Oman vs Panama

Oman
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
High income
Capital: Muscat
Population
5.3M
GDP
$107.1B
Panama
Latin America & Caribbean
High income
Capital: Panama City
Population
4.5M
GDP
$86.5B

POP 1.2x GDP 1.2x LE 0.5 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Oman vs Panama

Forest Area100%Renewable Energy Consump…99.6%Freshwater Withdrawal99.2%Intentional Homicides98.8%Net Migration95.7%CO2 Emissions Per Capita85.3%Foreign Direct Investment83.3%Population Density72.9%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is Forest Area rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Population Density (Panama, 73% spread)

Indicator Oman Panama Year
Population Density 16.3 60.1 2023
Population Ages 65+ 2.6% 9.4% 2024
Urban Population 79.4% 66.0% 2024

2 closer demographics rows sit on the Oman and Panama profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Oman, 83% spread)

Indicator Oman Panama Year
Foreign Direct Investment $12.5B $2.1B 2024
Unemployment Rate 3.2% 8.5% 2024
GDP Growth Rate 1.6% 2.7% 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 114.9% 83.7% 2024

3 closer economy rows sit on the Oman and Panama profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Oman, 65% spread)

Indicator Oman Panama Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 13 37 2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.5% 8.3% 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 10.3 15.3 2024
Infant Mortality Rate 8.3 12.0 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Oman and Panama profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Oman, 44% spread)

Indicator Oman Panama Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.4% 2.5% 2022
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 42.2% 53.7% 2024
School Enrollment (Secondary) 95.1% 76.6% 2024

3 closer education rows sit on the Oman and Panama profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Forest Area (Panama, 100% spread)

Indicator Oman Panama Year
Forest Area 0.0% 56.3% 2023
Renewable Energy Consumption 0.1% 28.0% 2021
Freshwater Withdrawal 116.7% 0.9% 2022
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 18.7 2.7 2024

1 closer environment rows sit on the Oman and Panama profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Internet Users (Oman, 24% spread)

Indicator Oman Panama Year
Internet Users 95.3% 72.8% 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 120.6 156.6 2024

2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Oman and Panama profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Intentional Homicides (Panama, 99% spread)

Indicator Oman Panama Year
Intentional Homicides 0.1 11.7 2023
Net Migration 154.2K 6.7K 2024
Female Labor Participation 30.1% 54.8% 2024

3 closer social rows sit on the Oman and Panama profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Oman vs Panama comparison

Oman vs Panama is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band HIC: HIC/HIC). Look past the near-parity headers to Forest Area (~100% spread); 40 WDI/WHO/ILO figures across 7 topics. Shared income tier makes small rate gaps more informative than totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Oman vs Panama figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · TIGHT scale band.