Panama

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 39,803.32 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 4,458,759 HDI (2023): 0.84
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 94
Score: 48.7
Vulnerability 0.406
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 104th 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 21 22 23
Ranking
88
88
85
84
84
87
87
87
89
89
90
86
86
82
85
83
81
82
83
78
79
83
86
88
93
95
93
92
94
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.406
Food
0.464
Projected change of cereal yields
0.960
Projected population change
0.285
Food import dependency
0.256
Rural population
0.329
Agriculture capacity
0.910
Child malnutrition
0.045
Water
0.245
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
0.476
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.393
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
0.014
Slum population
0.164
Medical staff
0.825
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.375
Projected change of biome distribution
0.471
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.497
Natural capital dependency
0.219
Ecological footprint
0.184
Protected biome
0.296
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.583
Human Habitat
0.514
Projected change of warm periods
0.336
Projected change of flood hazard
0.556
Urban concentration
0.671
Age dependency ratio
0.496
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.436
Paved roads
0.587
Infrastructure
0.448
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.429
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.140
Dependency on imported energy
1.000
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.363
Electricity access
0.030
Disaster preparedness
0.725