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Panama vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Panama has a population of 4.52M (ranked 128/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Panama's land area is 28,641 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 115th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Panama Romania
Population
4614993
18962595
Population rank 128/197 69/197
GDP
$86.3B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 77/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$19,103
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 61/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,405
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$48.8B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.1%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,816
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 55/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,503
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
28,641 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.12
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Panama and Romania: Comparison Charts

Panama and Romania economies compared

GDP
Panama

Romania
Year GDP
Panama Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $5,902,783,400 $40,424,528,302
1989 $5,918,469,800 $41,450,777,202
1990 $6,433,967,000 $38,247,882,300
1991 $7,074,675,500 $28,850,634,900
1992 $8,042,337,700 $25,121,666,667
1993 $8,782,585,400 $26,361,160,450
1994 $9,365,289,800 $30,072,805,104
1995 $9,573,813,700 $37,430,162,103
1996 $9,197,503,300 $36,937,074,278
1997 $10,058,854,400 $35,575,214,078
1998 $11,019,557,700 $41,696,091,974
1999 $11,660,704,800 $35,953,156,754
2000 $11,966,497,000 $37,253,739,511
2001 $12,252,906,300 $40,395,116,581
2002 $12,800,851,300 $46,065,502,703
2003 $13,603,456,000 $57,806,384,143
2004 $15,100,203,400 $74,973,656,852
2005 $16,623,906,700 $98,454,380,120
2006 $18,659,721,500 $122,023,735,993
2007 $21,717,433,800 $174,588,782,939
2008 $25,721,328,000 $214,315,932,061
2009 $27,791,215,500 $174,110,532,659
2010 $30,231,009,500 $170,064,350,672
2011 $35,687,738,300 $192,623,977,894
2012 $41,595,439,700 $179,117,323,107
2013 $46,949,496,500 $189,798,603,751
2014 $51,427,104,900 $199,722,319,676
2015 $55,767,806,100 $177,885,131,240
2016 $59,760,858,700 $185,290,759,249
2017 $64,327,688,800 $210,147,385,855
2018 $67,316,471,200 $243,468,683,030
2019 $69,778,991,200 $251,677,082,534
2020 $57,059,846,500 $252,033,792,712
2021 $67,396,392,500 $286,578,196,368
2022 $76,276,116,700 $296,354,358,293
2023 $83,318,176,900 $350,775,856,415
2024 $86,260,400,000 $382,767,571,329

Panama and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Panama

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Panama Romania
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 $1,659
1988 $2,509 $1,753
1989 $2,462 $1,790
1990 $2,620 $1,648
1991 $2,821 $1,254
1992 $3,140 $1,102
1993 $3,358 $1,158
1994 $3,508 $1,323
1995 $3,514 $1,650
1996 $3,308 $1,633
1997 $3,546 $1,577
1998 $3,808 $1,853
1999 $3,950 $1,600
2000 $3,975 $1,660
2001 $3,992 $1,825
2002 $4,091 $2,120
2003 $4,265 $2,679
2004 $4,645 $3,495
2005 $5,018 $4,618
2006 $5,529 $5,758
2007 $6,318 $8,360
2008 $7,348 $10,435
2009 $7,797 $8,548
2010 $8,331 $8,400
2011 $9,662 $9,561
2012 $11,065 $8,930
2013 $12,273 $9,498
2014 $13,213 $10,032
2015 $14,083 $8,977
2016 $14,832 $9,405
2017 $15,695 $10,728
2018 $16,151 $12,502
2019 $16,478 $12,992
2020 $13,291 $13,082
2021 $15,510 $14,987
2022 $17,332 $15,558
2023 $18,686 $18,404
2024 $19,103 $20,072

Panama vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Panama

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Panama Romania
1950 55.4 60.5
1951 55.9 61.2
1952 56.4 61.8
1953 56.8 62.5
1954 57.2 63
1955 57.5 63.3
1956 57.9 63.6
1957 58.3 64
1958 58.9 64.4
1959 59.6 64.9
1960 60.3 65.6
1961 60.9 66.4
1962 61.4 67.2
1963 61.8 67.8
1964 62.1 68.4
1965 62.3 68.4
1966 62.6 68.2
1967 62.9 68.1
1968 63.2 67.9
1969 63.7 67.2
1970 64.1 67.9
1971 64.7 68.4
1972 65.2 69
1973 65.8 68.7
1974 66.6 69.5
1975 67.2 69.6
1976 67.8 69.9
1977 68.3 69.5
1978 68.7 69.8
1979 69.1 69.5
1980 69.5 69.2
1981 69.8 69.5
1982 69.9 69.8
1983 70.1 69.8
1984 70.4 69.9
1985 70.5 69.4
1986 70.7 69.7
1987 70.8 69.1
1988 70.9 69.4
1989 70.1 69.5
1990 71.3 69.8
1991 71.3 70
1992 71.5 69.5
1993 71.8 69.5
1994 71.9 69.3
1995 72 69.3
1996 72.2 68.8
1997 72.5 69.1
1998 72.8 69.9
1999 73.1 70.6
2000 73.4 71.2
2001 73.8 71.1
2002 74.2 70.8
2003 74.6 70.8
2004 74.8 71.1
2005 75.2 71.6
2006 75.4 72.2
2007 75.7 72.8
2008 75.9 73.2
2009 76.2 73.5
2010 76.4 73.6
2011 76.7 74.3
2012 76.9 74.3
2013 77.1 74.9
2014 77.4 74.8
2015 77.6 74.7
2016 77.8 75
2017 77.9 75
2018 78.3 75.1
2019 78.5 75.3
2020 76.3 74
2021 77 72.7
2022 79.3 75.3
2023 79.6 75.9
2024 79.8 76.1
2025 80 76.2

Panama and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Panama

Romania
Year Population
Panama Romania
1960 1,126,005 18,406,905
1961 1,159,870 18,555,250
1962 1,195,301 18,676,550
1963 1,232,124 18,797,850
1964 1,270,065 18,919,126
1965 1,308,835 19,031,576
1966 1,348,388 19,215,450
1967 1,388,628 19,534,242
1968 1,429,447 19,799,831
1969 1,470,886 20,009,141
1970 1,513,070 20,250,398
1971 1,556,081 20,461,567
1972 1,599,723 20,657,957
1973 1,643,690 20,835,681
1974 1,687,926 21,029,429
1975 1,732,389 21,293,583
1976 1,776,935 21,551,634
1977 1,821,543 21,756,096
1978 1,866,311 21,951,464
1979 1,911,552 22,090,488
1980 1,957,534 22,207,282
1981 2,004,418 22,353,070
1982 2,052,271 22,475,741
1983 2,101,106 22,560,478
1984 2,150,782 22,640,547
1985 2,200,915 22,732,999
1986 2,251,325 22,836,841
1987 2,301,970 22,949,430
1988 2,352,848 23,057,662
1989 2,403,820 23,161,458
1990 2,455,583 23,201,835
1991 2,508,265 23,001,155
1992 2,561,336 22,794,284
1993 2,615,099 22,763,280
1994 2,669,546 22,730,211
1995 2,724,557 22,684,270
1996 2,780,227 22,619,004
1997 2,836,695 22,553,978
1998 2,893,914 22,507,344
1999 2,951,822 22,472,040
2000 3,010,369 22,442,971
2001 3,069,537 22,131,970
2002 3,129,344 21,730,496
2003 3,189,807 21,574,326
2004 3,251,155 21,451,748
2005 3,313,026 21,319,685
2006 3,375,024 21,193,760
2007 3,437,490 20,882,982
2008 3,500,648 20,537,875
2009 3,564,381 20,367,487
2010 3,628,535 20,246,871
2011 3,693,505 20,147,528
2012 3,759,256 20,058,035
2013 3,825,329 19,983,693
2014 3,892,101 19,908,979
2015 3,960,035 19,815,616
2016 4,029,086 19,702,267
2017 4,098,707 19,588,715
2018 4,167,860 19,473,970
2019 4,234,700 19,371,648
2020 4,293,261 19,265,250
2021 4,345,405 19,122,059
2022 4,400,773 19,048,502
2023 4,458,759 19,059,479
2024 4,515,577 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Panama and Romania

Fertility rate
Panama

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Panama Romania
1960 5.83 2.34
1961 5.87 2.17
1962 5.87 2.04
1963 5.87 2.01
1964 5.81 1.96
1965 5.73 1.91
1966 5.65 1.9
1967 5.53 3.66
1968 5.41 3.63
1969 5.29 3.19
1970 5.18 2.89
1971 5.05 2.67
1972 4.91 2.55
1973 4.74 2.44
1974 4.58 2.71
1975 4.41 2.59
1976 4.26 2.54
1977 4.12 2.57
1978 3.98 2.52
1979 3.88 2.49
1980 3.8 2.43
1981 3.72 2.36
1982 3.66 2.17
1983 3.6 2.06
1984 3.52 2.26
1985 3.43 2.31
1986 3.34 2.39
1987 3.25 2.38
1988 3.17 2.3
1989 3.12 2.22
1990 3.07 1.83
1991 3 1.59
1992 2.95 1.51
1993 2.91 1.43
1994 2.88 1.4
1995 2.85 1.33
1996 2.83 1.3
1997 2.81 1.32
1998 2.79 1.32
1999 2.77 1.3
2000 2.74 1.31
2001 2.72 1.27
2002 2.7 1.27
2003 2.68 1.3
2004 2.68 1.33
2005 2.64 1.4
2006 2.62 1.42
2007 2.61 1.45
2008 2.61 1.6
2009 2.59 1.66
2010 2.59 1.59
2011 2.6 1.47
2012 2.59 1.52
2013 2.57 1.46
2014 2.55 1.56
2015 2.53 1.62
2016 2.5 1.69
2017 2.46 1.78
2018 2.4 1.76
2019 2.29 1.77
2020 2.18 1.8
2021 2.15 1.81
2022 2.14 1.71
2023 2.12 1.71

Panama and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Panama

Romania
Year Median age, years
Panama Romania
1960 17.8 28.5
1961 17.8 28.9
1962 17.7 29.3
1963 17.6 29.7
1964 17.6 30.2
1965 17.5 30.6
1966 17.5 31
1967 17.5 31.3
1968 17.5 31.3
1969 17.6 31.3
1970 17.6 31.4
1971 17.7 31.4
1972 17.7 31.5
1973 17.8 31.5
1974 18 31.6
1975 18.1 31.7
1976 18.3 31.8
1977 18.4 31.8
1978 18.6 31.7
1979 18.8 31.7
1980 19 31.8
1981 19.2 31.9
1982 19.5 32
1983 19.7 32.1
1984 19.9 32.3
1985 20.2 32.5
1986 20.4 32.7
1987 20.7 32.8
1988 21 32.8
1989 21.3 32.9
1990 21.5 33
1991 21.8 33.1
1992 22.1 33.3
1993 22.4 33.6
1994 22.7 33.8
1995 22.9 34
1996 23.2 34.2
1997 23.5 34.4
1998 23.7 34.6
1999 24 34.7
2000 24.3 34.8
2001 24.5 34.8
2002 24.8 35.3
2003 25.1 36
2004 25.3 36.6
2005 25.6 37
2006 25.9 37.3
2007 26.1 37.7
2008 26.4 38.2
2009 26.7 38.8
2010 27 39.3
2011 27.2 39.8
2012 27.5 40.2
2013 27.8 40.5
2014 28 40.9
2015 28.3 41.3
2016 28.5 41.7
2017 28.8 42
2018 29.1 42.3
2019 29.4 42.6
2020 29.7 42.9
2021 30 43.2
2022 30.3 43.3
2023 30.6 43.5
2024 30.9 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Panama Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$81.1B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.8%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.47%
2023
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.97%
1999
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
28,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.95%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.61%
2024
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.3%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.5
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.6%
2024
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.2%
2024
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires
0
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
36
2024
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$18.3B
2024
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$6.86B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$532M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
647,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
9.3%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
64.1%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Panama Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,063 kg
2022
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$34.1
2022
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
14.7 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.3 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.5%
2022
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
28%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17.3%
2022
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
171.2%
2022
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,546 kWh
2022
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
79.3%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
66.3%
2022
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
97%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Panama Romania
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,706
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
69.9%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
60
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
43
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.3
2022
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.9
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
140
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.3%
2024
99.2%
2021
English speaking
14%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
68.5%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Panama Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,472
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$547
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.41%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.73
2021
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
37
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.3
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
37.1%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
79
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.66 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Panama Romania
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
6,343 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,456 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
16,138 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
53,679 mi
2023

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