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Panama vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Panama has a population of 4.52M (ranked 128/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Panama's land area is 28,641 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 115th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Panama Yemen
Population
4614993
42727988
Population rank 128/197 37/197
GDP
$86.3B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 77/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$19,103
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 61/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,405
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$48.8B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.1%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,816
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 55/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,503
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
28,641 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.12
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Panama and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Panama and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Panama

Yemen
Year GDP
Panama Yemen
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 -
1986 $6,797,834,200 -
1987 $6,827,665,300 -
1988 $5,902,783,400 -
1989 $5,918,469,800 -
1990 $6,433,967,000 $12,643,821,569
1991 $7,074,675,500 $14,665,445,462
1992 $8,042,337,700 $17,959,367,194
1993 $8,782,585,400 $21,736,802,664
1994 $9,365,289,800 $28,019,483,764
1995 $9,573,813,700 $12,796,345,679
1996 $9,197,503,300 $6,496,163,616
1997 $10,058,854,400 $6,838,298,531
1998 $11,019,557,700 $6,322,175,566
1999 $11,660,704,800 $7,639,325,296
2000 $11,966,497,000 $9,679,316,770
2001 $12,252,906,300 $9,852,990,693
2002 $12,800,851,300 $10,693,430,511
2003 $13,603,456,000 $11,777,532,662
2004 $15,100,203,400 $13,867,634,371
2005 $16,623,906,700 $16,731,566,717
2006 $18,659,721,500 $19,063,143,370
2007 $21,717,433,800 $21,650,528,674
2008 $25,721,328,000 $26,910,855,807
2009 $27,791,215,500 $25,130,278,213
2010 $30,231,009,500 $30,906,749,533
2011 $35,687,738,300 $32,726,417,878
2012 $41,595,439,700 $35,401,331,609
2013 $46,949,496,500 $40,415,233,436
2014 $51,427,104,900 $43,228,585,321
2015 $55,767,806,100 $42,444,490,074
2016 $59,760,858,700 $31,317,825,274
2017 $64,327,688,800 $26,842,229,045
2018 $67,316,471,200 $21,606,160,663
2019 $69,778,991,200 -
2020 $57,059,846,500 -
2021 $67,396,392,500 -
2022 $76,276,116,700 -
2023 $83,318,176,900 -
2024 $86,260,400,000 -

Panama and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Panama

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Panama Yemen
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 -
1986 $3,019 -
1987 $2,966 -
1988 $2,509 -
1989 $2,462 -
1990 $2,620 $910
1991 $2,821 $1,016
1992 $3,140 $1,198
1993 $3,358 $1,397
1994 $3,508 $1,735
1995 $3,514 $764
1996 $3,308 $375
1997 $3,546 $383
1998 $3,808 $343
1999 $3,950 $401
2000 $3,975 $493
2001 $3,992 $487
2002 $4,091 $513
2003 $4,265 $549
2004 $4,645 $628
2005 $5,018 $734
2006 $5,529 $810
2007 $6,318 $890
2008 $7,348 $1,072
2009 $7,797 $969
2010 $8,331 $1,155
2011 $9,662 $1,186
2012 $11,065 $1,245
2013 $12,273 $1,379
2014 $13,213 $1,430
2015 $14,083 $1,362
2016 $14,832 $975
2017 $15,695 $811
2018 $16,151 $634
2019 $16,478 -
2020 $13,291 -
2021 $15,510 -
2022 $17,332 -
2023 $18,686 -
2024 $19,103 -

Panama vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Panama

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Panama Yemen
1950 55.4 28.9
1951 55.9 29.3
1952 56.4 29.6
1953 56.8 30
1954 57.2 30.4
1955 57.5 30.8
1956 57.9 31.3
1957 58.3 31.8
1958 58.9 32.4
1959 59.6 32.9
1960 60.3 33.5
1961 60.9 34.1
1962 61.4 33.7
1963 61.8 33.4
1964 62.1 34.9
1965 62.3 35.6
1966 62.6 36.3
1967 62.9 37.1
1968 63.2 38
1969 63.7 39.6
1970 64.1 40.6
1971 64.7 41.8
1972 65.2 42.7
1973 65.8 43.6
1974 66.6 44.5
1975 67.2 45.5
1976 67.8 46.4
1977 68.3 47.4
1978 68.7 48.5
1979 69.1 49.5
1980 69.5 50.6
1981 69.8 51.7
1982 69.9 52.4
1983 70.1 53.6
1984 70.4 54.6
1985 70.5 55.4
1986 70.7 54
1987 70.8 56.8
1988 70.9 57.4
1989 70.1 58
1990 71.3 58.5
1991 71.3 58.8
1992 71.5 59.3
1993 71.8 59.7
1994 71.9 59.8
1995 72 60.5
1996 72.2 60.9
1997 72.5 61.3
1998 72.8 61.8
1999 73.1 62.3
2000 73.4 62.8
2001 73.8 63.3
2002 74.2 63.8
2003 74.6 64.4
2004 74.8 64.9
2005 75.2 65.4
2006 75.4 65.8
2007 75.7 66.2
2008 75.9 66.6
2009 76.2 66.9
2010 76.4 67.2
2011 76.7 67.4
2012 76.9 67.6
2013 77.1 68
2014 77.4 68
2015 77.6 66.8
2016 77.8 67.1
2017 77.9 67.1
2018 78.3 65.9
2019 78.5 66.6
2020 76.3 66.4
2021 77 66
2022 79.3 68
2023 79.6 69.3
2024 79.8 69.4
2025 80 69.6

Panama and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Panama

Yemen
Year Population
Panama Yemen
1960 1,126,005 5,532,301
1961 1,159,870 5,655,232
1962 1,195,301 5,782,221
1963 1,232,124 5,911,135
1964 1,270,065 6,048,006
1965 1,308,835 6,195,593
1966 1,348,388 6,351,494
1967 1,388,628 6,516,444
1968 1,429,447 6,690,524
1969 1,470,886 6,875,859
1970 1,513,070 7,065,279
1971 1,556,081 7,257,462
1972 1,599,723 7,460,068
1973 1,643,690 7,672,796
1974 1,687,926 7,896,783
1975 1,732,389 8,133,598
1976 1,776,935 8,384,113
1977 1,821,543 8,648,222
1978 1,866,311 8,926,586
1979 1,911,552 9,224,194
1980 1,957,534 9,543,358
1981 2,004,418 9,882,362
1982 2,052,271 10,241,006
1983 2,101,106 10,621,499
1984 2,150,782 11,025,597
1985 2,200,915 11,453,825
1986 2,251,325 11,901,040
1987 2,301,970 12,369,912
1988 2,352,848 12,859,708
1989 2,403,820 13,364,174
1990 2,455,583 13,887,862
1991 2,508,265 14,430,201
1992 2,561,336 14,989,494
1993 2,615,099 15,563,914
1994 2,669,546 16,149,147
1995 2,724,557 16,740,058
1996 2,780,227 17,313,177
1997 2,836,695 17,873,936
1998 2,893,914 18,446,013
1999 2,951,822 19,029,420
2000 3,010,369 19,624,141
2001 3,069,537 20,226,147
2002 3,129,344 20,835,086
2003 3,189,807 21,456,379
2004 3,251,155 22,095,167
2005 3,313,026 22,790,085
2006 3,375,024 23,543,083
2007 3,437,490 24,318,082
2008 3,500,648 25,111,941
2009 3,564,381 25,927,724
2010 3,628,535 26,754,387
2011 3,693,505 27,582,897
2012 3,759,256 28,433,647
2013 3,825,329 29,312,952
2014 3,892,101 30,226,309
2015 3,960,035 31,159,379
2016 4,029,086 32,109,010
2017 4,098,707 33,090,921
2018 4,167,860 34,085,182
2019 4,234,700 35,111,408
2020 4,293,261 36,134,863
2021 4,345,405 37,140,230
2022 4,400,773 38,222,876
2023 4,458,759 39,390,799
2024 4,515,577 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Panama and Yemen

Fertility rate
Panama

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Panama Yemen
1960 5.83 7.99
1961 5.87 8
1962 5.87 8.01
1963 5.87 8.03
1964 5.81 8.07
1965 5.73 8.1
1966 5.65 8.14
1967 5.53 8.17
1968 5.41 8.19
1969 5.29 8.22
1970 5.18 8.23
1971 5.05 8.26
1972 4.91 8.27
1973 4.74 8.29
1974 4.58 8.33
1975 4.41 8.37
1976 4.26 8.42
1977 4.12 8.47
1978 3.98 8.5
1979 3.88 8.67
1980 3.8 8.71
1981 3.72 8.75
1982 3.66 8.79
1983 3.6 8.83
1984 3.52 8.85
1985 3.43 8.86
1986 3.34 8.86
1987 3.25 8.83
1988 3.17 8.79
1989 3.12 8.71
1990 3.07 8.61
1991 3 8.46
1992 2.95 8.27
1993 2.91 8.05
1994 2.88 7.8
1995 2.85 7.53
1996 2.83 7
1997 2.81 6.82
1998 2.79 6.64
1999 2.77 6.49
2000 2.74 6.32
2001 2.72 6.14
2002 2.7 5.97
2003 2.68 5.84
2004 2.68 5.71
2005 2.64 5.56
2006 2.62 5.41
2007 2.61 5.26
2008 2.61 5.11
2009 2.59 5
2010 2.59 4.81
2011 2.6 4.63
2012 2.59 4.63
2013 2.57 4.62
2014 2.55 4.62
2015 2.53 4.62
2016 2.5 4.61
2017 2.46 4.61
2018 2.4 4.61
2019 2.29 4.6
2020 2.18 4.6
2021 2.15 4.6
2022 2.14 4.59
2023 2.12 4.59

Panama and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Panama

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Panama Yemen
1960 17.8 19.7
1961 17.8 19.6
1962 17.7 19.6
1963 17.6 19.5
1964 17.6 19.4
1965 17.5 19.3
1966 17.5 19.2
1967 17.5 19.1
1968 17.5 18.9
1969 17.6 18.7
1970 17.6 18.4
1971 17.7 18.1
1972 17.7 17.8
1973 17.8 17.6
1974 18 17.3
1975 18.1 17
1976 18.3 16.8
1977 18.4 16.6
1978 18.6 16.3
1979 18.8 16.1
1980 19 15.9
1981 19.2 15.7
1982 19.5 15.5
1983 19.7 15.3
1984 19.9 15.1
1985 20.2 15
1986 20.4 14.9
1987 20.7 14.8
1988 21 14.7
1989 21.3 14.6
1990 21.5 14.6
1991 21.8 14.6
1992 22.1 14.6
1993 22.4 14.6
1994 22.7 14.6
1995 22.9 14.7
1996 23.2 14.8
1997 23.5 14.9
1998 23.7 15
1999 24 15.2
2000 24.3 15.4
2001 24.5 15.6
2002 24.8 15.8
2003 25.1 16
2004 25.3 16.2
2005 25.6 16.4
2006 25.9 16.7
2007 26.1 16.9
2008 26.4 17.2
2009 26.7 17.4
2010 27 17.7
2011 27.2 17.9
2012 27.5 18.1
2013 27.8 18.3
2014 28 18.5
2015 28.3 18.7
2016 28.5 18.8
2017 28.8 18.9
2018 29.1 19
2019 29.4 19.1
2020 29.7 19.1
2021 30 19.1
2022 30.3 19.2
2023 30.6 19.2
2024 30.9 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Panama Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$81.1B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.8%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.47%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.97%
1999
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
28,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.95%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.61%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
26.3%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
65.5
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
37.6%
2024
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
1.2%
2024
3%
2014
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
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$532M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
647,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
9.3%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
64.1%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Panama Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,063 kg
2022
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$34.1
2022
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
14.7 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.3 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.5%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
28%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17.3%
2022
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
171.2%
2022
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,546 kWh
2022
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
79.3%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
66.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
97%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Panama Yemen
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,706
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
69.9%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
60
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
43
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.3
2022
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.9
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
140
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.3%
2024
54.1%
2004
English speaking
14%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
68.5%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Panama Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,472
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$547
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.41%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.73
2021
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
37
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.3
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
37.1%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
79
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.66 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Panama Yemen
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
6,343 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,456 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
16,138 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025

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