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Panama vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Panama has a population of 4.52M (ranked 128/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Panama's land area is 28,641 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 115th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Panama Tonga
Population
4614993
103744
Population rank 128/197 183/197
GDP
$86.3B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 77/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$19,103
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 61/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,405
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$48.8B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.1%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,816
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 55/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,503
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
28,641 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.12
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Panama and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Panama and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Panama

Tonga
Year GDP
Panama Tonga
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 $32,506,742
1976 $2,588,106,000 $30,036,417
1977 $2,738,261,900 $34,139,388
1978 $3,244,558,600 $41,567,472
1979 $3,704,551,600 $44,667,002
1980 $4,614,086,400 $53,260,077
1981 $5,222,421,500 $62,242,013
1982 $5,769,767,900 $62,068,161
1983 $5,923,755,900 $60,863,964
1984 $6,183,387,100 $64,248,355
1985 $6,541,517,100 $60,058,663
1986 $6,797,834,200 $68,195,856
1987 $6,827,665,300 $81,667,133
1988 $5,902,783,400 $106,657,267
1989 $5,918,469,800 $106,344,855
1990 $6,433,967,000 $113,563,822
1991 $7,074,675,500 $132,201,141
1992 $8,042,337,700 $137,066,291
1993 $8,782,585,400 $138,489,884
1994 $9,365,289,800 $195,990,986
1995 $9,573,813,700 $208,871,666
1996 $9,197,503,300 $222,100,576
1997 $10,058,854,400 $214,991,452
1998 $11,019,557,700 $191,504,893
1999 $11,660,704,800 $199,208,718
2000 $11,966,497,000 $204,848,488
2001 $12,252,906,300 $181,117,230
2002 $12,800,851,300 $182,764,281
2003 $13,603,456,000 $202,246,591
2004 $15,100,203,400 $230,678,011
2005 $16,623,906,700 $261,823,805
2006 $18,659,721,500 $292,232,703
2007 $21,717,433,800 $298,519,623
2008 $25,721,328,000 $344,438,844
2009 $27,791,215,500 $312,415,028
2010 $30,231,009,500 $366,887,375
2011 $35,687,738,300 $414,143,828
2012 $41,595,439,700 $471,122,971
2013 $46,949,496,500 $451,788,498
2014 $51,427,104,900 $440,997,735
2015 $55,767,806,100 $437,525,539
2016 $59,760,858,700 $420,828,255
2017 $64,327,688,800 $459,976,847
2018 $67,316,471,200 $489,714,530
2019 $69,778,991,200 $494,197,854
2020 $57,059,846,500 $496,856,304
2021 $67,396,392,500 $518,228,029
2022 $76,276,116,700 $518,180,029
2023 $83,318,176,900 $508,735,107
2024 $86,260,400,000 -

Panama and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Panama

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Panama Tonga
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 $349
1976 $1,457 $315
1977 $1,503 $353
1978 $1,738 $428
1979 $1,938 $458
1980 $2,357 $545
1981 $2,605 $636
1982 $2,811 $633
1983 $2,819 $621
1984 $2,875 $656
1985 $2,972 $613
1986 $3,019 $696
1987 $2,966 $830
1988 $2,509 $1,078
1989 $2,462 $1,070
1990 $2,620 $1,139
1991 $2,821 $1,323
1992 $3,140 $1,370
1993 $3,358 $1,383
1994 $3,508 $1,957
1995 $3,514 $2,084
1996 $3,308 $2,215
1997 $3,546 $2,136
1998 $3,808 $1,889
1999 $3,950 $1,952
2000 $3,975 $1,995
2001 $3,992 $1,754
2002 $4,091 $1,759
2003 $4,265 $1,936
2004 $4,645 $2,195
2005 $5,018 $2,478
2006 $5,529 $2,750
2007 $6,318 $2,797
2008 $7,348 $3,218
2009 $7,797 $2,914
2010 $8,331 $3,416
2011 $9,662 $3,850
2012 $11,065 $4,384
2013 $12,273 $4,219
2014 $13,213 $4,137
2015 $14,083 $4,124
2016 $14,832 $3,988
2017 $15,695 $4,366
2018 $16,151 $4,639
2019 $16,478 $4,677
2020 $13,291 $4,700
2021 $15,510 $4,913
2022 $17,332 $4,933
2023 $18,686 $4,864
2024 $19,103 -

Panama vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Panama

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Panama Tonga
1950 55.4 48.4
1951 55.9 49.8
1952 56.4 51.2
1953 56.8 52.4
1954 57.2 53.6
1955 57.5 54.7
1956 57.9 55.7
1957 58.3 56.5
1958 58.9 57.2
1959 59.6 57.8
1960 60.3 58.3
1961 60.9 58.8
1962 61.4 59.3
1963 61.8 59.8
1964 62.1 60.3
1965 62.3 60.7
1966 62.6 61.2
1967 62.9 61.7
1968 63.2 62.2
1969 63.7 62.7
1970 64.1 63.2
1971 64.7 63.6
1972 65.2 64.1
1973 65.8 64.4
1974 66.6 64.8
1975 67.2 65.1
1976 67.8 65.4
1977 68.3 65.6
1978 68.7 65.9
1979 69.1 66
1980 69.5 66.2
1981 69.8 66.4
1982 69.9 66.3
1983 70.1 66.7
1984 70.4 66.8
1985 70.5 66.9
1986 70.7 67.1
1987 70.8 67.2
1988 70.9 67.3
1989 70.1 67.4
1990 71.3 67.5
1991 71.3 67.7
1992 71.5 67.9
1993 71.8 68.2
1994 71.9 68.4
1995 72 68.6
1996 72.2 68.8
1997 72.5 69
1998 72.8 69.2
1999 73.1 69.4
2000 73.4 69.6
2001 73.8 69.8
2002 74.2 70
2003 74.6 70.2
2004 74.8 70.4
2005 75.2 70.6
2006 75.4 70.7
2007 75.7 70.9
2008 75.9 71
2009 76.2 70.9
2010 76.4 71.3
2011 76.7 71.4
2012 76.9 71.5
2013 77.1 71.6
2014 77.4 71.7
2015 77.6 71.9
2016 77.8 72
2017 77.9 72.1
2018 78.3 72.2
2019 78.5 72.3
2020 76.3 72.4
2021 77 72.1
2022 79.3 72.6
2023 79.6 72.9
2024 79.8 73.1
2025 80 73.2

Panama and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Panama

Tonga
Year Population
Panama Tonga
1960 1,126,005 66,170
1961 1,159,870 68,037
1962 1,195,301 69,940
1963 1,232,124 71,885
1964 1,270,065 73,879
1965 1,308,835 75,924
1966 1,348,388 78,002
1967 1,388,628 79,814
1968 1,429,447 81,353
1969 1,470,886 82,885
1970 1,513,070 84,401
1971 1,556,081 85,896
1972 1,599,723 87,356
1973 1,643,690 88,805
1974 1,687,926 90,683
1975 1,732,389 93,017
1976 1,776,935 95,325
1977 1,821,543 96,725
1978 1,866,311 97,204
1979 1,911,552 97,544
1980 1,957,534 97,769
1981 2,004,418 97,909
1982 2,052,271 97,980
1983 2,101,106 97,998
1984 2,150,782 97,990
1985 2,200,915 97,984
1986 2,251,325 98,010
1987 2,301,970 98,376
1988 2,352,848 98,969
1989 2,403,820 99,403
1990 2,455,583 99,700
1991 2,508,265 99,895
1992 2,561,336 100,022
1993 2,615,099 100,103
1994 2,669,546 100,166
1995 2,724,557 100,225
1996 2,780,227 100,275
1997 2,836,695 100,674
1998 2,893,914 101,388
1999 2,951,822 102,046
2000 3,010,369 102,677
2001 3,069,537 103,288
2002 3,129,344 103,874
2003 3,189,807 104,464
2004 3,251,155 105,071
2005 3,313,026 105,671
2006 3,375,024 106,253
2007 3,437,490 106,726
2008 3,500,648 107,020
2009 3,564,381 107,203
2010 3,628,535 107,400
2011 3,693,505 107,570
2012 3,759,256 107,460
2013 3,825,329 107,078
2014 3,892,101 106,609
2015 3,960,035 106,095
2016 4,029,086 105,524
2017 4,098,707 105,356
2018 4,167,860 105,567
2019 4,234,700 105,669
2020 4,293,261 105,704
2021 4,345,405 105,490
2022 4,400,773 105,042
2023 4,458,759 104,597
2024 4,515,577 104,175

Fertility rates in Panama and Tonga

Fertility rate
Panama

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Panama Tonga
1960 5.83 6.65
1961 5.87 6.61
1962 5.87 6.57
1963 5.87 6.52
1964 5.81 6.46
1965 5.73 6.41
1966 5.65 6.35
1967 5.53 6.29
1968 5.41 6.23
1969 5.29 6.17
1970 5.18 6.07
1971 5.05 5.96
1972 4.91 5.86
1973 4.74 5.8
1974 4.58 5.77
1975 4.41 5.75
1976 4.26 5.73
1977 4.12 5.7
1978 3.98 5.68
1979 3.88 5.65
1980 3.8 5.6
1981 3.72 5.55
1982 3.66 5.5
1983 3.6 5.45
1984 3.52 5.41
1985 3.43 5.34
1986 3.34 5.27
1987 3.25 5.19
1988 3.17 5.1
1989 3.12 5.01
1990 3.07 4.93
1991 3 4.85
1992 2.95 4.79
1993 2.91 4.73
1994 2.88 4.66
1995 2.85 4.56
1996 2.83 4.46
1997 2.81 4.38
1998 2.79 4.31
1999 2.77 4.23
2000 2.74 4.16
2001 2.72 4.13
2002 2.7 4.14
2003 2.68 4.18
2004 2.68 4.19
2005 2.64 4.2
2006 2.62 4.14
2007 2.61 4.09
2008 2.61 4.01
2009 2.59 3.95
2010 2.59 3.88
2011 2.6 3.83
2012 2.59 3.77
2013 2.57 3.7
2014 2.55 3.62
2015 2.53 3.54
2016 2.5 3.46
2017 2.46 3.39
2018 2.4 3.33
2019 2.29 3.27
2020 2.18 3.23
2021 2.15 3.2
2022 2.14 3.17
2023 2.12 3.13

Panama and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Panama

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Panama Tonga
1960 17.8 17.1
1961 17.8 17.1
1962 17.7 17.1
1963 17.6 17
1964 17.6 17
1965 17.5 17
1966 17.5 17
1967 17.5 17
1968 17.5 16.9
1969 17.6 16.8
1970 17.6 16.8
1971 17.7 16.7
1972 17.7 16.7
1973 17.8 16.8
1974 18 16.8
1975 18.1 16.7
1976 18.3 16.7
1977 18.4 16.8
1978 18.6 17.1
1979 18.8 17.3
1980 19 17.4
1981 19.2 17.6
1982 19.5 17.8
1983 19.7 17.9
1984 19.9 18
1985 20.2 18.1
1986 20.4 18.2
1987 20.7 18.3
1988 21 18.6
1989 21.3 18.9
1990 21.5 19.1
1991 21.8 19.3
1992 22.1 19.5
1993 22.4 19.6
1994 22.7 19.6
1995 22.9 19.6
1996 23.2 19.6
1997 23.5 19.7
1998 23.7 19.9
1999 24 20.1
2000 24.3 20.3
2001 24.5 20.5
2002 24.8 20.7
2003 25.1 20.8
2004 25.3 20.8
2005 25.6 20.8
2006 25.9 20.8
2007 26.1 20.9
2008 26.4 21
2009 26.7 21.1
2010 27 21.2
2011 27.2 21.2
2012 27.5 21.4
2013 27.8 21.6
2014 28 21.7
2015 28.3 21.8
2016 28.5 21.9
2017 28.8 21.9
2018 29.1 22
2019 29.4 22
2020 29.7 22.1
2021 30 22.1
2022 30.3 22
2023 30.6 21.9
2024 30.9 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Panama Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$81.1B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.8%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.47%
2023
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.97%
1999
n/a
Armed forces personnel
28,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.95%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.61%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
26.3%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
65.5
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.6%
2024
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.2%
2024
4%
2021
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
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$532M
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
647,000
2020
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
9.3%
2020
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
64.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Panama Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,063 kg
2022
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$34.1
2022
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
14.7 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.3 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.5%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
28%
2021
2.3%
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
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
66.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Panama Tonga
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,706
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
69.9%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
60
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
43
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
11.3
2022
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.9
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
140
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.3%
2024
99.4%
2021
English speaking
14%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
68.5%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Panama Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,472
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$547
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.41%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.73
2021
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
37
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.3
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
37.1%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
79
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.66 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Panama Tonga
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
6,343 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,456 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
16,138 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
423 mi
2011

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