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Panama vs United States: Compare Statistics

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

Panama
pan
Leads on 34 of 107 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 66 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Panama and United States: Panama leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (129,200) against United States (2.17); United States leads on Heliports (8,130) against Panama (1); Panama leads on Oil Imports (77,910) against United States (10.27). Across 107 compared metrics, Panama wins on 34 and United States wins on 66.

  • 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🇵🇦 Panama🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)68.55 %93.14 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 78% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score66.75 points★65.49 points
Radios815,000★575
Televisions510,000★219
Waterways80041,009★

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.32B $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars104.39B $32.95T $★
Coal Revenue00.2★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.52 %★4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index9292
Electricity Consumption8.71★3.9
Electricity Exports139★9.7
Electricity from Fossil Fuels3670★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants51★7
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables1314★
Electricity Imports3072.72★
Electricity Installed Capacity3.4★1.09
Electricity Production10.6★4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)78.01 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient48.9★41.8
Gross Fixed Investment30.1★12.9
Gross National Saving38.9★18.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.6 %3.25 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.7 %★2.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption0767.6★
Natural Gas Exports089.7★
Natural Gas Imports086.15★
Natural Gas Production0772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption97,000★19.15
Oil Exports01.92★
Oil Imports77,910★10.27
Oil Production09.69★
Oil Proved Reserves020.68★
Population Below Poverty Line22.1 people15.1 people★
Public Debt37.4★114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.9 USD★2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption146,000★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports66★5.22
Refined Petroleum Products Imports129,200★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production020.3★
Remittances0.6★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.08★0.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.731.25★
Taxes and Other Revenues7.510.6★
Unemployment Rate6.6 %4.2 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-337,693-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions23.464.8★
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 inhabitedlarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country21 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources139.3★3.07

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.63 %2.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)145.1★94.67
Agricultural land21,675.24 sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)2,490 km19,924 km★
Dam capacity per capita1,959.21 cubic meters per inhabitant2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land394234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country33.75 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions1050★
Independence34★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)40.4426.21★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)11.113.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.7 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density1.9 people/sq km2.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)37 %17 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.125★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.7 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS31,000NA
Underweight Children Under 52.90.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)28,0001.40M★

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)52.57 %★51.38 %
Human Capital Index0.50.72★
Life expectancy at birth83.81 years★83.22 years
Median age of population30.58 years38.79 years★
Population Change56,877.2 persons2.26M persons★
Population density62.39 per sq. km38.15 per sq. km★
Total population4.63M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.91★0.4
Birth Rate (%)17.11 %★10.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate50.8 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)5.48 %★8.76 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age1.16M persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.21174.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school6.58 years11.07 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.98 people18.94 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)168.49177.13★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization68.99 %74.52 %★
Physician Density1.63 people/sq km3.68 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.44 %★0.45 %
Population living in slums12.04 %★0.05 %
Total deaths21,615.5 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)60.42 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate2.07 per woman★1.61 per woman
Total net-migration6,740.3 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate12.92 per live births5.52 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇦 Panama🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.552.06★
Airports7716,116★
Civil Air Travel58,252★
Heliports18,130★

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