Panama

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 26,782.48 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 4,314,768 HDI (2020): 0.81
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 81
Score: 49.5
Vulnerability 0.391
Readiness 0.380

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Panama places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Panama is well positioned to adapt. Panama is the 120th most vulnerable country and the 107th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ranking
73
70
69
67
68
72
76
73
77
78
86
73
76
76
76
76
74
77
77
72
70
76
78
78
81
81
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.391
Food
0.451
Projected change of cereal yields
0.960
Projected population change
0.285
Food import dependency
0.156
Rural population
0.340
Agriculture capacity
0.912
Child malnutrition
0.055
Water
0.242
Projected change of annual runoff
0.438
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.285
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.007
Water dependency ratio
0.019
Dam capacity
0.459
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.403
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.303
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.659
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.003
Slum population
0.227
Medical staff
0.825
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.371
Projected change of biome distribution
0.471
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.497
Natural capital dependency
0.219
Ecological footprint
0.159
Protected biome
0.296
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.583
Human Habitat
0.526
Projected change of warm periods
0.336
Projected change of flood hazard
0.556
Urban concentration
0.660
Age dependency ratio
0.539
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.479
Paved roads
0.587
Infrastructure
0.350
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.429
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.140
Dependency on imported energy
0.938
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.174
Electricity access
0.033
Disaster preparedness
0.388