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Panama vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Panama has a population of 4.52M (ranked 128/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Panama's land area is 28,641 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 115th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Panama Vatican
Population
4614993
949
Population rank 128/197 197/197
GDP
$86.3B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 77/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$19,103
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 61/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,405
2024
$39,191
2025
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
$17,307
2025
Land area
28,641 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
2.12
2023
n/a
Median age
30.9 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Panama and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Panama vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Panama

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Panama Vatican
1950 55.4 65.9
1951 55.9 65.3
1952 56.4 65.7
1953 56.8 66.3
1954 57.2 67.5
1955 57.5 67.8
1956 57.9 67.3
1957 58.3 67.5
1958 58.9 68.7
1959 59.6 69.2
1960 60.3 69.2
1961 60.9 69.8
1962 61.4 69.2
1963 61.8 69.3
1964 62.1 70.3
1965 62.3 70.1
1966 62.6 70.9
1967 62.9 70.9
1968 63.2 70.7
1969 63.7 70.7
1970 64.1 71.5
1971 64.7 71.7
1972 65.2 72
1973 65.8 71.9
1974 66.6 72.7
1975 67.2 72.6
1976 67.8 72.9
1977 68.3 73.3
1978 68.7 73.7
1979 69.1 74
1980 69.5 74.1
1981 69.8 74.3
1982 69.9 74.8
1983 70.1 74.7
1984 70.4 75.1
1985 70.5 75.5
1986 70.7 75.7
1987 70.8 76.2
1988 70.9 76.4
1989 70.1 76.8
1990 71.3 76.9
1991 71.3 76.9
1992 71.5 77.3
1993 71.8 77
1994 71.9 77.7
1995 72 77.8
1996 72.2 78.5
1997 72.5 78.2
1998 72.8 78.3
1999 73.1 78.7
2000 73.4 79.3
2001 73.8 79.9
2002 74.2 80
2003 74.6 79.8
2004 74.8 80.2
2005 75.2 80.6
2006 75.4 81.2
2007 75.7 81.3
2008 75.9 81.4
2009 76.2 81.3
2010 76.4 81.5
2011 76.7 81.7
2012 76.9 82
2013 77.1 82.5
2014 77.4 82.6
2015 77.6 82.5
2016 77.8 82.9
2017 77.9 82.7
2018 78.3 83.3
2019 78.5 83.6
2020 76.3 83
2021 77 82.9
2022 79.3 83.3
2023 79.6 83
2024 79.8 83.1
2025 80 83.3

Panama and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Panama

Vatican
Year Population
Panama Vatican
1960 1,126,005 -
1961 1,159,870 -
1962 1,195,301 -
1963 1,232,124 -
1964 1,270,065 -
1965 1,308,835 -
1966 1,348,388 -
1967 1,388,628 -
1968 1,429,447 -
1969 1,470,886 -
1970 1,513,070 -
1971 1,556,081 -
1972 1,599,723 -
1973 1,643,690 -
1974 1,687,926 -
1975 1,732,389 -
1976 1,776,935 -
1977 1,821,543 -
1978 1,866,311 -
1979 1,911,552 -
1980 1,957,534 -
1981 2,004,418 -
1982 2,052,271 -
1983 2,101,106 -
1984 2,150,782 -
1985 2,200,915 -
1986 2,251,325 -
1987 2,301,970 -
1988 2,352,848 -
1989 2,403,820 -
1990 2,455,583 -
1991 2,508,265 -
1992 2,561,336 -
1993 2,615,099 -
1994 2,669,546 -
1995 2,724,557 -
1996 2,780,227 -
1997 2,836,695 -
1998 2,893,914 -
1999 2,951,822 -
2000 3,010,369 880
2001 3,069,537 890
2002 3,129,344 900
2003 3,189,807 911
2004 3,251,155 921
2005 3,313,026 921
2006 3,375,024 932
2007 3,437,490 821
2008 3,500,648 824
2009 3,564,381 826
2010 3,628,535 829
2011 3,693,505 832
2012 3,759,256 836
2013 3,825,329 839
2014 3,892,101 842
2015 3,960,035 1,000
2016 4,029,086 -
2017 4,098,707 1,000
2018 4,167,860 -
2019 4,234,700 1,000
2020 4,293,261 -
2021 4,345,405 -
2022 4,400,773 -
2023 4,458,759 -
2024 4,515,577 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Panama Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$81.1B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.8%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.47%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.97%
1999
n/a
Armed forces personnel
28,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.95%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
8.61%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
26.3%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
65.5
2025
65
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$532M
2024
n/a
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
n/a

Energy

Panama Vatican
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
3.3 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
28%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
66.3%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
97%
2023
n/a

Society

Panama Vatican
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,706
2024
n/a
Urban population
69.9%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
60
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
43
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.3
2022
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.9
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
140
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.3%
2024
100%
2013
English speaking
14%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
68.5%
2023
n/a

Health

Panama Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,472
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$547
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.41%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.73
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
37
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.3
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
37.1%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
79
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.66 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Panama Vatican
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
6,343 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
8,456 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
16,138 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length n/a
5.59 mi
2003

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