🇵🇦 Panama
PA / PAN #116
Nomad Score
59.0
Cities
14
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
4.3M
Density
60.6/km²
HDI
0.839
(Very High)
Gini Index (2019)
49.8
Life Expectancy (2024)
79.8 yrs
Fertility Rate (2024)
2.11
Urban Population (2024)
66.0%
Literacy Rate (2024)
96.2%
Labor Force (2025)
71.9%
Gender Wage Gap (2024)
-11.8%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Español |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 91.5% |
| No religion | 7.6% |
| Other | 0.9% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mestizo | 65.0% |
| Indigenous | 12.3% |
| Black | 9.2% |
| Mulatto | 6.8% |
| White | 6.7% |
Demonym (male)
Panamanian
Demonym (female)
Panamanian
National Anthem
National anthem of Panama
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 24.9% | |
| 15-64 Working | 65.8% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 9.4% |
Dependency Ratio
52.1%
Profile
Mature
Urban Pop. (2024)
66.0%
Birth Rate (2024)
15.9 /1000
Death Rate (2024)
4.9 /1000
Largest City (2025)
67.9%
Fertility Rate (2024)
2.11
Infant Mortality (2024)
12.0 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
16.3%
Tourism (2020)
647.0K
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2024)
79.8 yrs
HALE (2021)
66.7 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
8.3% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2024)
12.0/1000
UHC Index (2021)
78/100
Hospital Beds (2023)
2.0/1000
Physicians (2022)
1.63/1000
Nurses (2022)
3.35/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$1,558
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
40.5%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2024)
96.2%
Education Spending (2023)
2.5% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
377
Internet Users (2024)
72.8%
Mobile Subscriptions (2023)
156.6/100
Broadband (2023)
18.1/100
Secure Servers (2024)
2,234/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
18.1
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
75,417 km²
Capital
Panama City
📍
Continent
North America
Region
Americas
Subregion
Central America
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Right
Timezones
UTC-05:00
Calling Codes
+507
TLD
.pa
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇨🇴 Colombia,
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Panama is composed of four equal rectangular areas — a white rectangular area with a blue five-pointed star at its center, a red rectangular area, a white rectangular area with a red five-pointed star at its center, and a blue rectangular area — in the upper hoist side, upper fly side, lower fly side and lower hoist side respectively.
National Anthem
National anthem of Panama
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