Chile vs Panama

Chile and Panama compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Chile has about 4.3 times as many people as Panama: 19.9 million against 4.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Panama ($19,790) is 10% higher than in Chile ($17,995) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Panama (4.4%) than in Chile (2.5%), a difference of 1.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Chile (4.2%) than in Panama (-0.2%), a difference of 4.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Chile (9%) than in Panama (8.4%), a difference of 0.6 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Chile can expect to live 1.6 years longer than one born in Panama: 81.4 years against 79.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Chile is older: half of its people are over 36 years, against 29.6 years in Panama in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Chile (95.6%) than in Panama (72.8%), a difference of 22.8 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Chile (3.9 tonnes) are 44% higher than in Panama (2.7 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Panama (62.2%) than in Chile (24.5%), a difference of 37.7 percentage points in 2024.