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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |