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Panama vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Panama has a population of 4.52M (ranked 128/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Panama's land area is 28,641 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 115th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Panama Vanuatu
Population
4614993
341110
Population rank 128/197 174/197
GDP
$86.3B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 77/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$19,103
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 61/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,405
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$48.8B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.1%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,816
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 55/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,503
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
28,641 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.12
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Panama and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Panama and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Panama

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Panama Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $4,614,086,400 $121,185,498
1981 $5,222,421,500 $113,781,796
1982 $5,769,767,900 $114,501,913
1983 $5,923,755,900 $117,389,554
1984 $6,183,387,100 $144,482,515
1985 $6,541,517,100 $131,856,421
1986 $6,797,834,200 $126,498,935
1987 $6,827,665,300 $139,464,174
1988 $5,902,783,400 $158,351,368
1989 $5,918,469,800 $154,013,202
1990 $6,433,967,000 $168,879,207
1991 $7,074,675,500 $201,334,169
1992 $8,042,337,700 $209,088,825
1993 $8,782,585,400 $200,491,853
1994 $9,365,289,800 $233,701,301
1995 $9,573,813,700 $249,333,250
1996 $9,197,503,300 $261,370,044
1997 $10,058,854,400 $272,771,209
1998 $11,019,557,700 $262,293,411
1999 $11,660,704,800 $268,006,973
2000 $11,966,497,000 $272,014,628
2001 $12,252,906,300 $257,926,882
2002 $12,800,851,300 $262,596,536
2003 $13,603,456,000 $314,471,413
2004 $15,100,203,400 $364,996,869
2005 $16,623,906,700 $394,962,433
2006 $18,659,721,500 $439,358,587
2007 $21,717,433,800 $516,392,923
2008 $25,721,328,000 $590,748,429
2009 $27,791,215,500 $592,622,319
2010 $30,231,009,500 $670,712,980
2011 $35,687,738,300 $770,153,588
2012 $41,595,439,700 $747,839,698
2013 $46,949,496,500 $758,304,466
2014 $51,427,104,900 $773,717,011
2015 $55,767,806,100 $759,690,181
2016 $59,760,858,700 $804,323,577
2017 $64,327,688,800 $880,043,284
2018 $67,316,471,200 $914,727,908
2019 $69,778,991,200 $936,526,268
2020 $57,059,846,500 $909,421,044
2021 $67,396,392,500 $982,362,212
2022 $76,276,116,700 $1,030,654,208
2023 $83,318,176,900 $1,126,313,359
2024 $86,260,400,000 $1,161,251,868

Panama and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Panama

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Panama Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $2,357 $1,048
1981 $2,605 $962
1982 $2,811 $946
1983 $2,819 $947
1984 $2,875 $1,137
1985 $2,972 $1,012
1986 $3,019 $946
1987 $2,966 $1,017
1988 $2,509 $1,125
1989 $2,462 $1,067
1990 $2,620 $1,141
1991 $2,821 $1,326
1992 $3,140 $1,344
1993 $3,358 $1,257
1994 $3,508 $1,431
1995 $3,514 $1,492
1996 $3,308 $1,529
1997 $3,546 $1,562
1998 $3,808 $1,471
1999 $3,950 $1,472
2000 $3,975 $1,460
2001 $3,992 $1,350
2002 $4,091 $1,341
2003 $4,265 $1,567
2004 $4,645 $1,774
2005 $5,018 $1,874
2006 $5,529 $2,035
2007 $6,318 $2,334
2008 $7,348 $2,604
2009 $7,797 $2,546
2010 $8,331 $2,815
2011 $9,662 $3,163
2012 $11,065 $3,005
2013 $12,273 $2,980
2014 $13,213 $2,973
2015 $14,083 $2,855
2016 $14,832 $2,956
2017 $15,695 $3,160
2018 $16,151 $3,207
2019 $16,478 $3,207
2020 $13,291 $3,043
2021 $15,510 $3,212
2022 $17,332 $3,292
2023 $18,686 $3,515
2024 $19,103 $3,543

Panama vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Panama

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Panama Vanuatu
1950 55.4 43.9
1951 55.9 42.2
1952 56.4 45.3
1953 56.8 45.8
1954 57.2 46.5
1955 57.5 47.1
1956 57.9 47.7
1957 58.3 48.2
1958 58.9 48.7
1959 59.6 49.3
1960 60.3 49.8
1961 60.9 50.4
1962 61.4 50.9
1963 61.8 51.5
1964 62.1 52
1965 62.3 52.5
1966 62.6 53.1
1967 62.9 53.7
1968 63.2 54.2
1969 63.7 54.8
1970 64.1 55.3
1971 64.7 55.9
1972 65.2 56.4
1973 65.8 57
1974 66.6 57.6
1975 67.2 58.1
1976 67.8 58.7
1977 68.3 59.2
1978 68.7 59.9
1979 69.1 60.9
1980 69.5 61.3
1981 69.8 61.9
1982 69.9 62.5
1983 70.1 63.1
1984 70.4 63.5
1985 70.5 63.9
1986 70.7 64.6
1987 70.8 64.4
1988 70.9 65.7
1989 70.1 66
1990 71.3 66.7
1991 71.3 67.1
1992 71.5 67.4
1993 71.8 67.7
1994 71.9 68
1995 72 68.1
1996 72.2 68.2
1997 72.5 68.3
1998 72.8 68.4
1999 73.1 67.9
2000 73.4 68.6
2001 73.8 68.7
2002 74.2 68.8
2003 74.6 68.9
2004 74.8 69
2005 75.2 69.2
2006 75.4 69.1
2007 75.7 69.1
2008 75.9 69.3
2009 76.2 69.4
2010 76.4 69.6
2011 76.7 69.7
2012 76.9 69.9
2013 77.1 70
2014 77.4 70
2015 77.6 70.2
2016 77.8 70.4
2017 77.9 70.5
2018 78.3 70.6
2019 78.5 70.8
2020 76.3 70.4
2021 77 70
2022 79.3 71.3
2023 79.6 71.5
2024 79.8 71.7
2025 80 71.8

Panama and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Panama

Vanuatu
Year Population
Panama Vanuatu
1960 1,126,005 64,431
1961 1,159,870 66,264
1962 1,195,301 68,174
1963 1,232,124 70,159
1964 1,270,065 72,219
1965 1,308,835 74,358
1966 1,348,388 76,590
1967 1,388,628 78,921
1968 1,429,447 81,314
1969 1,470,886 83,755
1970 1,513,070 86,266
1971 1,556,081 88,862
1972 1,599,723 91,562
1973 1,643,690 94,362
1974 1,687,926 97,260
1975 1,732,389 100,269
1976 1,776,935 103,388
1977 1,821,543 106,618
1978 1,866,311 109,963
1979 1,911,552 113,040
1980 1,957,534 115,660
1981 2,004,418 118,249
1982 2,052,271 121,035
1983 2,101,106 123,998
1984 2,150,782 127,109
1985 2,200,915 130,356
1986 2,251,325 133,720
1987 2,301,970 137,187
1988 2,352,848 140,756
1989 2,403,820 144,393
1990 2,455,583 148,063
1991 2,508,265 151,793
1992 2,561,336 155,608
1993 2,615,099 159,463
1994 2,669,546 163,314
1995 2,724,557 167,137
1996 2,780,227 170,911
1997 2,836,695 174,626
1998 2,893,914 178,313
1999 2,951,822 182,048
2000 3,010,369 186,281
2001 3,069,537 191,031
2002 3,129,344 195,863
2003 3,189,807 200,746
2004 3,251,155 205,711
2005 3,313,026 210,760
2006 3,375,024 215,923
2007 3,437,490 221,276
2008 3,500,648 226,896
2009 3,564,381 232,731
2010 3,628,535 238,248
2011 3,693,505 243,474
2012 3,759,256 248,883
2013 3,825,329 254,482
2014 3,892,101 260,240
2015 3,960,035 266,101
2016 4,029,086 272,087
2017 4,098,707 278,507
2018 4,167,860 285,259
2019 4,234,700 291,985
2020 4,293,261 298,858
2021 4,345,405 305,868
2022 4,400,773 313,046
2023 4,458,759 320,409
2024 4,515,577 327,777

Fertility rates in Panama and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Panama

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Panama Vanuatu
1960 5.83 6.78
1961 5.87 6.73
1962 5.87 6.67
1963 5.87 6.62
1964 5.81 6.57
1965 5.73 6.52
1966 5.65 6.51
1967 5.53 6.51
1968 5.41 6.46
1969 5.29 6.41
1970 5.18 6.35
1971 5.05 6.29
1972 4.91 6.23
1973 4.74 6.15
1974 4.58 6.06
1975 4.41 5.98
1976 4.26 5.89
1977 4.12 5.81
1978 3.98 5.77
1979 3.88 5.73
1980 3.8 5.69
1981 3.72 5.65
1982 3.66 5.6
1983 3.6 5.55
1984 3.52 5.49
1985 3.43 5.43
1986 3.34 5.38
1987 3.25 5.33
1988 3.17 5.27
1989 3.12 5.21
1990 3.07 5.17
1991 3 5.13
1992 2.95 5.09
1993 2.91 5.02
1994 2.88 4.94
1995 2.85 4.85
1996 2.83 4.75
1997 2.81 4.66
1998 2.79 4.6
1999 2.77 4.56
2000 2.74 4.54
2001 2.72 4.5
2002 2.7 4.38
2003 2.68 4.29
2004 2.68 4.21
2005 2.64 4.13
2006 2.62 4.1
2007 2.61 4.12
2008 2.61 4.16
2009 2.59 4.16
2010 2.59 4.13
2011 2.6 4.09
2012 2.59 4.06
2013 2.57 4.04
2014 2.55 4
2015 2.53 3.95
2016 2.5 3.92
2017 2.46 3.88
2018 2.4 3.83
2019 2.29 3.79
2020 2.18 3.74
2021 2.15 3.7
2022 2.14 3.65
2023 2.12 3.6

Panama and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Panama

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Panama Vanuatu
1960 17.8 17.7
1961 17.8 17.6
1962 17.7 17.5
1963 17.6 17.4
1964 17.6 17.3
1965 17.5 17.2
1966 17.5 17.1
1967 17.5 17.1
1968 17.5 17
1969 17.6 17
1970 17.6 17
1971 17.7 17
1972 17.7 17
1973 17.8 17
1974 18 17.1
1975 18.1 17.1
1976 18.3 17.1
1977 18.4 17.2
1978 18.6 17.3
1979 18.8 17.5
1980 19 17.6
1981 19.2 17.7
1982 19.5 17.7
1983 19.7 17.7
1984 19.9 17.7
1985 20.2 17.7
1986 20.4 17.8
1987 20.7 17.8
1988 21 17.8
1989 21.3 17.8
1990 21.5 17.8
1991 21.8 17.9
1992 22.1 17.8
1993 22.4 17.7
1994 22.7 17.7
1995 22.9 17.8
1996 23.2 18
1997 23.5 18
1998 23.7 18
1999 24 18
2000 24.3 18.2
2001 24.5 18.5
2002 24.8 18.7
2003 25.1 18.9
2004 25.3 19.2
2005 25.6 19.4
2006 25.9 19.6
2007 26.1 19.9
2008 26.4 20.1
2009 26.7 20.3
2010 27 20.5
2011 27.2 20.6
2012 27.5 20.8
2013 27.8 20.9
2014 28 21
2015 28.3 21.1
2016 28.5 21.1
2017 28.8 21.2
2018 29.1 21.2
2019 29.4 21.2
2020 29.7 21.2
2021 30 21.2
2022 30.3 21.2
2023 30.6 21.2
2024 30.9 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Panama Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$81.1B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.8%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.47%
2023
7.58%
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
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.61%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
26.3%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
65.5
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.6%
2024
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.2%
2024
3%
2019
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
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$532M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
647,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
9.3%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
64.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Panama Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,063 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$34.1
2022
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
14.7 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.3 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.5%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
28%
2021
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
66.3%
2022
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Panama Vanuatu
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,706
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
69.9%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
60
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
43
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
11.3
2022
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.9
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
140
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.3%
2024
88%
2023
English speaking
14%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
68.5%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Panama Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,472
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$547
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.41%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.73
2021
0.16
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
37
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.3
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
37.1%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
79
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.66 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Panama Vanuatu
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
6,343 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,456 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
16,138 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
665 mi
2000

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