷🇴 RomaniaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.63 %2.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)145.1207.5★
Agricultural land21,675.24 sq. km118,778 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)2,490 km★225 km
Dam capacity per capita1,959.21 cubic meters per inhabitant★590.53 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land3945,280★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇷🇴 RomaniaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country33.75 %63.14 %★
Administrative Divisions1041★
Independence39★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇷🇴 RomaniaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)40.449.16★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)11.1★7.5
Health Care Spending per Capita3,859.64 USD★3,167.1 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.7 % of GDP★6.5 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density1.9 people/sq km7.1 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)37 %12 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.126★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.7 %22.5 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS31,00019,000★
Underweight Children Under 53NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇷🇴 RomaniaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)28,000128,000★

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇷🇴 RomaniaShare
Currently married (Percent)52.57 %53.04 %★
Human Capital Index0.50.58★
Life expectancy at birth83.81 years★81.09 years
Median age of population30.58 years43.42 years★
Population Change56,877.2 persons★-92,387.5 persons
Population density62.39 per sq. km★81.9 per sq. km
Total population4.63M persons18.80M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.91★0.75
Birth Rate (%)17.11 %★8.45 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate50.8 %NA
Death Rate (%)5.48 %★14.28 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP3.3 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age1.16M persons3.98M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.218.26★
Learning-adjusted years of school6.58 years8.2 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days30 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.98 people★1.78 people
Mean Male Height (cm)168.49174.74★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization68.99 %★55.21 %
Physician Density1.63 people/sq km3.63 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.44 %★-0.86 %
Population living in slums12.04 %★1.91 %
Total deaths21,615.5 persons★224,274.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)60.42 %★59.15 %
Total fertility rate2.07 per woman★1.71 per woman
Total net-migration6,740.3 persons★-44,837 persons
Under-five mortality rate12.92 per live births5.91 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇷🇴 RomaniaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.550.61★
Airports77103★
Civil Air Travel559★
Heliports124★

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