Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
15.30 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 86/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Panama
Latin America & Caribbean · Latin America & Caribbean · Capital: Panama City
Rank #104 of scored countries.
Survival
66.3
Living
57.5
Governance
40.1
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
1.63 per 1,000(2022)
Normalized: 29/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
21.70 %(2023)
Normalized: 70/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
5.70 %(2023)
Normalized: 91/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
8.36 %(2025)
Normalized: 63/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
19.77 %(2025)
Normalized: 58/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
2.47 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 18/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
41,369 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 35/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
8.33 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 52/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
0.69 %(2024)
Normalized: 99/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
79.78 years(2024)
Normalized: 84/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
49.70 0–100 index(2024)
Normalized: 8/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.55 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 29/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.25 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 55/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.26 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 44/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.44 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 65/100 · higher is better
History
Panama — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1979: +9.8 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 54.7 | 80.4 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 54.9 | 82.9 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 54.6 | 80.8 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 54.2 | 81.6 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 54.2 | 79.1 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 57.6 | 68.0 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 57.4 | 65.3 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 55.0 | 62.6 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 53.4 | 60.2 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 53.2 | 57.6 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 52.5 | 71.0 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 52.7 | 75.5 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 52.7 | 76.1 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 55.1 | 71.7 | — |
| 1979 | 46.6 | 10 | 55.0 | 70.4 | 0.0 |
| 1980 | 46.7 | 12 | 52.0 | 66.4 | 10.6 |
| 1981 | 53.9 | 15 | 58.1 | 70.1 | 24.4 |
| 1982 | 55.9 | 15 | 58.0 | 72.6 | 29.3 |
| 1983 | 56.7 | 18 | 58.0 | 74.4 | 29.8 |
| 1984 | 56.9 | 20 | 58.7 | 74.2 | 29.9 |
| 1985 | 56.6 | 24 | 57.9 | 74.7 | 29.1 |
| 1986 | 56.0 | 26 | 57.5 | 73.4 | 29.2 |
| 1987 | 56.3 | 30 | 57.4 | 75.5 | 27.5 |
| 1988 | 60.1 | 28 | 67.0 | 75.7 | 27.3 |
| 1989 | 53.4 | 39 | 66.7 | 74.9 | 2.0 |
| 1990 | 45.6 | 45 | 58.6 | 60.7 | 3.9 |
| 1991 | 48.7 | 53 | 65.4 | 61.0 | 4.9 |
| 1992 | 48.9 | 61 | 66.3 | 60.9 | 4.5 |
| 1993 | 49.0 | 69 | 66.4 | 60.0 | 5.8 |
| 1994 | 48.1 | 72 | 65.9 | 57.9 | 6.2 |
| 1995 | 48.9 | 75 | 65.7 | 59.6 | 6.8 |
| 1996 | 56.7 | 86 | 65.8 | 61.0 | 36.1 |
| 1997 | 56.3 | 92 | 66.0 | 59.9 | 35.9 |
| 1998 | 57.8 | 84 | 66.1 | 60.2 | 41.0 |
| 1999 | 58.7 | 72 | 66.9 | 61.9 | 41.3 |
| 2000 | 57.1 | 72 | 65.6 | 60.6 | 38.6 |
| 2001 | 55.2 | 87 | 63.8 | 57.5 | 38.3 |
| 2002 | 55.8 | 91 | 64.9 | 57.1 | 39.4 |
| 2003 | 55.4 | 89 | 65.0 | 55.7 | 39.7 |
| 2004 | 55.6 | 85 | 65.5 | 54.9 | 41.0 |
| 2005 | 54.5 | 94 | 65.6 | 51.5 | 40.9 |
| 2006 | 54.1 | 97 | 64.5 | 51.7 | 41.0 |
| 2007 | 54.3 | 92 | 64.1 | 52.1 | 41.5 |
| 2008 | 53.7 | 92 | 65.4 | 48.4 | 42.1 |
| 2009 | 55.0 | 88 | 64.4 | 53.3 | 42.4 |
| 2010 | 55.0 | 89 | 66.3 | 51.8 | 41.3 |
| 2011 | 55.7 | 85 | 70.3 | 49.3 | 41.2 |
| 2012 | 55.6 | 85 | 72.3 | 49.2 | 37.7 |
| 2013 | 55.7 | 88 | 72.0 | 50.3 | 37.2 |
| 2014 | 57.0 | 84 | 70.9 | 53.6 | 39.6 |
| 2015 | 58.5 | 75 | 71.5 | 56.8 | 39.9 |
| 2016 | 58.7 | 74 | 71.7 | 56.9 | 40.6 |
| 2017 | 58.6 | 74 | 71.1 | 57.7 | 39.7 |
| 2018 | 59.1 | 74 | 71.4 | 59.0 | 39.6 |
| 2019 | 58.9 | 79 | 69.4 | 60.4 | 40.0 |
| 2020 | 55.0 | 99 | 57.1 | 64.3 | 38.6 |
| 2021 | 55.6 | 96 | 63.7 | 59.5 | 37.1 |
| 2022 | 56.8 | 90 | 66.3 | 60.2 | 36.9 |
| 2023 | 57.5 | 93 | 68.8 | 57.9 | 38.8 |
| 2024 | 56.9 | 102 | 66.5 | 58.2 | 39.8 |
| 2025 | 56.7 | 104 | 66.3 | 57.5 | 40.1 |
| 2026 | 56.5 | 105 | 65.5 | 57.7 | 40.4 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Panama.