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Cayman Islands vs Panama statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 4.52M in Panama (ranked 128/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 28,641 sq mi for Panama (ranked 190th vs. 115th).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103).

Main facts and rankings

Cayman Islands Panama
Population
76930
4614993
Population rank 187/197 128/197
GDP
$7.14B
2023
$86.3B
2024
GDP rank 159/197 77/197
GDP per capita
$97,750
2023
$19,103
2024
GDP per capita rank 6/197 61/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$86,689
2023
$41,405
2024
Government debt n/a
$48.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$10,816
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 55/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$82,674
2025
$10,503
2025
Land area
92.7 sq mi
2025
28,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
804 ppl/mi²
2024
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.53
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
39.3 years
2024
30.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
80 years
2025

Cayman Islands and Panama: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and Panama economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

Panama
Year GDP
Cayman Islands Panama
1960 - $537,147,100
1961 - $599,026,300
1962 - $652,120,900
1963 - $722,784,500
1964 - $776,137,500
1965 - $852,485,300
1966 - $928,833,000
1967 - $1,034,376,400
1968 - $1,112,791,100
1969 - $1,221,305,700
1970 - $1,351,006,400
1971 - $1,523,917,200
1972 - $1,673,411,700
1973 - $1,913,793,400
1974 - $2,188,307,600
1975 - $2,435,304,100
1976 - $2,588,106,000
1977 - $2,738,261,900
1978 - $3,244,558,600
1979 - $3,704,551,600
1980 - $4,614,086,400
1981 - $5,222,421,500
1982 - $5,769,767,900
1983 - $5,923,755,900
1984 - $6,183,387,100
1985 - $6,541,517,100
1986 - $6,797,834,200
1987 - $6,827,665,300
1988 - $5,902,783,400
1989 - $5,918,469,800
1990 - $6,433,967,000
1991 - $7,074,675,500
1992 - $8,042,337,700
1993 - $8,782,585,400
1994 - $9,365,289,800
1995 - $9,573,813,700
1996 - $9,197,503,300
1997 - $10,058,854,400
1998 - $11,019,557,700
1999 - $11,660,704,800
2000 - $11,966,497,000
2001 - $12,252,906,300
2002 - $12,800,851,300
2003 - $13,603,456,000
2004 - $15,100,203,400
2005 - $16,623,906,700
2006 $4,200,288,241 $18,659,721,500
2007 $4,466,278,065 $21,717,433,800
2008 $4,585,949,024 $25,721,328,000
2009 $4,281,714,567 $27,791,215,500
2010 $4,156,841,107 $30,231,009,500
2011 $4,186,073,104 $35,687,738,300
2012 $4,291,004,524 $41,595,439,700
2013 $4,405,796,023 $46,949,496,500
2014 $4,562,853,611 $51,427,104,900
2015 $4,708,167,233 $55,767,806,100
2016 $4,909,322,237 $59,760,858,700
2017 $5,166,281,305 $64,327,688,800
2018 $5,530,178,441 $67,316,471,200
2019 $5,941,896,608 $69,778,991,200
2020 $5,655,358,021 $57,059,846,500
2021 $6,060,026,520 $67,396,392,500
2022 $6,600,843,963 $76,276,116,700
2023 $7,139,428,558 $83,318,176,900
2024 - $86,260,400,000

Cayman Islands and Panama economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

Panama
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands Panama
1960 - $477
1961 - $516
1962 - $546
1963 - $587
1964 - $611
1965 - $651
1966 - $689
1967 - $745
1968 - $778
1969 - $830
1970 - $893
1971 - $979
1972 - $1,046
1973 - $1,164
1974 - $1,296
1975 - $1,406
1976 - $1,457
1977 - $1,503
1978 - $1,738
1979 - $1,938
1980 - $2,357
1981 - $2,605
1982 - $2,811
1983 - $2,819
1984 - $2,875
1985 - $2,972
1986 - $3,019
1987 - $2,966
1988 - $2,509
1989 - $2,462
1990 - $2,620
1991 - $2,821
1992 - $3,140
1993 - $3,358
1994 - $3,508
1995 - $3,514
1996 - $3,308
1997 - $3,546
1998 - $3,808
1999 - $3,950
2000 - $3,975
2001 - $3,992
2002 - $4,091
2003 - $4,265
2004 - $4,645
2005 - $5,018
2006 $87,085 $5,529
2007 $89,888 $6,318
2008 $89,655 $7,348
2009 $81,374 $7,797
2010 $76,838 $8,331
2011 $75,281 $9,662
2012 $75,102 $11,065
2013 $75,114 $12,273
2014 $75,845 $13,213
2015 $76,379 $14,083
2016 $77,802 $14,832
2017 $80,054 $15,695
2018 $83,866 $16,151
2019 $88,254 $16,478
2020 $82,339 $13,291
2021 $86,438 $15,510
2022 $92,202 $17,332
2023 $97,750 $18,686
2024 - $19,103

Cayman Islands vs. Panama life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

Panama
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands Panama
1950 54 55.4
1951 54.5 55.9
1952 55 56.4
1953 55.4 56.8
1954 55.9 57.2
1955 56.4 57.5
1956 56.8 57.9
1957 57.3 58.3
1958 57.7 58.9
1959 58.2 59.6
1960 58.8 60.3
1961 59.4 60.9
1962 60.1 61.4
1963 60.8 61.8
1964 61.4 62.1
1965 62.2 62.3
1966 62.8 62.6
1967 63.2 62.9
1968 63.6 63.2
1969 64 63.7
1970 64.4 64.1
1971 64.8 64.7
1972 65.4 65.2
1973 65.9 65.8
1974 66.5 66.6
1975 67 67.2
1976 67.5 67.8
1977 68.1 68.3
1978 68.5 68.7
1979 69 69.1
1980 69.5 69.5
1981 70 69.8
1982 70.4 69.9
1983 70.8 70.1
1984 71.2 70.4
1985 71.6 70.5
1986 71.9 70.7
1987 72.1 70.8
1988 72.4 70.9
1989 72.5 70.1
1990 72.7 71.3
1991 72.9 71.3
1992 73.1 71.5
1993 73.2 71.8
1994 73.4 71.9
1995 73.6 72
1996 73.7 72.2
1997 73.9 72.5
1998 74.1 72.8
1999 74.2 73.1
2000 74.4 73.4
2001 74.5 73.8
2002 74.6 74.2
2003 74.6 74.6
2004 74.6 74.8
2005 74.9 75.2
2006 75 75.4
2007 75.2 75.7
2008 75.4 75.9
2009 75.7 76.2
2010 76.1 76.4
2011 76.6 76.7
2012 77.1 76.9
2013 77.7 77.1
2014 77.9 77.4
2015 78.1 77.6
2016 78.4 77.8
2017 78.6 77.9
2018 78.8 78.3
2019 79.1 78.5
2020 79.2 76.3
2021 79.3 77
2022 80 79.3
2023 80.4 79.6
2024 80.5 79.8
2025 80.7 80

Cayman Islands and Panama population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

Panama
Year Population
Cayman Islands Panama
1960 8,428 1,126,005
1961 8,601 1,159,870
1962 8,781 1,195,301
1963 8,970 1,232,124
1964 9,166 1,270,065
1965 9,361 1,308,835
1966 9,560 1,348,388
1967 9,769 1,388,628
1968 9,971 1,429,447
1969 10,165 1,470,886
1970 10,517 1,513,070
1971 11,098 1,556,081
1972 11,764 1,599,723
1973 12,438 1,643,690
1974 13,114 1,687,926
1975 13,788 1,732,389
1976 14,454 1,776,935
1977 15,105 1,821,543
1978 15,727 1,866,311
1979 16,351 1,911,552
1980 17,079 1,957,534
1981 17,905 2,004,418
1982 18,750 2,052,271
1983 19,598 2,101,106
1984 20,454 2,150,782
1985 21,324 2,200,915
1986 22,197 2,251,325
1987 23,073 2,301,970
1988 23,951 2,352,848
1989 24,874 2,403,820
1990 25,999 2,455,583
1991 27,294 2,508,265
1992 28,621 2,561,336
1993 29,976 2,615,099
1994 31,352 2,669,546
1995 32,743 2,724,557
1996 34,143 2,780,227
1997 35,543 2,836,695
1998 36,922 2,893,914
1999 38,284 2,951,822
2000 39,674 3,010,369
2001 41,089 3,069,537
2002 42,514 3,129,344
2003 43,934 3,189,807
2004 45,352 3,251,155
2005 46,788 3,313,026
2006 48,232 3,375,024
2007 49,687 3,437,490
2008 51,151 3,500,648
2009 52,618 3,564,381
2010 54,099 3,628,535
2011 55,606 3,693,505
2012 57,136 3,759,256
2013 58,655 3,825,329
2014 60,160 3,892,101
2015 61,642 3,960,035
2016 63,100 4,029,086
2017 64,535 4,098,707
2018 65,941 4,167,860
2019 67,327 4,234,700
2020 68,684 4,293,261
2021 70,108 4,345,405
2022 71,591 4,400,773
2023 73,038 4,458,759
2024 74,457 4,515,577

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Panama

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

Panama
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands Panama
1960 4.71 5.83
1961 4.78 5.87
1962 4.79 5.87
1963 4.69 5.87
1964 4.41 5.81
1965 4.16 5.73
1966 4.08 5.65
1967 4.05 5.53
1968 3.99 5.41
1969 3.52 5.29
1970 4.66 5.18
1971 3.47 5.05
1972 4.89 4.91
1973 3.56 4.74
1974 2.96 4.58
1975 2.72 4.41
1976 2.53 4.26
1977 2.41 4.12
1978 2.37 3.98
1979 2.37 3.88
1980 2.4 3.8
1981 2.38 3.72
1982 2.01 3.66
1983 1.83 3.6
1984 1.79 3.52
1985 1.75 3.43
1986 1.69 3.34
1987 1.58 3.25
1988 1.63 3.17
1989 1.76 3.12
1990 1.78 3.07
1991 1.85 3
1992 1.73 2.95
1993 1.67 2.91
1994 1.66 2.88
1995 1.67 2.85
1996 1.69 2.83
1997 1.7 2.81
1998 1.7 2.79
1999 1.71 2.77
2000 1.71 2.74
2001 1.7 2.72
2002 1.68 2.7
2003 1.67 2.68
2004 1.67 2.68
2005 1.67 2.64
2006 1.67 2.62
2007 1.68 2.61
2008 1.7 2.61
2009 1.72 2.59
2010 1.69 2.59
2011 1.64 2.6
2012 1.53 2.59
2013 1.45 2.57
2014 1.33 2.55
2015 1.27 2.53
2016 1.23 2.5
2017 1.22 2.46
2018 1.28 2.4
2019 1.51 2.29
2020 1.55 2.18
2021 1.55 2.15
2022 1.54 2.14
2023 1.53 2.12

Cayman Islands and Panama demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

Panama
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands Panama
1960 23.5 17.8
1961 23.3 17.8
1962 22.9 17.7
1963 22.6 17.6
1964 22.3 17.6
1965 22.1 17.5
1966 21.8 17.5
1967 21.6 17.5
1968 21.3 17.5
1969 21.2 17.6
1970 21.2 17.6
1971 21.4 17.7
1972 21.8 17.7
1973 22.2 17.8
1974 22.6 18
1975 23.1 18.1
1976 23.7 18.3
1977 24.3 18.4
1978 25 18.6
1979 25.7 18.8
1980 26 19
1981 26.1 19.2
1982 26.2 19.5
1983 26.4 19.7
1984 26.8 19.9
1985 27.2 20.2
1986 27.6 20.4
1987 28.1 20.7
1988 28.6 21
1989 29.1 21.3
1990 29.5 21.5
1991 29.6 21.8
1992 29.9 22.1
1993 30.1 22.4
1994 30.5 22.7
1995 30.8 22.9
1996 31.3 23.2
1997 31.8 23.5
1998 32.3 23.7
1999 32.9 24
2000 33.2 24.3
2001 33.3 24.5
2002 33.4 24.8
2003 33.5 25.1
2004 33.7 25.3
2005 33.9 25.6
2006 34.2 25.9
2007 34.5 26.1
2008 34.8 26.4
2009 35.1 26.7
2010 35.4 27
2011 35.7 27.2
2012 35.8 27.5
2013 35.9 27.8
2014 36.1 28
2015 36.3 28.3
2016 36.5 28.5
2017 36.8 28.8
2018 37.1 29.1
2019 37.4 29.4
2020 37.8 29.7
2021 38.1 30
2022 38.5 30.3
2023 38.9 30.6
2024 39.3 30.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cayman Islands Panama
GNI, Atlas method
$4.42B
2022
$81.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
21.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
2.47%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.97%
1999
Armed forces personnel n/a
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
8.61%
2024
Services, % of GDP
85.4%
2022
68.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
8.19%
2022
26.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
74
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
4
2020
36
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
$18.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
$6.86B
2024
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
$532M
2024
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
647,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
9.3%
2020
Banked people share n/a
64.1%
2024

Energy

Cayman Islands Panama
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,063 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$34.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.36 megatons
2023
14.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.9 tons
2023
3.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
76.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
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
2.94%
2021
79.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
66.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
97%
2023

Society

Cayman Islands Panama
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
+6,706
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
69.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
60
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
33
2024
Higher education index
20
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
11.3
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
13.9
2019
Visa free countries n/a
140
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
96.3%
2024
English speaking
76.6%
2023
14%
2023
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
68.5%
2023

Health

Cayman Islands Panama
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$1,472
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$547
2022
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
80 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0.41%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
1.73
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
37
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
13.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
37.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
11.1%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
5.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
4.66 liters
2020

Territory

Cayman Islands Panama
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
6,343 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2025
8,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2025
16,138 sq mi
2025
Roads length
488 mi
2007
n/a

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