Panama
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and North America.
- Capital
- Panama City
- Continent
- North America
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- Central America
- Land neighbours
- Colombia, Costa Rica
- Population
- 4,571,189 (2025)
- Total area
- 75,320 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 8.5° N, 80.1° W
Panama at a glance
Panama is a country in North America, in Central America. Its capital is Panama City. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Colombia and Costa Rica.
Flag of Panama
Panama’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
Panama in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in North America |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 4,571,189 | 127thof 195 | 12thof 23 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 75,320 km² | 116thof 194 | 8thof 23 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $90.46B | 79thof 182 | 7thof 21 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $19,790 | 53rdof 182 | 7thof 21 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 79.8 years | 42ndof 195 | 3rdof 23 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 2.11 | 93rdof 195 | 6thof 23 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $1,558 | 50thof 191 | 4thof 22 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 66.2% | 86thof 195 | 10thof 23 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 72.8% | 112thof 180 | 13thof 23 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 56.3% | 32ndof 191 | 4thof 23 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 2.74 t | 86thof 181 | 10thof 23 |
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Panama compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panama | 4,571,189 | 75,320 km² | $19,790 |
| Colombia | 53,425,635 | 1,140,619 km² | $8,562 |
| Costa Rica | 5,152,950 | 51,100 km² | $19,970 |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Panama · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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