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Eswatini vs Panama statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 4.52M in Panama (ranked 128/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 28,641 sq mi for Panama (ranked 154th vs. 115th).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B) and Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936), while Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103).

Main facts and rankings

Eswatini Panama
Population
1267161
4614993
Population rank 156/197 128/197
GDP
$4.89B
2024
$86.3B
2024
GDP rank 162/197 77/197
GDP per capita
$3,936
2024
$19,103
2024
GDP per capita rank 131/197 61/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,784
2024
$41,405
2024
Government debt
$1.82B
2024
$48.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.7%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,465
2024
$10,816
2024
Government debt per person rank 129/185 55/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,418
2025
$10,503
2025
Land area
6,641 sq mi
2025
28,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
23.2 years
2024
30.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
80 years
2025

Eswatini and Panama: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and Panama economies compared

GDP
Eswatini

Panama
Year GDP
Eswatini Panama
1960 $35,076,846 $537,147,100
1961 $43,026,043 $599,026,300
1962 $45,927,962 $652,120,900
1963 $54,129,438 $722,784,500
1964 $64,980,554 $776,137,500
1965 $70,279,972 $852,485,300
1966 $76,859,969 $928,833,000
1967 $74,759,970 $1,034,376,400
1968 $79,799,968 $1,112,791,100
1969 $105,419,958 $1,221,305,700
1970 $112,139,955 $1,351,006,400
1971 $136,462,081 $1,523,917,200
1972 $146,736,479 $1,673,411,700
1973 $221,915,128 $1,913,793,400
1974 $264,320,941 $2,188,307,600
1975 $288,299,789 $2,435,304,100
1976 $272,550,068 $2,588,106,000
1977 $304,060,076 $2,738,261,900
1978 $340,630,085 $3,244,558,600
1979 $412,093,134 $3,704,551,600
1980 $541,976,853 $4,614,086,400
1981 $570,774,825 $5,222,421,500
1982 $537,568,059 $5,769,767,900
1983 $555,336,146 $5,923,755,900
1984 $494,483,409 $6,183,387,100
1985 $360,079,419 $6,541,517,100
1986 $449,140,318 $6,797,834,200
1987 $584,126,092 $6,827,665,300
1988 $692,026,455 $5,902,783,400
1989 $696,921,542 $5,918,469,800
1990 $1,114,694,041 $6,433,967,000
1991 $1,156,135,718 $7,074,675,500
1992 $1,284,759,928 $8,042,337,700
1993 $1,357,189,552 $8,782,585,400
1994 $1,419,294,254 $9,365,289,800
1995 $1,698,989,464 $9,573,813,700
1996 $1,602,741,834 $9,197,503,300
1997 $1,716,714,070 $10,058,854,400
1998 $1,576,908,856 $11,019,557,700
1999 $1,547,888,496 $11,660,704,800
2000 $1,738,093,840 $11,966,497,000
2001 $1,542,477,309 $12,252,906,300
2002 $1,432,221,739 $12,800,851,300
2003 $2,197,598,466 $13,603,456,000
2004 $2,770,082,792 $15,100,203,400
2005 $3,178,112,499 $16,623,906,700
2006 $3,291,330,019 $18,659,721,500
2007 $3,469,381,231 $21,717,433,800
2008 $3,294,084,314 $25,721,328,000
2009 $3,580,428,053 $27,791,215,500
2010 $4,438,765,086 $30,231,009,500
2011 $4,820,478,680 $35,687,738,300
2012 $4,886,551,484 $41,595,439,700
2013 $4,464,726,181 $46,949,496,500
2014 $4,286,015,248 $51,427,104,900
2015 $3,909,281,650 $55,767,806,100
2016 $3,724,180,911 $59,760,858,700
2017 $4,463,673,661 $64,327,688,800
2018 $4,644,696,656 $67,316,471,200
2019 $4,616,996,145 $69,778,991,200
2020 $4,120,621,325 $57,059,846,500
2021 $4,785,708,166 $67,396,392,500
2022 $4,741,163,885 $76,276,116,700
2023 $4,604,172,127 $83,318,176,900
2024 $4,891,883,720 $86,260,400,000

Eswatini and Panama economies compared

GDP per capita
Eswatini

Panama
Year GDP per capita
Eswatini Panama
1960 $101.6 $477
1961 $121.8 $516
1962 $127.1 $546
1963 $146.4 $587
1964 $171.6 $611
1965 $181 $651
1966 $192.7 $689
1967 $182.8 $745
1968 $190.4 $778
1969 $245.2 $830
1970 $254.2 $893
1971 $301 $979
1972 $315 $1,046
1973 $463 $1,164
1974 $536 $1,296
1975 $568 $1,406
1976 $521 $1,457
1977 $563 $1,503
1978 $610 $1,738
1979 $714 $1,938
1980 $908 $2,357
1981 $925 $2,605
1982 $843 $2,811
1983 $843 $2,819
1984 $726 $2,875
1985 $510 $2,972
1986 $611 $3,019
1987 $765 $2,966
1988 $865 $2,509
1989 $832 $2,462
1990 $1,278 $2,620
1991 $1,273 $2,821
1992 $1,362 $3,140
1993 $1,397 $3,358
1994 $1,461 $3,508
1995 $1,751 $3,514
1996 $1,619 $3,308
1997 $1,705 $3,546
1998 $1,547 $3,808
1999 $1,502 $3,950
2000 $1,669 $3,975
2001 $1,468 $3,992
2002 $1,352 $4,091
2003 $2,060 $4,265
2004 $2,581 $4,645
2005 $2,945 $5,018
2006 $3,035 $5,529
2007 $3,181 $6,318
2008 $3,000 $7,348
2009 $3,240 $7,797
2010 $3,993 $8,331
2011 $4,312 $9,662
2012 $4,348 $11,065
2013 $3,951 $12,273
2014 $3,772 $13,213
2015 $3,421 $14,083
2016 $3,240 $14,832
2017 $3,854 $15,695
2018 $3,973 $16,151
2019 $3,913 $16,478
2020 $3,455 $13,291
2021 $3,966 $15,510
2022 $3,890 $17,332
2023 $3,742 $18,686
2024 $3,936 $19,103

Eswatini vs. Panama life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eswatini

Panama
Year Life expectancy, years
Eswatini Panama
1950 43.4 55.4
1951 43.7 55.9
1952 44 56.4
1953 44.3 56.8
1954 44.6 57.2
1955 44.8 57.5
1956 45.1 57.9
1957 45.4 58.3
1958 45.8 58.9
1959 46.1 59.6
1960 46.4 60.3
1961 46.7 60.9
1962 47.1 61.4
1963 47.5 61.8
1964 47.9 62.1
1965 48.4 62.3
1966 49 62.6
1967 49.5 62.9
1968 50.1 63.2
1969 50.6 63.7
1970 51.2 64.1
1971 51.8 64.7
1972 52.4 65.2
1973 53 65.8
1974 53.7 66.6
1975 54.4 67.2
1976 55.2 67.8
1977 56 68.3
1978 56.8 68.7
1979 57.5 69.1
1980 58.2 69.5
1981 58.8 69.8
1982 59.5 69.9
1983 58.4 70.1
1984 60.4 70.4
1985 61.2 70.5
1986 61.6 70.7
1987 61.9 70.8
1988 61.9 70.9
1989 61.7 70.1
1990 61.2 71.3
1991 60.4 71.3
1992 59.3 71.5
1993 58.1 71.8
1994 56.6 71.9
1995 55.1 72
1996 53.3 72.2
1997 51.7 72.5
1998 50.1 72.8
1999 48.8 73.1
2000 47.6 73.4
2001 46.3 73.8
2002 45.4 74.2
2003 44.6 74.6
2004 43.9 74.8
2005 44 75.2
2006 44.6 75.4
2007 45.2 75.7
2008 45.9 75.9
2009 46.9 76.2
2010 48.3 76.4
2011 49.1 76.7
2012 50.7 76.9
2013 52.1 77.1
2014 53.5 77.4
2015 54.9 77.6
2016 56.2 77.8
2017 57.6 77.9
2018 58.7 78.3
2019 59.8 78.5
2020 59.9 76.3
2021 58.2 77
2022 63 79.3
2023 64.1 79.6
2024 64.3 79.8
2025 64.4 80

Eswatini and Panama population clocks and comparison

Population
Eswatini

Panama
Year Population
Eswatini Panama
1960 345,337 1,126,005
1961 353,264 1,159,870
1962 361,365 1,195,301
1963 369,759 1,232,124
1964 378,656 1,270,065
1965 388,336 1,308,835
1966 398,766 1,348,388
1967 409,031 1,388,628
1968 419,147 1,429,447
1969 429,875 1,470,886
1970 441,216 1,513,070
1971 453,183 1,556,081
1972 465,788 1,599,723
1973 479,038 1,643,690
1974 492,988 1,687,926
1975 507,673 1,732,389
1976 523,330 1,776,935
1977 540,348 1,821,543
1978 558,446 1,866,311
1979 577,199 1,911,552
1980 596,644 1,957,534
1981 616,808 2,004,418
1982 637,652 2,052,271
1983 658,957 2,101,106
1984 680,783 2,150,782
1985 706,196 2,200,915
1986 734,732 2,251,325
1987 763,811 2,301,970
1988 799,798 2,352,848
1989 837,800 2,403,820
1990 872,428 2,455,583
1991 908,189 2,508,265
1992 943,416 2,561,336
1993 971,318 2,615,099
1994 971,212 2,669,546
1995 970,433 2,724,557
1996 989,841 2,780,227
1997 1,006,635 2,836,695
1998 1,019,653 2,893,914
1999 1,030,782 2,951,822
2000 1,041,414 3,010,369
2001 1,051,064 3,069,537
2002 1,059,441 3,129,344
2003 1,066,700 3,189,807
2004 1,073,159 3,251,155
2005 1,079,022 3,313,026
2006 1,084,436 3,375,024
2007 1,090,705 3,437,490
2008 1,098,091 3,500,648
2009 1,105,153 3,564,381
2010 1,111,650 3,628,535
2011 1,117,833 3,693,505
2012 1,123,863 3,759,256
2013 1,129,990 3,825,329
2014 1,136,299 3,892,101
2015 1,142,813 3,960,035
2016 1,149,507 4,029,086
2017 1,158,195 4,098,707
2018 1,168,929 4,167,860
2019 1,179,874 4,234,700
2020 1,192,729 4,293,261
2021 1,206,593 4,345,405
2022 1,218,917 4,400,773
2023 1,230,506 4,458,759
2024 1,242,822 4,515,577

Fertility rates in Eswatini and Panama

Fertility rate
Eswatini

Panama
Year Fertility rate
Eswatini Panama
1960 6.75 5.83
1961 6.77 5.87
1962 6.79 5.87
1963 6.8 5.87
1964 6.79 5.81
1965 6.79 5.73
1966 6.8 5.65
1967 6.77 5.53
1968 6.76 5.41
1969 6.76 5.29
1970 6.75 5.18
1971 6.74 5.05
1972 6.72 4.91
1973 6.72 4.74
1974 6.71 4.58
1975 6.71 4.41
1976 6.7 4.26
1977 6.68 4.12
1978 6.65 3.98
1979 6.61 3.88
1980 6.57 3.8
1981 6.54 3.72
1982 6.49 3.66
1983 6.43 3.6
1984 6.36 3.52
1985 6.28 3.43
1986 6.11 3.34
1987 5.9 3.25
1988 5.69 3.17
1989 5.48 3.12
1990 5.3 3.07
1991 5.13 3
1992 4.98 2.95
1993 4.82 2.91
1994 4.66 2.88
1995 4.52 2.85
1996 4.38 2.83
1997 4.24 2.81
1998 4.13 2.79
1999 4.09 2.77
2000 4.03 2.74
2001 3.94 2.72
2002 3.85 2.7
2003 3.8 2.68
2004 3.76 2.68
2005 3.7 2.64
2006 3.63 2.62
2007 3.58 2.61
2008 3.57 2.61
2009 3.5 2.59
2010 3.38 2.59
2011 3.32 2.6
2012 3.27 2.59
2013 3.24 2.57
2014 3.18 2.55
2015 3.12 2.53
2016 3.07 2.5
2017 3.02 2.46
2018 2.97 2.4
2019 2.93 2.29
2020 2.89 2.18
2021 2.84 2.15
2022 2.8 2.14
2023 2.75 2.12

Eswatini and Panama demographics compared

Median age
Eswatini

Panama
Year Median age, years
Eswatini Panama
1960 16.6 17.8
1961 16.4 17.8
1962 16.3 17.7
1963 16.1 17.6
1964 16.1 17.6
1965 16.1 17.5
1966 16.1 17.5
1967 16.1 17.5
1968 16.2 17.5
1969 16.2 17.6
1970 16.3 17.6
1971 16.3 17.7
1972 16.3 17.7
1973 16.2 17.8
1974 16.2 18
1975 16.1 18.1
1976 16 18.3
1977 15.9 18.4
1978 15.8 18.6
1979 15.7 18.8
1980 15.6 19
1981 15.5 19.2
1982 15.4 19.5
1983 15.3 19.7
1984 15.3 19.9
1985 15.2 20.2
1986 15.3 20.4
1987 15.3 20.7
1988 15.6 21
1989 15.9 21.3
1990 16.1 21.5
1991 16.3 21.8
1992 16.5 22.1
1993 16.7 22.4
1994 16.3 22.7
1995 16.1 22.9
1996 16.3 23.2
1997 16.6 23.5
1998 16.9 23.7
1999 17.3 24
2000 17.6 24.3
2001 17.8 24.5
2002 18.1 24.8
2003 18.3 25.1
2004 18.5 25.3
2005 18.6 25.6
2006 18.7 25.9
2007 18.9 26.1
2008 19.1 26.4
2009 19.4 26.7
2010 19.6 27
2011 19.9 27.2
2012 20.2 27.5
2013 20.5 27.8
2014 20.7 28
2015 21 28.3
2016 21.2 28.5
2017 21.5 28.8
2018 21.8 29.1
2019 22.1 29.4
2020 22.4 29.7
2021 22.6 30
2022 22.8 30.3
2023 23 30.6
2024 23.2 30.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eswatini Panama
GNI, Atlas method
$4.45B
2024
$81.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.8%
2025
21.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.03%
2024
2.47%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
0.97%
1999
Armed forces personnel
3,000
1999
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.51%
2025
-3.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
34.6%
2023
8.61%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.7%
2023
68.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.7%
2023
26.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
65.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2016
37.6%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2016
1.2%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies
6
2007
36
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$234M
2007
$18.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$479M
2023
$6.86B
2024
Personal remittances received
$33.3M
2024
$532M
2024
International tourist arrivals
345,299
2020
647,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.4%
2020
9.3%
2020
Banked people share
65.1%
2024
64.1%
2024

Energy

Eswatini Panama
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
959 kg
2022
1,063 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$34.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.39 megatons
2023
14.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.13 tons
2023
3.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
76.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
64.7%
2022
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.99%
2022
17.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
20.6%
2022
171.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,137 kWh
2022
2,546 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
83.1%
2021
79.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.4%
2022
66.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
86.4%
2023
97%
2023

Society

Eswatini Panama
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-6,754
2024
+6,706
2024
Urban population
25%
2024
69.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
60
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
28
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.7
2021
11.3
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.5
2019
13.9
2019
Visa free countries
81
2025
140
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.8%
2022
96.3%
2024
English speaking
48.2%
2023
14%
2023
People using the Internet
57.6%
2023
68.5%
2023

Health

Eswatini Panama
Government health expenditure per capita
$283.9
2022
$1,472
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.4
2022
$547
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
80 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
0.41%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.59
2022
1.73
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
118
2023
37
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
45
2023
13.3
2023
Obesity rate
30.6%
2022
37.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.9%
2024
11.1%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
5.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.79 liters
2020
4.66 liters
2020

Territory

Eswatini Panama
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
5,343 sq mi
2024
6,343 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,614 sq mi
2025
8,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,935 sq mi
2025
16,138 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,342 mi
2019
n/a

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