Panama vs Uruguay

Panama and Uruguay 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 1.4 times as many people as Uruguay: 4.6 million against 3.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Uruguay ($25,216) is 27% higher than in Panama ($19,790) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Panama (4.4%) than in Uruguay (1.8%), a difference of 2.6 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Uruguay (4.7%) than in Panama (-0.2%), a difference of 4.9 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Panama (8.4%) than in Uruguay (7.5%), a difference of 0.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Panama can expect to live 1.5 years longer than one born in Uruguay: 79.8 years against 78.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Uruguay is older: half of its people are over 35.8 years, against 29.6 years in Panama in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Uruguay (92%) than in Panama (72.8%), a difference of 19.2 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Panama (2.7 tonnes) are 4% higher than in Uruguay (2.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Panama (62.2%) than in Uruguay (11.5%), a difference of 50.7 percentage points in 2024.