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Bahamas vs Panama statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 4.52M in Panama (ranked 128/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 28,641 sq mi for Panama (ranked 162nd vs. 115th).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Panama
Population
404321
4614993
Population rank 173/197 128/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$86.3B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 77/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$19,103
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 61/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$41,405
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$48.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$10,816
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 55/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$10,503
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
28,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
30.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
80 years
2025

Bahamas and Panama: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Panama economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Panama
Year GDP
Bahamas Panama
1960 $169,736,027 $537,147,100
1961 $190,022,030 $599,026,300
1962 $212,170,034 $652,120,900
1963 $237,650,038 $722,784,500
1964 $266,560,043 $776,137,500
1965 $300,272,048 $852,485,300
1966 $346,800,000 $928,833,000
1967 $398,000,000 $1,034,376,400
1968 $453,800,000 $1,112,791,100
1969 $538,700,000 $1,221,305,700
1970 $539,500,000 $1,351,006,400
1971 $573,400,000 $1,523,917,200
1972 $590,900,000 $1,673,411,700
1973 $670,900,000 $1,913,793,400
1974 $632,400,000 $2,188,307,600
1975 $596,200,000 $2,435,304,100
1976 $642,100,000 $2,588,106,000
1977 $713,000,000 $2,738,261,900
1978 $832,400,000 $3,244,558,600
1979 $1,139,800,100 $3,704,551,600
1980 $1,335,300,000 $4,614,086,400
1981 $1,426,500,000 $5,222,421,500
1982 $1,578,300,000 $5,769,767,900
1983 $1,732,800,000 $5,923,755,900
1984 $2,041,100,000 $6,183,387,100
1985 $2,320,699,900 $6,541,517,100
1986 $2,472,500,000 $6,797,834,200
1987 $2,713,999,900 $6,827,665,300
1988 $2,817,900,000 $5,902,783,400
1989 $3,062,000,000 $5,918,469,800
1990 $3,166,000,000 $6,433,967,000
1991 $3,111,160,000 $7,074,675,500
1992 $3,109,000,000 $8,042,337,700
1993 $3,092,000,000 $8,782,585,400
1994 $3,259,000,000 $9,365,289,800
1995 $3,429,000,000 $9,573,813,700
1996 $3,609,000,000 $9,197,503,300
1997 $6,332,360,000 $10,058,854,400
1998 $6,833,220,000 $11,019,557,700
1999 $7,683,870,000 $11,660,704,800
2000 $8,076,470,000 $11,966,497,000
2001 $8,317,830,000 $12,252,906,300
2002 $8,881,160,000 $12,800,851,300
2003 $8,870,090,000 $13,603,456,000
2004 $9,055,290,000 $15,100,203,400
2005 $9,836,200,000 $16,623,906,700
2006 $10,167,250,000 $18,659,721,500
2007 $10,618,340,000 $21,717,433,800
2008 $10,526,000,000 $25,721,328,000
2009 $9,981,960,000 $27,791,215,500
2010 $10,095,760,000 $30,231,009,500
2011 $10,070,450,000 $35,687,738,300
2012 $10,720,400,000 $41,595,439,700
2013 $10,475,300,000 $46,949,496,500
2014 $11,139,100,000 $51,427,104,900
2015 $11,837,600,000 $55,767,806,100
2016 $11,880,900,000 $59,760,858,700
2017 $12,446,900,000 $64,327,688,800
2018 $12,819,200,000 $67,316,471,200
2019 $13,277,000,000 $69,778,991,200
2020 $10,363,200,000 $57,059,846,500
2021 $12,037,000,000 $67,396,392,500
2022 $13,896,800,000 $76,276,116,700
2023 $15,271,300,000 $83,318,176,900
2024 $15,832,800,000 $86,260,400,000

Bahamas and Panama economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Panama
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Panama
1960 $1,459 $477
1961 $1,555 $516
1962 $1,651 $546
1963 $1,759 $587
1964 $1,883 $611
1965 $2,030 $651
1966 $2,239 $689
1967 $2,453 $745
1968 $2,668 $778
1969 $3,027 $830
1970 $2,916 $893
1971 $3,004 $979
1972 $3,014 $1,046
1973 $3,341 $1,164
1974 $3,080 $1,296
1975 $2,841 $1,406
1976 $2,993 $1,457
1977 $3,253 $1,503
1978 $3,720 $1,738
1979 $4,994 $1,938
1980 $5,743 $2,357
1981 $6,029 $2,605
1982 $6,559 $2,811
1983 $7,081 $2,819
1984 $8,202 $2,875
1985 $9,167 $2,972
1986 $9,601 $3,019
1987 $10,361 $2,966
1988 $10,576 $2,509
1989 $11,291 $2,462
1990 $11,473 $2,620
1991 $11,082 $2,821
1992 $10,873 $3,140
1993 $10,613 $3,358
1994 $10,991 $3,508
1995 $11,375 $3,514
1996 $11,784 $3,308
1997 $20,368 $3,546
1998 $21,667 $3,808
1999 $24,041 $3,950
2000 $24,940 $3,975
2001 $25,372 $3,992
2002 $26,782 $4,091
2003 $26,429 $4,265
2004 $26,650 $4,645
2005 $28,602 $5,018
2006 $29,185 $5,529
2007 $30,052 $6,318
2008 $29,392 $7,348
2009 $27,513 $7,797
2010 $27,473 $8,331
2011 $27,091 $9,662
2012 $28,552 $11,065
2013 $27,643 $12,273
2014 $29,137 $13,213
2015 $30,719 $14,083
2016 $30,617 $14,832
2017 $31,875 $15,695
2018 $32,642 $16,151
2019 $33,640 $16,478
2020 $26,179 $13,291
2021 $30,368 $15,510
2022 $34,957 $17,332
2023 $38,232 $18,686
2024 $39,455 $19,103

Bahamas vs. Panama life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Panama
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Panama
1950 58.9 55.4
1951 59.2 55.9
1952 59.6 56.4
1953 60 56.8
1954 60.3 57.2
1955 60.7 57.5
1956 61 57.9
1957 61.4 58.3
1958 61.7 58.9
1959 62.1 59.6
1960 62.5 60.3
1961 62.8 60.9
1962 63.2 61.4
1963 63.5 61.8
1964 63.9 62.1
1965 64.3 62.3
1966 64.6 62.6
1967 65 62.9
1968 65.4 63.2
1969 65.8 63.7
1970 66.2 64.1
1971 66.5 64.7
1972 66.8 65.2
1973 67.1 65.8
1974 67.6 66.6
1975 68.1 67.2
1976 68.5 67.8
1977 68.8 68.3
1978 68.9 68.7
1979 69 69.1
1980 69.1 69.5
1981 69.4 69.8
1982 69.7 69.9
1983 70 70.1
1984 70.2 70.4
1985 70.3 70.5
1986 70.3 70.7
1987 70.4 70.8
1988 70.5 70.9
1989 70.7 70.1
1990 70.9 71.3
1991 71.2 71.3
1992 71.3 71.5
1993 71.4 71.8
1994 71.4 71.9
1995 71.4 72
1996 71.5 72.2
1997 71.6 72.5
1998 71.8 72.8
1999 72.1 73.1
2000 72.5 73.4
2001 72.8 73.8
2002 73 74.2
2003 73.2 74.6
2004 73.2 74.8
2005 73.4 75.2
2006 73.5 75.4
2007 73.5 75.7
2008 73.4 75.9
2009 73.5 76.2
2010 73.4 76.4
2011 73.6 76.7
2012 73.7 76.9
2013 73.9 77.1
2014 74 77.4
2015 73.8 77.6
2016 74 77.8
2017 74 77.9
2018 74.1 78.3
2019 71.4 78.5
2020 73 76.3
2021 70.8 77
2022 74.5 79.3
2023 74.6 79.6
2024 74.7 79.8
2025 74.9 80

Bahamas and Panama population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Panama
Year Population
Bahamas Panama
1960 116,317 1,126,005
1961 122,197 1,159,870
1962 128,493 1,195,301
1963 135,087 1,232,124
1964 141,528 1,270,065
1965 147,952 1,308,835
1966 154,874 1,348,388
1967 162,267 1,388,628
1968 170,089 1,429,447
1969 177,981 1,470,886
1970 184,982 1,513,070
1971 190,857 1,556,081
1972 196,055 1,599,723
1973 200,791 1,643,690
1974 205,342 1,687,926
1975 209,886 1,732,389
1976 214,501 1,776,935
1977 219,157 1,821,543
1978 223,761 1,866,311
1979 228,230 1,911,552
1980 232,526 1,957,534
1981 236,614 2,004,418
1982 240,614 2,052,271
1983 244,698 2,101,106
1984 248,863 2,150,782
1985 253,154 2,200,915
1986 257,536 2,251,325
1987 261,935 2,301,970
1988 266,448 2,352,848
1989 271,178 2,403,820
1990 275,945 2,455,583
1991 280,731 2,508,265
1992 285,927 2,561,336
1993 291,339 2,615,099
1994 296,509 2,669,546
1995 301,461 2,724,557
1996 306,268 2,780,227
1997 310,904 2,836,695
1998 315,368 2,893,914
1999 319,614 2,951,822
2000 323,835 3,010,369
2001 327,836 3,069,537
2002 331,614 3,129,344
2003 335,618 3,189,807
2004 339,782 3,251,155
2005 343,894 3,313,026
2006 348,375 3,375,024
2007 353,334 3,437,490
2008 358,120 3,500,648
2009 362,810 3,564,381
2010 367,478 3,628,535
2011 371,729 3,693,505
2012 375,469 3,759,256
2013 378,953 3,825,329
2014 382,298 3,892,101
2015 385,346 3,960,035
2016 388,055 4,029,086
2017 390,485 4,098,707
2018 392,717 4,167,860
2019 394,675 4,234,700
2020 395,863 4,293,261
2021 396,373 4,345,405
2022 397,538 4,400,773
2023 399,440 4,458,759
2024 401,283 4,515,577

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Panama

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Panama
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Panama
1960 5.09 5.83
1961 5.16 5.87
1962 5.13 5.87
1963 5.06 5.87
1964 4.97 5.81
1965 4.88 5.73
1966 4.79 5.65
1967 4.69 5.53
1968 4.56 5.41
1969 4.38 5.29
1970 4.21 5.18
1971 4.06 5.05
1972 3.89 4.91
1973 3.73 4.74
1974 3.57 4.58
1975 3.42 4.41
1976 3.3 4.26
1977 3.17 4.12
1978 3.05 3.98
1979 2.94 3.88
1980 2.84 3.8
1981 2.77 3.72
1982 2.71 3.66
1983 2.65 3.6
1984 2.59 3.52
1985 2.55 3.43
1986 2.53 3.34
1987 2.52 3.25
1988 2.52 3.17
1989 2.52 3.12
1990 2.52 3.07
1991 2.51 3
1992 2.71 2.95
1993 2.61 2.91
1994 2.47 2.88
1995 2.42 2.85
1996 2.35 2.83
1997 2.29 2.81
1998 2.23 2.79
1999 2.13 2.77
2000 2.06 2.74
2001 2.02 2.72
2002 1.98 2.7
2003 1.97 2.68
2004 1.98 2.68
2005 2.01 2.64
2006 2.02 2.62
2007 2.04 2.61
2008 2 2.61
2009 2.01 2.59
2010 1.84 2.59
2011 1.79 2.6
2012 1.76 2.59
2013 1.74 2.57
2014 1.69 2.55
2015 1.57 2.53
2016 1.5 2.5
2017 1.42 2.46
2018 1.4 2.4
2019 1.4 2.29
2020 1.39 2.18
2021 1.38 2.15
2022 1.38 2.14
2023 1.37 2.12

Bahamas and Panama demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Panama
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Panama
1960 19.5 17.8
1961 19.6 17.8
1962 19.6 17.7
1963 19.7 17.6
1964 19.8 17.6
1965 19.9 17.5
1966 20.1 17.5
1967 20.2 17.5
1968 20.3 17.5
1969 20.5 17.6
1970 20.6 17.6
1971 20.6 17.7
1972 20.7 17.7
1973 20.7 17.8
1974 20.8 18
1975 20.9 18.1
1976 21.1 18.3
1977 21.3 18.4
1978 21.6 18.6
1979 21.8 18.8
1980 22.1 19
1981 22.4 19.2
1982 22.7 19.5
1983 23 19.7
1984 23.4 19.9
1985 23.7 20.2
1986 24 20.4
1987 24.3 20.7
1988 24.7 21
1989 25 21.3
1990 25.4 21.5
1991 25.7 21.8
1992 26 22.1
1993 26.3 22.4
1994 26.6 22.7
1995 26.9 22.9
1996 27.2 23.2
1997 27.5 23.5
1998 27.9 23.7
1999 28.2 24
2000 28.5 24.3
2001 28.9 24.5
2002 29.3 24.8
2003 29.6 25.1
2004 30 25.3
2005 30.3 25.6
2006 30.6 25.9
2007 30.8 26.1
2008 31 26.4
2009 31.3 26.7
2010 31.5 27
2011 31.8 27.2
2012 32.1 27.5
2013 32.4 27.8
2014 32.6 28
2015 33 28.3
2016 33.3 28.5
2017 33.6 28.8
2018 33.9 29.1
2019 34.3 29.4
2020 34.6 29.7
2021 34.9 30
2022 35.2 30.3
2023 35.6 30.6
2024 36 30.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Panama
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$81.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
21.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
2.47%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.97%
1999
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
-3.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
8.61%
2024
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
68.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
26.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
65.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
37.6%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.2%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
36
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$18.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
$6.86B
2024
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$532M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
647,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
9.3%
2020
Banked people share n/a
64.1%
2024

Energy

Bahamas Panama
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
1,063 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$34.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
14.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
3.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
76.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
171.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,546 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
79.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
66.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
97%
2023

Society

Bahamas Panama
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
+6,706
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
69.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
60
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
11.3
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
13.9
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
140
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
96.3%
2024
English speaking
87.1%
2023
14%
2023
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
68.5%
2023

Health

Bahamas Panama
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$1,472
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$547
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
80 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
0.41%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
1.73
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
37
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
13.3
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
37.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
11.1%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
5.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
4.66 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Panama
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
6,343 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
8,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
16,138 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
n/a

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