Oman vs Panama

Oman 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.

• Oman has about 1.2 times as many people as Panama: 5.5 million against 4.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Oman ($19,947) and Panama ($19,790) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Panama (4.4%) than in Oman (2.4%), a difference of 2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Oman (1%) than in Panama (-0.2%), a difference of 1.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Panama (8.4%) than in Oman (3.3%), a difference of 5.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Oman can expect to live 0.4 years longer than one born in Panama: 80.2 years against 79.8 years in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 29.3 years in both Oman and Panama in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Oman (95.3%) than in Panama (72.8%), a difference of 22.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Oman (18.7 tonnes) are about 6.9 times as high as in Panama (2.7 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Panama (62.2%) than in Oman (0%), a difference of 62.2 percentage points in 2024.