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Panama vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Panama has a population of 4.52M (ranked 128/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Panama's land area is 28,641 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 115th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Panama Somalia
Population
4614993
20177806
Population rank 128/197 66/197
GDP
$86.3B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 77/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$19,103
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 61/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,405
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$48.8B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.1%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$10,816
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 55/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,503
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
28,641 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.12
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Panama and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Panama and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Panama

Somalia
Year GDP
Panama Somalia
1960 $537,147,100 $180,459,937
1961 $599,026,300 $191,659,914
1962 $652,120,900 $203,531,928
1963 $722,784,500 $216,145,936
1964 $776,137,500 $229,529,913
1965 $852,485,300 $243,725,898
1966 $928,833,000 $257,375,897
1967 $1,034,376,400 $271,781,887
1968 $1,112,791,100 $286,719,885
1969 $1,221,305,700 $306,357,285
1970 $1,351,006,400 $347,985,394
1971 $1,523,917,200 $347,039,446
1972 $1,673,411,700 $447,883,941
1973 $1,913,793,400 $483,699,611
1974 $2,188,307,600 $572,504,036
1975 $2,435,304,100 $757,015,879
1976 $2,588,106,000 $871,344,245
1977 $2,738,261,900 $498,550,725
1978 $3,244,558,600 $564,571,823
1979 $3,704,551,600 $589,566,929
1980 $4,614,086,400 $602,515,548
1981 $5,222,421,500 $699,302,473
1982 $5,769,767,900 $774,578,932
1983 $5,923,755,900 $735,408,642
1984 $6,183,387,100 $787,434,542
1985 $6,541,517,100 $875,702,247
1986 $6,797,834,200 $916,590,786
1987 $6,827,665,300 $1,018,972,664
1988 $5,902,783,400 $1,051,596,967
1989 $5,918,469,800 $1,181,360,844
1990 $6,433,967,000 $1,031,282,081
1991 $7,074,675,500 $717,974,930
1992 $8,042,337,700 $709,297,579
1993 $8,782,585,400 $1,260,132,956
1994 $9,365,289,800 $1,481,205,098
1995 $9,573,813,700 $1,534,756,135
1996 $9,197,503,300 $1,792,234,297
1997 $10,058,854,400 $2,191,749,014
1998 $11,019,557,700 $2,962,047,564
1999 $11,660,704,800 $3,045,751,528
2000 $11,966,497,000 $3,412,797,450
2001 $12,252,906,300 $2,252,847,465
2002 $12,800,851,300 $2,192,684,135
2003 $13,603,456,000 $2,836,724,352
2004 $15,100,203,400 $3,859,592,813
2005 $16,623,906,700 $4,683,246,454
2006 $18,659,721,500 $5,026,743,282
2007 $21,717,433,800 $5,430,713,729
2008 $25,721,328,000 $5,913,620,293
2009 $27,791,215,500 $2,948,594,552
2010 $30,231,009,500 $2,687,807,004
2011 $35,687,738,300 $2,906,000,097
2012 $41,595,439,700 $4,364,670,160
2013 $46,949,496,500 $5,062,881,600
2014 $51,427,104,900 $5,728,399,720
2015 $55,767,806,100 $6,152,149,100
2016 $59,760,858,700 $6,613,743,070
2017 $64,327,688,800 $7,621,501,710
2018 $67,316,471,200 $7,873,440,830
2019 $69,778,991,200 $8,655,023,960
2020 $57,059,846,500 $8,628,393,720
2021 $67,396,392,500 $9,483,997,390
2022 $76,276,116,700 $10,202,767,270
2023 $83,318,176,900 $10,968,517,090
2024 $86,260,400,000 $12,108,515,110

Panama and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Panama

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Panama Somalia
1960 $477 $62.7
1961 $516 $64.9
1962 $546 $67.2
1963 $587 $69.5
1964 $611 $71.9
1965 $651 $74.4
1966 $689 $76.5
1967 $745 $78.7
1968 $778 $80.8
1969 $830 $84.1
1970 $893 $93.1
1971 $979 $90.4
1972 $1,046 $113.7
1973 $1,164 $119.6
1974 $1,296 $137.9
1975 $1,406 $177.8
1976 $1,457 $199.6
1977 $1,503 $111.2
1978 $1,738 $117.3
1979 $1,938 $108.2
1980 $2,357 $101.5
1981 $2,605 $116.9
1982 $2,811 $129
1983 $2,819 $118.6
1984 $2,875 $122.5
1985 $2,972 $130.8
1986 $3,019 $131.4
1987 $2,966 $141
1988 $2,509 $145.3
1989 $2,462 $166
1990 $2,620 $145.6
1991 $2,821 $105.4
1992 $3,140 $109.2
1993 $3,358 $188.6
1994 $3,508 $210.8
1995 $3,514 $210.7
1996 $3,308 $237.2
1997 $3,546 $280.1
1998 $3,808 $363
1999 $3,950 $359
2000 $3,975 $386
2001 $3,992 $244.9
2002 $4,091 $229.6
2003 $4,265 $286.3
2004 $4,645 $375
2005 $5,018 $440
2006 $5,529 $458
2007 $6,318 $480
2008 $7,348 $507
2009 $7,797 $246.5
2010 $8,331 $219.2
2011 $9,662 $235.3
2012 $11,065 $350
2013 $12,273 $393
2014 $13,213 $429
2015 $14,083 $446
2016 $14,832 $461
2017 $15,695 $511
2018 $16,151 $510
2019 $16,478 $540
2020 $13,291 $518
2021 $15,510 $549
2022 $17,332 $573
2023 $18,686 $597
2024 $19,103 $637

Panama vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Panama

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Panama Somalia
1950 55.4 41.5
1951 55.9 41.7
1952 56.4 41.9
1953 56.8 42.1
1954 57.2 42.3
1955 57.5 42.5
1956 57.9 42.7
1957 58.3 42.9
1958 58.9 43.1
1959 59.6 43.3
1960 60.3 43.5
1961 60.9 43.7
1962 61.4 44
1963 61.8 44.2
1964 62.1 44.4
1965 62.3 44.6
1966 62.6 44.8
1967 62.9 45.1
1968 63.2 45.3
1969 63.7 45.5
1970 64.1 45.6
1971 64.7 45.8
1972 65.2 46
1973 65.8 46.2
1974 66.6 44.3
1975 67.2 44.5
1976 67.8 44.7
1977 68.3 47
1978 68.7 47
1979 69.1 47.4
1980 69.5 47.6
1981 69.8 47.8
1982 69.9 48
1983 70.1 48.2
1984 70.4 48.4
1985 70.5 48.3
1986 70.7 48.4
1987 70.8 49
1988 70.9 43.9
1989 70.1 46.6
1990 71.3 46.9
1991 71.3 25.4
1992 71.5 25
1993 71.8 50.6
1994 71.9 50.3
1995 72 50.6
1996 72.2 50.5
1997 72.5 50.3
1998 72.8 50.8
1999 73.1 50.6
2000 73.4 50.7
2001 73.8 50.8
2002 74.2 50.8
2003 74.6 50.7
2004 74.8 50.7
2005 75.2 50.9
2006 75.4 50.9
2007 75.7 50.9
2008 75.9 51.5
2009 76.2 52.1
2010 76.4 48.9
2011 76.7 32.5
2012 76.9 49.1
2013 77.1 54
2014 77.4 54.4
2015 77.6 55.1
2016 77.8 55.3
2017 77.9 52.2
2018 78.3 54.8
2019 78.5 57.2
2020 76.3 57.1
2021 77 55.7
2022 79.3 53.9
2023 79.6 58.8
2024 79.8 59
2025 80 59.1

Panama and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Panama

Somalia
Year Population
Panama Somalia
1960 1,126,005 2,876,331
1961 1,159,870 2,952,054
1962 1,195,301 3,030,091
1963 1,232,124 3,110,361
1964 1,270,065 3,192,796
1965 1,308,835 3,277,874
1966 1,348,388 3,365,106
1967 1,388,628 3,454,537
1968 1,429,447 3,546,590
1969 1,470,886 3,641,015
1970 1,513,070 3,738,448
1971 1,556,081 3,837,691
1972 1,599,723 3,939,436
1973 1,643,690 4,045,592
1974 1,687,926 4,151,842
1975 1,732,389 4,257,535
1976 1,776,935 4,365,812
1977 1,821,543 4,484,050
1978 1,866,311 4,814,892
1979 1,911,552 5,449,117
1980 1,957,534 5,936,154
1981 2,004,418 5,982,849
1982 2,052,271 6,003,840
1983 2,101,106 6,198,430
1984 2,150,782 6,428,389
1985 2,200,915 6,693,289
1986 2,251,325 6,974,788
1987 2,301,970 7,228,302
1988 2,352,848 7,235,360
1989 2,403,820 7,114,817
1990 2,455,583 7,082,811
1991 2,508,265 6,813,760
1992 2,561,336 6,495,107
1993 2,615,099 6,681,399
1994 2,669,546 7,026,797
1995 2,724,557 7,285,007
1996 2,780,227 7,554,474
1997 2,836,695 7,824,525
1998 2,893,914 8,155,417
1999 2,951,822 8,492,059
2000 3,010,369 8,838,713
2001 3,069,537 9,198,493
2002 3,129,344 9,550,063
2003 3,189,807 9,909,157
2004 3,251,155 10,280,998
2005 3,313,026 10,644,228
2006 3,375,024 10,975,502
2007 3,437,490 11,322,582
2008 3,500,648 11,663,084
2009 3,564,381 11,961,201
2010 3,628,535 12,261,756
2011 3,693,505 12,348,830
2012 3,759,256 12,461,160
2013 3,825,329 12,869,594
2014 3,892,101 13,339,491
2015 3,960,035 13,806,963
2016 4,029,086 14,348,740
2017 4,098,707 14,916,629
2018 4,167,860 15,452,487
2019 4,234,700 16,030,971
2020 4,293,261 16,651,191
2021 4,345,405 17,271,431
2022 4,400,773 17,801,897
2023 4,458,759 18,358,615
2024 4,515,577 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Panama and Somalia

Fertility rate
Panama

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Panama Somalia
1960 5.83 7.25
1961 5.87 7.25
1962 5.87 7.26
1963 5.87 7.26
1964 5.81 7.26
1965 5.73 7.26
1966 5.65 7.26
1967 5.53 7.25
1968 5.41 7.23
1969 5.29 7.21
1970 5.18 7.18
1971 5.05 7.15
1972 4.91 7.12
1973 4.74 7.09
1974 4.58 7.06
1975 4.41 7.03
1976 4.26 7.02
1977 4.12 7
1978 3.98 7.13
1979 3.88 7.16
1980 3.8 7.18
1981 3.72 7.23
1982 3.66 7.25
1983 3.6 7.28
1984 3.52 7.3
1985 3.43 7.33
1986 3.34 7.35
1987 3.25 7.37
1988 3.17 7.4
1989 3.12 7.42
1990 3.07 7.44
1991 3 7.47
1992 2.95 7.5
1993 2.91 7.53
1994 2.88 7.54
1995 2.85 7.58
1996 2.83 7.62
1997 2.81 7.66
1998 2.79 7.66
1999 2.77 7.66
2000 2.74 7.65
2001 2.72 7.64
2002 2.7 7.63
2003 2.68 7.6
2004 2.68 7.57
2005 2.64 7.53
2006 2.62 7.49
2007 2.61 7.46
2008 2.61 7.42
2009 2.59 7.38
2010 2.59 7.32
2011 2.6 7.27
2012 2.59 7.21
2013 2.57 7.14
2014 2.55 7.06
2015 2.53 6.98
2016 2.5 6.88
2017 2.46 6.77
2018 2.4 6.66
2019 2.29 6.56
2020 2.18 6.45
2021 2.15 6.35
2022 2.14 6.26
2023 2.12 6.13

Panama and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Panama

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Panama Somalia
1960 17.8 18.1
1961 17.8 17.9
1962 17.7 17.8
1963 17.6 17.7
1964 17.6 17.6
1965 17.5 17.5
1966 17.5 17.5
1967 17.5 17.5
1968 17.5 17.5
1969 17.6 17.5
1970 17.6 17.5
1971 17.7 17.6
1972 17.7 17.6
1973 17.8 17.6
1974 18 17.7
1975 18.1 17.7
1976 18.3 17.7
1977 18.4 17.7
1978 18.6 17.7
1979 18.8 17.6
1980 19 17.6
1981 19.2 17.5
1982 19.5 17.4
1983 19.7 17.4
1984 19.9 17.3
1985 20.2 17.2
1986 20.4 17.1
1987 20.7 17
1988 21 16.8
1989 21.3 16.7
1990 21.5 16.5
1991 21.8 16.5
1992 22.1 16.7
1993 22.4 16.8
1994 22.7 16.7
1995 22.9 16.6
1996 23.2 16.5
1997 23.5 16.4
1998 23.7 16.4
1999 24 16.3
2000 24.3 16.3
2001 24.5 16.2
2002 24.8 16.2
2003 25.1 16.1
2004 25.3 16
2005 25.6 15.9
2006 25.9 15.7
2007 26.1 15.6
2008 26.4 15.6
2009 26.7 15.6
2010 27 15.7
2011 27.2 15.8
2012 27.5 16
2013 27.8 16
2014 28 16
2015 28.3 16.1
2016 28.5 16.1
2017 28.8 16.2
2018 29.1 16.2
2019 29.4 16.3
2020 29.7 16.3
2021 30 16.4
2022 30.3 16.5
2023 30.6 16.5
2024 30.9 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Panama Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$81.1B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.8%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.47%
2023
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.97%
1999
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
28,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.95%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.61%
2024
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
26.3%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
65.5
2025
29
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.6%
2024
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.2%
2024
n/a
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
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$532M
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
647,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
9.3%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
64.1%
2024
38.7%
2014

Energy

Panama Somalia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,063 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$34.1
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
14.7 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.3 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
28%
2021
95.4%
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
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
66.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Panama Somalia
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,706
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
69.9%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
60
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
43
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.3
2022
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.9
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
140
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.3%
2024
54.1%
2022
English speaking
14%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
68.5%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Panama Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,472
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$547
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.41%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.73
2021
0.02
2014
Maternal mortality per 100K births
37
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.3
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
37.1%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
79
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.66 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Panama Somalia
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
6,343 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,456 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
16,138 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
9,321 mi
2018

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