International rankings of Panama
The following are international rankings of
Economy
The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom, ranked 49 out of 157 countries- International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) per capita, ranked 71 out of 182 countries
- International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal), ranked 92 out of 181 countries
- United Nations: Human Development Index, ranked 58 out of 177 countries
Education
Environment
- Yale University: Environmental Sustainability Index 2005, ranked 28 out of 146 countries
Globalization
- A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2006, ranked 21 out of 62 countries
Politics
- Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index ranked 84 out of 163 countries
- Reporters Without Borders: Worldwide press freedom index 2006, ranked 39 out of 168 countries
Technology
- World Intellectual Property Organization: Global Innovation Index 2024, ranked 82 out of 133 countries
Historical data
| Index | Author / Editor / Source | Year of publication | Countries sampled | World Ranking | Ranking L.A. |
| Environmental Performance (2008) | Yale University | 2008 | 149 | 32nd | 5th |
| Democracy (2010) | The Economist | 2010 | 167 | 46th | 4th |
| Global Peace (2008) | The Economist | 2008 | 140 | 48th | 4th |
| Economic Freedom (2008) | The Wall Street Journal | 2008 | 157 | 46th | 3rd |
| Quality-of-life (2005) | The Economist | 2007 | 111 | 47th | 7th |
| Travel and Tourism Competitiveness (2008) | World Economic Forum | 2008 | 130 | 50th | 3rd |
| Press Freedom (2007) | Reporters Without Borders | 2007 | 169 | 54th | 5th |
| Global Competitiviness (2007) | World Economic Forum | 2007–08 | 131 | 59th | 3rd |
| Human Development (2005) | United Nations (UNDP) | 2007–08 | 177 | 62nd | 7th |
| Corruption Perception (2010) | Transparency International | 2010 | 178 | 73rd | 6th |
| Income inequality (1989–2007) | United Nations (UNDP) | 2007–2008 | 126 | 115th | 14th |
| Organization | Survey | Ranking |
| Latin Business Chronicle | Latin Business Index | 1 out of 19 |
| World's Best Countries (2008/09) | Newsweek | 41 out of 100 |
| Institute for Economics and Peace | Global Peace Index | 59 out of 144 |
| United Nations Development Programme | Human Development Index | 60 out of 182 |
| Transparency International | Corruption Perceptions Index | 73 out of 178 |
| World Economic Forum | Global Competitiveness Report | 59 out of 133 |
| Latin Business Chronicle | Latin Globalization Index | 1 out of 19 |