Human Development Index: males vs. females in Panama
Panama: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.8327 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Panama, 1995–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index: males vs. females in Panama stood at 0.8327. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Panama peaked at 0.8327 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.701, in 1995.
Panama ranks 61st of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.701 | — |
| 1996 | 0.7045 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7092 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7109 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.715 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7241 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7289 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7356 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7361 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7446 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7495 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7529 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7622 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7666 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7688 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.773 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7791 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7948 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7968 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7932 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.799 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8055 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8105 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8142 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8188 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7968 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.812 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8286 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8327 | +0.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.8327 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9189, 91% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.8327 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7772, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7081 | 0.701 | 0.715 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7469 | 0.7241 | 0.7688 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7985 | 0.773 | 0.8188 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8175 | 0.7968 | 0.8327 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 58 Antigua and Barbuda 0.8362 compare
- 59 Brunei 0.835 compare
- 60 Kazakhstan 0.8334 compare
- 62 North Macedonia 0.8315 compare
- 63 Iran 0.8278 compare
- 64 Malaysia 0.8275 compare
More gender data for Panama
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,093 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6093 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,741 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,741 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 34,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 36,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 34,602 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 36,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 34,517 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Panama?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Panama was 0.8327 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8327 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.701 in 1995.
- How does Panama rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Panama ranks 61st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index: males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development. Only male population is considered.