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Panama vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Panama has a population of 4.52M (ranked 128/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Panama's land area is 28,641 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 115th vs. 67th).

By GDP, Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Panama Vietnam
Population
4614993
102063551
Population rank 128/197 16/197
GDP
$86.3B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 77/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$19,103
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 61/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,405
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$48.8B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.1%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,816
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 55/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,503
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
28,641 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.12
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Panama and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Panama and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Panama

Vietnam
Year GDP
Panama Vietnam
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 -
1981 $5,222,421,500 -
1982 $5,769,767,900 -
1983 $5,923,755,900 -
1984 $6,183,387,100 -
1985 $6,541,517,100 $14,094,687,821
1986 $6,797,834,200 $26,336,616,250
1987 $6,827,665,300 $36,658,108,850
1988 $5,902,783,400 $25,423,812,649
1989 $5,918,469,800 $6,293,304,975
1990 $6,433,967,000 $6,471,740,806
1991 $7,074,675,500 $9,613,369,520
1992 $8,042,337,700 $9,866,990,236
1993 $8,782,585,400 $13,180,953,598
1994 $9,365,289,800 $16,286,433,533
1995 $9,573,813,700 $20,736,164,459
1996 $9,197,503,300 $24,657,470,575
1997 $10,058,854,400 $26,843,700,442
1998 $11,019,557,700 $27,209,602,050
1999 $11,660,704,800 $28,683,659,007
2000 $11,966,497,000 $31,172,518,403
2001 $12,252,906,300 $32,685,198,809
2002 $12,800,851,300 $35,064,105,501
2003 $13,603,456,000 $39,552,513,232
2004 $15,100,203,400 $45,427,854,693
2005 $16,623,906,700 $57,633,255,738
2006 $18,659,721,500 $66,371,664,817
2007 $21,717,433,800 $77,414,425,532
2008 $25,721,328,000 $99,130,304,099
2009 $27,791,215,500 $106,014,659,565
2010 $30,231,009,500 $147,201,173,197
2011 $35,687,738,300 $172,595,049,184
2012 $41,595,439,700 $195,590,661,129
2013 $46,949,496,500 $213,708,811,665
2014 $51,427,104,900 $233,451,469,643
2015 $55,767,806,100 $239,258,328,382
2016 $59,760,858,700 $257,096,001,178
2017 $64,327,688,800 $281,353,605,987
2018 $67,316,471,200 $310,106,478,395
2019 $69,778,991,200 $334,365,270,497
2020 $57,059,846,500 $346,615,738,538
2021 $67,396,392,500 $366,474,752,771
2022 $76,276,116,700 $413,445,230,669
2023 $83,318,176,900 $433,857,681,378
2024 $86,260,400,000 $476,388,230,307

Panama and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Panama

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Panama Vietnam
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 -
1981 $2,605 -
1982 $2,811 -
1983 $2,819 -
1984 $2,875 -
1985 $2,972 $238.6
1986 $3,019 $436
1987 $2,966 $595
1988 $2,509 $405
1989 $2,462 $98.1
1990 $2,620 $98.8
1991 $2,821 $143.7
1992 $3,140 $144.5
1993 $3,358 $189.4
1994 $3,508 $229.9
1995 $3,514 $287.8
1996 $3,308 $337
1997 $3,546 $362
1998 $3,808 $361
1999 $3,950 $376
2000 $3,975 $404
2001 $3,992 $419
2002 $4,091 $445
2003 $4,265 $497
2004 $4,645 $565
2005 $5,018 $711
2006 $5,529 $808
2007 $6,318 $926
2008 $7,348 $1,164
2009 $7,797 $1,226
2010 $8,331 $1,683
2011 $9,662 $1,951
2012 $11,065 $2,185
2013 $12,273 $2,360
2014 $13,213 $2,546
2015 $14,083 $2,578
2016 $14,832 $2,735
2017 $15,695 $2,956
2018 $16,151 $3,222
2019 $16,478 $3,441
2020 $13,291 $3,534
2021 $15,510 $3,704
2022 $17,332 $4,148
2023 $18,686 $4,323
2024 $19,103 $4,717

Panama vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Panama

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Panama Vietnam
1950 55.4 48
1951 55.9 48.7
1952 56.4 49.4
1953 56.8 50
1954 57.2 52
1955 57.5 54.8
1956 57.9 55.5
1957 58.3 56.2
1958 58.9 56.8
1959 59.6 57.4
1960 60.3 58
1961 60.9 58.5
1962 61.4 58.2
1963 61.8 56.9
1964 62.1 57.5
1965 62.3 57
1966 62.6 56.9
1967 62.9 56.7
1968 63.2 52.7
1969 63.7 54.8
1970 64.1 54.9
1971 64.7 55.6
1972 65.2 51.9
1973 65.8 55.7
1974 66.6 54.8
1975 67.2 61.9
1976 67.8 63.7
1977 68.3 64.1
1978 68.7 64.5
1979 69.1 65
1980 69.5 65.3
1981 69.8 65.8
1982 69.9 66.2
1983 70.1 66.5
1984 70.4 66.9
1985 70.5 67.2
1986 70.7 67.6
1987 70.8 68
1988 70.9 68.6
1989 70.1 68.8
1990 71.3 69
1991 71.3 69.3
1992 71.5 69.6
1993 71.8 70
1994 71.9 70.4
1995 72 70.9
1996 72.2 71.3
1997 72.5 71.7
1998 72.8 72.3
1999 73.1 72.6
2000 73.4 72.7
2001 73.8 73
2002 74.2 73.1
2003 74.6 73.2
2004 74.8 73.1
2005 75.2 73.2
2006 75.4 73.3
2007 75.7 73.4
2008 75.9 73.5
2009 76.2 73.5
2010 76.4 73.6
2011 76.7 73.7
2012 76.9 73.8
2013 77.1 73.8
2014 77.4 73.9
2015 77.6 74
2016 77.8 74
2017 77.9 74
2018 78.3 74.1
2019 78.5 74.2
2020 76.3 75.4
2021 77 74.1
2022 79.3 74.5
2023 79.6 74.6
2024 79.8 74.7
2025 80 74.9

Panama and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Panama

Vietnam
Year Population
Panama Vietnam
1960 1,126,005 32,531,933
1961 1,159,870 33,409,059
1962 1,195,301 34,288,560
1963 1,232,124 35,249,101
1964 1,270,065 36,201,563
1965 1,308,835 37,129,656
1966 1,348,388 38,024,836
1967 1,388,628 38,895,080
1968 1,429,447 39,734,609
1969 1,470,886 40,582,096
1970 1,513,070 41,475,230
1971 1,556,081 42,449,276
1972 1,599,723 43,429,168
1973 1,643,690 44,409,861
1974 1,687,926 45,413,537
1975 1,732,389 46,482,903
1976 1,776,935 47,684,931
1977 1,821,543 48,954,872
1978 1,866,311 50,249,552
1979 1,911,552 51,378,211
1980 1,957,534 52,490,101
1981 2,004,418 53,738,141
1982 2,052,271 55,011,289
1983 2,101,106 56,337,921
1984 2,150,782 57,706,067
1985 2,200,915 59,060,622
1986 2,251,325 60,347,048
1987 2,301,970 61,584,651
1988 2,352,848 62,843,228
1989 2,403,820 64,147,348
1990 2,455,583 65,504,552
1991 2,508,265 66,891,775
1992 2,561,336 68,260,337
1993 2,615,099 69,586,384
1994 2,669,546 70,854,391
1995 2,724,557 72,049,940
1996 2,780,227 73,156,447
1997 2,836,695 74,226,889
1998 2,893,914 75,299,660
1999 2,951,822 76,287,452
2000 3,010,369 77,154,011
2001 3,069,537 77,969,361
2002 3,129,344 78,772,224
2003 3,189,807 79,563,777
2004 3,251,155 80,338,971
2005 3,313,026 81,088,313
2006 3,375,024 82,167,897
2007 3,437,490 83,633,375
2008 3,500,648 85,175,788
2009 3,564,381 86,460,018
2010 3,628,535 87,455,152
2011 3,693,505 88,468,314
2012 3,759,256 89,510,356
2013 3,825,329 90,573,104
2014 3,892,101 91,679,578
2015 3,960,035 92,823,254
2016 4,029,086 94,000,117
2017 4,098,707 95,176,977
2018 4,167,860 96,237,319
2019 4,234,700 97,173,776
2020 4,293,261 98,079,191
2021 4,345,405 98,935,098
2022 4,400,773 99,680,655
2023 4,458,759 100,352,192
2024 4,515,577 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Panama and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Panama

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Panama Vietnam
1960 5.83 6.27
1961 5.87 5.48
1962 5.87 6.26
1963 5.87 6.39
1964 5.81 6.29
1965 5.73 6.16
1966 5.65 5.97
1967 5.53 5.88
1968 5.41 6.03
1969 5.29 6.01
1970 5.18 6.02
1971 5.05 6.07
1972 4.91 6.1
1973 4.74 6.11
1974 4.58 5.78
1975 4.41 5.62
1976 4.26 5.46
1977 4.12 5.29
1978 3.98 5.1
1979 3.88 4.94
1980 3.8 4.8
1981 3.72 4.67
1982 3.66 4.59
1983 3.6 4.52
1984 3.52 4.41
1985 3.43 4.21
1986 3.34 3.96
1987 3.25 3.72
1988 3.17 3.62
1989 3.12 3.64
1990 3.07 3.6
1991 3 3.52
1992 2.95 3.35
1993 2.91 3.17
1994 2.88 2.94
1995 2.85 2.7
1996 2.83 2.47
1997 2.81 2.27
1998 2.79 2.1
1999 2.77 2
2000 2.74 2.03
2001 2.72 2.02
2002 2.7 2.01
2003 2.68 2
2004 2.68 1.97
2005 2.64 1.89
2006 2.62 1.87
2007 2.61 1.91
2008 2.61 1.93
2009 2.59 1.92
2010 2.59 1.91
2011 2.6 1.93
2012 2.59 1.97
2013 2.57 1.98
2014 2.55 2.09
2015 2.53 2.1
2016 2.5 2
2017 2.46 1.99
2018 2.4 1.88
2019 2.29 1.94
2020 2.18 1.96
2021 2.15 1.94
2022 2.14 1.93
2023 2.12 1.91

Panama and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Panama

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Panama Vietnam
1960 17.8 21.2
1961 17.8 20.7
1962 17.7 20.2
1963 17.6 19.7
1964 17.6 19.2
1965 17.5 18.9
1966 17.5 18.7
1967 17.5 18.5
1968 17.5 18.4
1969 17.6 18.4
1970 17.6 18.4
1971 17.7 18.4
1972 17.7 18.5
1973 17.8 18.5
1974 18 18.6
1975 18.1 18.7
1976 18.3 18.8
1977 18.4 19
1978 18.6 19.1
1979 18.8 19.3
1980 19 19.4
1981 19.2 19.5
1982 19.5 19.6
1983 19.7 19.7
1984 19.9 19.8
1985 20.2 19.9
1986 20.4 20
1987 20.7 20.1
1988 21 20.2
1989 21.3 20.4
1990 21.5 20.5
1991 21.8 20.7
1992 22.1 20.9
1993 22.4 21.1
1994 22.7 21.4
1995 22.9 21.7
1996 23.2 22
1997 23.5 22.4
1998 23.7 22.9
1999 24 23.3
2000 24.3 23.7
2001 24.5 24.2
2002 24.8 24.6
2003 25.1 25
2004 25.3 25.4
2005 25.6 25.8
2006 25.9 26.3
2007 26.1 26.9
2008 26.4 27.4
2009 26.7 27.9
2010 27 28.3
2011 27.2 28.7
2012 27.5 29
2013 27.8 29.4
2014 28 29.8
2015 28.3 30.2
2016 28.5 30.5
2017 28.8 30.8
2018 29.1 31.2
2019 29.4 31.6
2020 29.7 32.1
2021 30 32.5
2022 30.3 33
2023 30.6 33.4
2024 30.9 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Panama Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$81.1B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.8%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.47%
2023
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.97%
1999
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
28,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.95%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.61%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.3%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.5
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.6%
2024
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.2%
2024
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires
0
2025
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0%
2025
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
36
2024
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$18.3B
2024
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$6.86B
2024
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$532M
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
647,000
2020
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
9.3%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
64.1%
2024
70.6%
2024

Energy

Panama Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,063 kg
2022
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$34.1
2022
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
14.7 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.3 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.5%
2022
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
28%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17.3%
2022
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
171.2%
2022
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,546 kWh
2022
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
79.3%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
66.3%
2022
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Panama Vietnam
% of world population
0.06%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,706
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
69.9%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
60
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
43
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.3
2022
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.9
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
140
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.3%
2024
96.1%
2022
English speaking
14%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
68.5%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Panama Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,472
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$547
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.41%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.73
2021
0.83
2016
Maternal mortality per 100K births
37
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.3
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
37.1%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
79
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.66 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Panama Vietnam
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
6,343 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,456 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
16,138 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
354,460 mi
2019

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