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Panama vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Panama has a population of 4.52M (ranked 128/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Panama's land area is 28,641 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 115th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Panama Qatar
Population
4614993
2964497
Population rank 128/197 137/197
GDP
$86.3B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 77/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$19,103
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 61/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,405
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$48.8B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.1%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,816
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 55/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,503
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
28,641 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.12
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Panama and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Panama and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Panama

Qatar
Year GDP
Panama Qatar
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 $301,791,302
1971 $1,523,917,200 $387,703,106
1972 $1,673,411,700 $510,262,500
1973 $1,913,793,400 $793,885,560
1974 $2,188,307,600 $2,401,403,227
1975 $2,435,304,100 $2,512,773,166
1976 $2,588,106,000 $3,284,273,987
1977 $2,738,261,900 $3,617,564,638
1978 $3,244,558,600 $4,052,000,413
1979 $3,704,551,600 $5,632,962,997
1980 $4,614,086,400 $7,829,165,262
1981 $5,222,421,500 $8,661,263,764
1982 $5,769,767,900 $7,596,703,214
1983 $5,923,755,900 $6,467,582,308
1984 $6,183,387,100 $6,704,395,824
1985 $6,541,517,100 $6,153,296,456
1986 $6,797,834,200 $5,053,021,951
1987 $6,827,665,300 $5,446,428,681
1988 $5,902,783,400 $6,038,187,033
1989 $5,918,469,800 $6,487,912,088
1990 $6,433,967,000 $7,360,439,423
1991 $7,074,675,500 $6,883,516,484
1992 $8,042,337,700 $7,646,153,984
1993 $8,782,585,400 $7,156,593,654
1994 $9,365,289,800 $7,374,450,769
1995 $9,573,813,700 $8,137,911,978
1996 $9,197,503,300 $9,059,340,385
1997 $10,058,854,400 $11,297,802,115
1998 $11,019,557,700 $10,255,495,027
1999 $11,660,704,800 $12,393,131,868
2000 $11,966,497,000 $17,759,890,110
2001 $12,252,906,300 $17,538,461,538
2002 $12,800,851,300 $19,363,736,264
2003 $13,603,456,000 $23,533,791,209
2004 $15,100,203,400 $31,734,065,934
2005 $16,623,906,700 $44,530,494,505
2006 $18,659,721,500 $60,882,142,857
2007 $21,717,433,800 $79,712,087,912
2008 $25,721,328,000 $115,270,054,945
2009 $27,791,215,500 $97,798,351,648
2010 $30,231,009,500 $125,122,306,346
2011 $35,687,738,300 $167,775,268,626
2012 $41,595,439,700 $186,833,502,363
2013 $46,949,496,500 $198,727,642,967
2014 $51,427,104,900 $206,224,598,571
2015 $55,767,806,100 $161,739,955,577
2016 $59,760,858,700 $151,732,181,868
2017 $64,327,688,800 $161,099,122,225
2018 $67,316,471,200 $183,334,953,819
2019 $69,778,991,200 $176,371,267,692
2020 $57,059,846,500 $144,411,363,352
2021 $67,396,392,500 $179,732,009,560
2022 $76,276,116,700 $235,709,325,714
2023 $83,318,176,900 $213,002,809,341
2024 $86,260,400,000 $217,982,967,033

Panama and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Panama

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Panama Qatar
1960 $477 -
1961 $516 -
1962 $546 -
1963 $587 -
1964 $611 -
1965 $651 -
1966 $689 -
1967 $745 -
1968 $778 -
1969 $830 -
1970 $893 $2,594
1971 $979 $2,952
1972 $1,046 $3,483
1973 $1,164 $4,905
1974 $1,296 $13,540
1975 $1,406 $13,014
1976 $1,457 $15,710
1977 $1,503 $16,058
1978 $1,738 $16,757
1979 $1,938 $21,777
1980 $2,357 $28,375
1981 $2,605 $29,505
1982 $2,811 $24,385
1983 $2,819 $19,616
1984 $2,875 $19,272
1985 $2,972 $16,815
1986 $3,019 $13,213
1987 $2,966 $13,719
1988 $2,509 $14,682
1989 $2,462 $15,243
1990 $2,620 $16,722
1991 $2,821 $15,133
1992 $3,140 $16,280
1993 $3,358 $14,770
1994 $3,508 $14,765
1995 $3,514 $15,823
1996 $3,308 $17,125
1997 $3,546 $20,523
1998 $3,808 $17,665
1999 $3,950 $20,234
2000 $3,975 $27,535
2001 $3,992 $25,871
2002 $4,091 $27,227
2003 $4,265 $31,602
2004 $4,645 $41,036
2005 $5,018 $53,950
2006 $5,529 $62,582
2007 $6,318 $65,954
2008 $7,348 $80,781
2009 $7,797 $60,786
2010 $8,331 $77,387
2011 $9,662 $103,262
2012 $11,065 $108,470
2013 $12,273 $103,697
2014 $13,213 $95,841
2015 $14,083 $68,985
2016 $14,832 $61,254
2017 $15,695 $63,280
2018 $16,151 $71,040
2019 $16,478 $66,841
2020 $13,291 $51,684
2021 $15,510 $71,752
2022 $17,332 $88,701
2023 $18,686 $80,196
2024 $19,103 $76,276

Panama vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Panama

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Panama Qatar
1950 55.4 50.8
1951 55.9 51.5
1952 56.4 52.1
1953 56.8 52.8
1954 57.2 53.5
1955 57.5 54.2
1956 57.9 54.9
1957 58.3 55.6
1958 58.9 56.3
1959 59.6 57
1960 60.3 57.8
1961 60.9 58.5
1962 61.4 59.2
1963 61.8 60
1964 62.1 60.7
1965 62.3 61.4
1966 62.6 62.2
1967 62.9 62.9
1968 63.2 63.6
1969 63.7 64.2
1970 64.1 64.9
1971 64.7 65.5
1972 65.2 66.1
1973 65.8 66.6
1974 66.6 67.2
1975 67.2 67.7
1976 67.8 68.2
1977 68.3 68.6
1978 68.7 69.1
1979 69.1 69.5
1980 69.5 69.9
1981 69.8 70.3
1982 69.9 70.7
1983 70.1 71.1
1984 70.4 71.5
1985 70.5 71.8
1986 70.7 72.2
1987 70.8 72.5
1988 70.9 72.8
1989 70.1 73.1
1990 71.3 73.4
1991 71.3 73.7
1992 71.5 73.9
1993 71.8 74.1
1994 71.9 74.2
1995 72 74.4
1996 72.2 74.6
1997 72.5 74.7
1998 72.8 74.9
1999 73.1 75
2000 73.4 75.3
2001 73.8 75.5
2002 74.2 75.8
2003 74.6 76.1
2004 74.8 76.5
2005 75.2 76.9
2006 75.4 77.3
2007 75.7 77.7
2008 75.9 78.3
2009 76.2 78.8
2010 76.4 79.4
2011 76.7 80
2012 76.9 80.5
2013 77.1 81
2014 77.4 81.4
2015 77.6 81.8
2016 77.8 82.1
2017 77.9 82.5
2018 78.3 82.7
2019 78.5 82.9
2020 76.3 80.4
2021 77 81.1
2022 79.3 81.9
2023 79.6 82.4
2024 79.8 82.5
2025 80 82.7

Panama and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Panama

Qatar
Year Population
Panama Qatar
1960 1,126,005 36,010
1961 1,159,870 39,680
1962 1,195,301 44,630
1963 1,232,124 50,380
1964 1,270,065 56,867
1965 1,308,835 64,065
1966 1,348,388 72,192
1967 1,388,628 81,439
1968 1,429,447 91,749
1969 1,470,886 103,025
1970 1,513,070 116,350
1971 1,556,081 131,346
1972 1,599,723 146,506
1973 1,643,690 161,841
1974 1,687,926 177,362
1975 1,732,389 193,087
1976 1,776,935 209,052
1977 1,821,543 225,285
1978 1,866,311 241,808
1979 1,911,552 258,670
1980 1,957,534 275,913
1981 2,004,418 293,553
1982 2,052,271 311,537
1983 2,101,106 329,709
1984 2,150,782 347,878
1985 2,200,915 365,940
1986 2,251,325 382,422
1987 2,301,970 397,005
1988 2,352,848 411,264
1989 2,403,820 425,646
1990 2,455,583 440,175
1991 2,508,265 454,853
1992 2,561,336 469,657
1993 2,615,099 484,545
1994 2,669,546 499,459
1995 2,724,557 514,325
1996 2,780,227 529,019
1997 2,836,695 550,500
1998 2,893,914 580,540
1999 2,951,822 612,500
2000 3,010,369 644,989
2001 3,069,537 677,925
2002 3,129,344 711,205
2003 3,189,807 744,682
2004 3,251,155 773,332
2005 3,313,026 825,408
2006 3,375,024 972,831
2007 3,437,490 1,208,595
2008 3,500,648 1,426,938
2009 3,564,381 1,608,903
2010 3,628,535 1,616,832
2011 3,693,505 1,624,761
2012 3,759,256 1,722,438
2013 3,825,329 1,916,426
2014 3,892,101 2,151,745
2015 3,960,035 2,344,557
2016 4,029,086 2,477,113
2017 4,098,707 2,545,820
2018 4,167,860 2,580,734
2019 4,234,700 2,638,657
2020 4,293,261 2,794,148
2021 4,345,405 2,504,910
2022 4,400,773 2,657,333
2023 4,458,759 2,656,032
2024 4,515,577 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Panama and Qatar

Fertility rate
Panama

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Panama Qatar
1960 5.83 6.53
1961 5.87 6.53
1962 5.87 6.53
1963 5.87 6.53
1964 5.81 6.53
1965 5.73 6.53
1966 5.65 6.52
1967 5.53 6.46
1968 5.41 6.39
1969 5.29 6.31
1970 5.18 6.23
1971 5.05 6.15
1972 4.91 6.07
1973 4.74 6.01
1974 4.58 5.94
1975 4.41 5.86
1976 4.26 5.78
1977 4.12 5.69
1978 3.98 5.58
1979 3.88 5.46
1980 3.8 5.33
1981 3.72 5.2
1982 3.66 5.04
1983 3.6 4.9
1984 3.52 4.76
1985 3.43 4.64
1986 3.34 4.57
1987 3.25 4.54
1988 3.17 4.51
1989 3.12 4.41
1990 3.07 4.23
1991 3 3.99
1992 2.95 3.85
1993 2.91 3.77
1994 2.88 3.67
1995 2.85 3.56
1996 2.83 3.44
1997 2.81 3.33
1998 2.79 3.21
1999 2.77 3.12
2000 2.74 3.07
2001 2.72 3.08
2002 2.7 3.01
2003 2.68 2.93
2004 2.68 2.79
2005 2.64 2.64
2006 2.62 2.51
2007 2.61 2.44
2008 2.61 2.37
2009 2.59 2.25
2010 2.59 2.14
2011 2.6 2.07
2012 2.59 2.04
2013 2.57 2.03
2014 2.55 2.03
2015 2.53 1.98
2016 2.5 1.86
2017 2.46 1.83
2018 2.4 1.76
2019 2.29 1.73
2020 2.18 1.68
2021 2.15 1.61
2022 2.14 1.74
2023 2.12 1.73

Panama and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Panama

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Panama Qatar
1960 17.8 18
1961 17.8 19
1962 17.7 20.1
1963 17.6 21.1
1964 17.6 21.8
1965 17.5 22.5
1966 17.5 23
1967 17.5 23.5
1968 17.5 24
1969 17.6 24.4
1970 17.6 23.7
1971 17.7 22.2
1972 17.7 21.3
1973 17.8 20.9
1974 18 20.8
1975 18.1 21
1976 18.3 21.3
1977 18.4 21.8
1978 18.6 22.3
1979 18.8 22.9
1980 19 23.5
1981 19.2 24.1
1982 19.5 24.8
1983 19.7 25.6
1984 19.9 26.3
1985 20.2 27
1986 20.4 27.4
1987 20.7 27.5
1988 21 27.5
1989 21.3 27.6
1990 21.5 27.7
1991 21.8 27.9
1992 22.1 28.1
1993 22.4 28.4
1994 22.7 28.7
1995 22.9 29.1
1996 23.2 29.6
1997 23.5 29.9
1998 23.7 29.8
1999 24 29.8
2000 24.3 29.9
2001 24.5 30.1
2002 24.8 30.5
2003 25.1 30.9
2004 25.3 31
2005 25.6 30.9
2006 25.9 30.6
2007 26.1 30.1
2008 26.4 30.1
2009 26.7 30.8
2010 27 31.3
2011 27.2 31.2
2012 27.5 31
2013 27.8 30.9
2014 28 31.1
2015 28.3 31.2
2016 28.5 31.4
2017 28.8 31.6
2018 29.1 31.9
2019 29.4 32.3
2020 29.7 32.6
2021 30 32.9
2022 30.3 33.4
2023 30.6 34.1
2024 30.9 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Panama Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$81.1B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.8%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.47%
2023
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.97%
1999
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
28,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.95%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.61%
2024
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.3%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.5
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.6%
2024
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1.2%
2024
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires
0
2025
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0%
2025
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
36
2024
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$18.3B
2024
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$6.86B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$532M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
647,000
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
9.3%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
64.1%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Panama Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,063 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$34.1
2022
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
14.7 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.3 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.5%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
28%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17.3%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
171.2%
2022
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,546 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
79.3%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
66.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Panama Qatar
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,706
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
69.9%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
60
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
43
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.3
2022
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.9
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
140
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.3%
2024
97.8%
2014
English speaking
14%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
68.5%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Panama Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,472
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$547
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.41%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.73
2021
2.5
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
37
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.3
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
37.1%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
79
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.66 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Panama Qatar
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
6,343 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,456 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
16,138 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
4,374 mi
2016

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