Panama vs Trinidad and Tobago

Panama and Trinidad and Tobago 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.

• Panama has about 3.3 times as many people as Trinidad and Tobago: 4.6 million against 1.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Panama ($19,790) is 4% higher than in Trinidad and Tobago ($18,967) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Panama (4.4%) than in Trinidad and Tobago (-0.8%), a difference of 5.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Trinidad and Tobago (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 Trinidad and Tobago (3.3%), a difference of 5.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Panama can expect to live 6.2 years longer than one born in Trinidad and Tobago: 79.8 years against 73.6 years in 2024.
• The population of Trinidad and Tobago is older: half of its people are over 36.7 years, against 29.6 years in Panama in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Trinidad and Tobago (82.2%) than in Panama (72.8%), a difference of 9.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Trinidad and Tobago (19.6 tonnes) are about 7.3 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 Trinidad and Tobago (44.2%), a difference of 18 percentage points in 2024.