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Panama vs Saint Lucia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Panama has a population of 4.52M (ranked 128/197), compared with 180K in Saint Lucia (ranked 178/197). Panama's land area is 28,641 sq mi versus 235.5 sq mi for Saint Lucia (ranked 115th vs. 178th).

By GDP, Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B) and Saint Lucia ranks 172/197 ($2.55B). By GDP per capita, Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103), while Saint Lucia ranks 70/197 ($14,182).

Main facts and rankings

Panama Saint Lucia
Population
4614993
180421
Population rank 128/197 178/197
GDP
$86.3B
2024
$2.55B
2024
GDP rank 77/197 172/197
GDP per capita
$19,103
2024
$14,182
2024
GDP per capita rank 61/197 70/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,405
2024
$27,567
2024
Government debt
$48.8B
2024
$1.91B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.1%
2025
74.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,816
2024
$10,604
2024
Government debt per person rank 55/185 57/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,503
2025
$10,481
2025
Land area
28,641 sq mi
2025
235.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
763 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.12
2023
1.38
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
35.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
73 years
2025

Panama and Saint Lucia: Comparison Charts

Panama and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP
Panama

Saint Lucia
Year GDP
Panama Saint Lucia
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 $170,370,370
1981 $5,222,421,500 $194,444,444
1982 $5,769,767,900 $183,333,333
1983 $5,923,755,900 $197,037,037
1984 $6,183,387,100 $251,481,481
1985 $6,541,517,100 $284,444,444
1986 $6,797,834,200 $340,000,000
1987 $6,827,665,300 $375,555,556
1988 $5,902,783,400 $429,629,630
1989 $5,918,469,800 $486,666,667
1990 $6,433,967,000 $579,629,630
1991 $7,074,675,500 $613,703,704
1992 $8,042,337,700 $674,074,074
1993 $8,782,585,400 $684,814,815
1994 $9,365,289,800 $713,703,704
1995 $9,573,813,700 $762,962,963
1996 $9,197,503,300 $788,888,889
1997 $10,058,854,400 $805,925,926
1998 $11,019,557,700 $877,407,407
1999 $11,660,704,800 $921,851,852
2000 $11,966,497,000 $932,592,593
2001 $12,252,906,300 $892,592,593
2002 $12,800,851,300 $900,000,000
2003 $13,603,456,000 $987,407,407
2004 $15,100,203,400 $1,066,666,667
2005 $16,623,906,700 $1,135,555,556
2006 $18,659,721,500 $1,268,319,185
2007 $21,717,433,800 $1,336,088,815
2008 $25,721,328,000 $1,437,731,111
2009 $27,791,215,500 $1,401,507,889
2010 $30,231,009,500 $1,482,385,185
2011 $35,687,738,300 $1,568,370,370
2012 $41,595,439,700 $1,598,207,407
2013 $46,949,496,500 $1,660,392,593
2014 $51,427,104,900 $1,749,185,185
2015 $55,767,806,100 $1,807,640,741
2016 $59,760,858,700 $1,868,544,444
2017 $64,327,688,800 $1,998,503,704
2018 $67,316,471,200 $2,060,955,556
2019 $69,778,991,200 $2,095,344,444
2020 $57,059,846,500 $1,499,274,074
2021 $67,396,392,500 $1,867,185,185
2022 $76,276,116,700 $2,342,714,815
2023 $83,318,176,900 $2,430,166,667
2024 $86,260,400,000 $2,549,062,963

Panama and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP per capita
Panama

Saint Lucia
Year GDP per capita
Panama Saint Lucia
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 $1,428
1981 $2,605 $1,605
1982 $2,811 $1,489
1983 $2,819 $1,576
1984 $2,875 $1,979
1985 $2,972 $2,202
1986 $3,019 $2,591
1987 $2,966 $2,819
1988 $2,509 $3,182
1989 $2,462 $3,565
1990 $2,620 $4,205
1991 $2,821 $4,399
1992 $3,140 $4,760
1993 $3,358 $4,765
1994 $3,508 $4,892
1995 $3,514 $5,148
1996 $3,308 $5,244
1997 $3,546 $5,282
1998 $3,808 $5,673
1999 $3,950 $5,883
2000 $3,975 $5,880
2001 $3,992 $5,570
2002 $4,091 $5,568
2003 $4,265 $6,059
2004 $4,645 $6,495
2005 $5,018 $6,863
2006 $5,529 $7,611
2007 $6,318 $7,964
2008 $7,348 $8,517
2009 $7,797 $8,251
2010 $8,331 $8,674
2011 $9,662 $9,129
2012 $11,065 $9,260
2013 $12,273 $9,577
2014 $13,213 $10,045
2015 $14,083 $10,335
2016 $14,832 $10,638
2017 $15,695 $11,333
2018 $16,151 $11,643
2019 $16,478 $11,794
2020 $13,291 $8,411
2021 $15,510 $10,459
2022 $17,332 $13,104
2023 $18,686 $13,555
2024 $19,103 $14,182

Panama vs. Saint Lucia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Panama

Saint Lucia
Year Life expectancy, years
Panama Saint Lucia
1950 55.4 48.3
1951 55.9 49.8
1952 56.4 52.4
1953 56.8 53.2
1954 57.2 54.5
1955 57.5 55.4
1956 57.9 55.9
1957 58.3 55.9
1958 58.9 56.6
1959 59.6 57.3
1960 60.3 57.9
1961 60.9 59.1
1962 61.4 59.9
1963 61.8 60.5
1964 62.1 61.3
1965 62.3 61.9
1966 62.6 62.5
1967 62.9 63.2
1968 63.2 63.7
1969 63.7 64
1970 64.1 64.3
1971 64.7 64.5
1972 65.2 64.6
1973 65.8 64.6
1974 66.6 65.4
1975 67.2 65.9
1976 67.8 66.2
1977 68.3 67
1978 68.7 67.4
1979 69.1 67.4
1980 69.5 67.8
1981 69.8 68.7
1982 69.9 69
1983 70.1 70
1984 70.4 70.5
1985 70.5 70.3
1986 70.7 70.2
1987 70.8 69.7
1988 70.9 69.7
1989 70.1 70
1990 71.3 70
1991 71.3 70.3
1992 71.5 70.7
1993 71.8 71
1994 71.9 71.1
1995 72 71.2
1996 72.2 71
1997 72.5 70.8
1998 72.8 70.7
1999 73.1 70.7
2000 73.4 70.8
2001 73.8 71.4
2002 74.2 71.7
2003 74.6 72.2
2004 74.8 72.5
2005 75.2 72.5
2006 75.4 72.8
2007 75.7 72.9
2008 75.9 73
2009 76.2 72.9
2010 76.4 72.8
2011 76.7 73
2012 76.9 72.9
2013 77.1 72.7
2014 77.4 72.7
2015 77.6 72.9
2016 77.8 72.6
2017 77.9 72.5
2018 78.3 72.7
2019 78.5 72.2
2020 76.3 72.3
2021 77 69.1
2022 79.3 72.7
2023 79.6 72.7
2024 79.8 72.8
2025 80 73

Panama and Saint Lucia population clocks and comparison

Population
Panama

Saint Lucia
Year Population
Panama Saint Lucia
1960 1,126,005 92,585
1961 1,159,870 93,490
1962 1,195,301 94,505
1963 1,232,124 95,519
1964 1,270,065 96,505
1965 1,308,835 97,493
1966 1,348,388 98,463
1967 1,388,628 99,504
1968 1,429,447 100,675
1969 1,470,886 101,879
1970 1,513,070 103,165
1971 1,556,081 104,564
1972 1,599,723 106,002
1973 1,643,690 107,498
1974 1,687,926 109,076
1975 1,732,389 110,725
1976 1,776,935 112,425
1977 1,821,543 114,135
1978 1,866,311 115,834
1979 1,911,552 117,528
1980 1,957,534 119,290
1981 2,004,418 121,166
1982 2,052,271 123,087
1983 2,101,106 125,044
1984 2,150,782 127,067
1985 2,200,915 129,159
1986 2,251,325 131,239
1987 2,301,970 133,227
1988 2,352,848 135,000
1989 2,403,820 136,512
1990 2,455,583 137,857
1991 2,508,265 139,520
1992 2,561,336 141,617
1993 2,615,099 143,726
1994 2,669,546 145,890
1995 2,724,557 148,208
1996 2,780,227 150,436
1997 2,836,695 152,569
1998 2,893,914 154,677
1999 2,951,822 156,702
2000 3,010,369 158,616
2001 3,069,537 160,237
2002 3,129,344 161,641
2003 3,189,807 162,976
2004 3,251,155 164,239
2005 3,313,026 165,450
2006 3,375,024 166,639
2007 3,437,490 167,758
2008 3,500,648 168,808
2009 3,564,381 169,869
2010 3,628,535 170,906
2011 3,693,505 171,801
2012 3,759,256 172,587
2013 3,825,329 173,369
2014 3,892,101 174,138
2015 3,960,035 174,905
2016 4,029,086 175,646
2017 4,098,707 176,342
2018 4,167,860 177,017
2019 4,234,700 177,661
2020 4,293,261 178,250
2021 4,345,405 178,522
2022 4,400,773 178,781
2023 4,458,759 179,285
2024 4,515,577 179,744

Fertility rates in Panama and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate
Panama

Saint Lucia
Year Fertility rate
Panama Saint Lucia
1960 5.83 6.77
1961 5.87 6.84
1962 5.87 6.82
1963 5.87 6.72
1964 5.81 6.76
1965 5.73 6.69
1966 5.65 6.61
1967 5.53 6.51
1968 5.41 6.39
1969 5.29 6.25
1970 5.18 6.1
1971 5.05 5.95
1972 4.91 5.81
1973 4.74 5.69
1974 4.58 5.57
1975 4.41 5.36
1976 4.26 5.16
1977 4.12 4.97
1978 3.98 4.83
1979 3.88 4.58
1980 3.8 4.41
1981 3.72 4.28
1982 3.66 4.17
1983 3.6 4.08
1984 3.52 4.02
1985 3.43 3.97
1986 3.34 3.8
1987 3.25 3.61
1988 3.17 3.44
1989 3.12 3.31
1990 3.07 3.24
1991 3 3.19
1992 2.95 3.11
1993 2.91 3
1994 2.88 3.03
1995 2.85 3.03
1996 2.83 2.71
1997 2.81 2.74
1998 2.79 2.4
1999 2.77 2.5
2000 2.74 2.21
2001 2.72 2.13
2002 2.7 2.03
2003 2.68 1.94
2004 2.68 1.86
2005 2.64 1.81
2006 2.62 1.77
2007 2.61 1.7
2008 2.61 1.7
2009 2.59 1.74
2010 2.59 1.67
2011 2.6 1.5
2012 2.59 1.5
2013 2.57 1.5
2014 2.55 1.49
2015 2.53 1.47
2016 2.5 1.46
2017 2.46 1.45
2018 2.4 1.44
2019 2.29 1.42
2020 2.18 1.41
2021 2.15 1.4
2022 2.14 1.39
2023 2.12 1.38

Panama and Saint Lucia demographics compared

Median age
Panama

Saint Lucia
Year Median age, years
Panama Saint Lucia
1960 17.8 16.5
1961 17.8 16
1962 17.7 15.5
1963 17.6 15.2
1964 17.6 15
1965 17.5 14.8
1966 17.5 14.9
1967 17.5 15
1968 17.5 15.1
1969 17.6 15
1970 17.6 14.9
1971 17.7 14.9
1972 17.7 14.9
1973 17.8 14.9
1974 18 15
1975 18.1 15.2
1976 18.3 15.4
1977 18.4 15.8
1978 18.6 16.3
1979 18.8 16.8
1980 19 17.1
1981 19.2 17.2
1982 19.5 17.3
1983 19.7 17.5
1984 19.9 17.6
1985 20.2 17.7
1986 20.4 17.8
1987 20.7 18
1988 21 18.4
1989 21.3 19.2
1990 21.5 19.9
1991 21.8 20.3
1992 22.1 20.5
1993 22.4 20.7
1994 22.7 20.9
1995 22.9 21.2
1996 23.2 21.4
1997 23.5 21.7
1998 23.7 22.2
1999 24 23
2000 24.3 23.8
2001 24.5 24.3
2002 24.8 24.7
2003 25.1 25
2004 25.3 25.4
2005 25.6 25.8
2006 25.9 26.2
2007 26.1 26.9
2008 26.4 27.9
2009 26.7 28.7
2010 27 29.3
2011 27.2 29.7
2012 27.5 30.2
2013 27.8 30.6
2014 28 31.1
2015 28.3 31.5
2016 28.5 31.9
2017 28.8 32.3
2018 29.1 32.8
2019 29.4 33.2
2020 29.7 33.6
2021 30 34
2022 30.3 34.3
2023 30.6 34.8
2024 30.9 35.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Panama Saint Lucia
GNI, Atlas method
$81.1B
2024
$2.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.8%
2025
25%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.47%
2023
3.85%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.97%
1999
n/a
Armed forces personnel
28,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.95%
2025
-2.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.61%
2024
10.1%
2024
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
75.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.3%
2024
9.75%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.5
2025
67
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.6%
2024
34.1%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
1.2%
2024
2.1%
2015
Number of billionaires
0
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
36
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$18.3B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.86B
2024
$406M
2024
Personal remittances received
$532M
2024
$65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
647,000
2020
432,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
9.3%
2020
88.8%
2018
Banked people share
64.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Panama Saint Lucia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,063 kg
2022
763 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$34.1
2022
$16
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
14.7 megatons
2023
0.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.3 tons
2023
1.65 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.5%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
28%
2021
9.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17.3%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
171.2%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,546 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
79.3%
2021
2.54%
2021
Hydroelectric share
66.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Panama Saint Lucia
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,706
2024
-7
2024
Urban population
69.9%
2024
19.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Quality of life index
60
2025
46.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
43
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
11.3
2022
36.7
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.9
2019
29.8
2019
Visa free countries
140
2025
139
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.3%
2024
90.1%
2001
English speaking
14%
2023
43%
2023
People using the Internet
68.5%
2023
70.1%
2023

Health

Panama Saint Lucia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,472
2022
$645
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$547
2022
$249.7
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.41%
2022
13.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.73
2021
0.66
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
37
2023
44
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.3
2023
15.5
2023
Obesity rate
37.1%
2022
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
79
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
13.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.66 liters
2020
9.28 liters
2020

Territory

Panama Saint Lucia
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.0004%
2025
Land area per capita
6,343 sq mi
2024
1,310 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,456 sq mi
2025
38.4 sq mi
2025
Forest area
16,138 sq mi
2025
80.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
752 mi
2011

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