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Panama
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP109.52[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita25381.85[$]
Population4.31[millions]
Land Area75587.77[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 47 50.50 9.90
Ecosystem Vitality 37 57.50 18.80
Biodiversity 15 83.70 23.50
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 64 94.10 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 70 90.90 NA
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 90.50
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 23 61.90 26.30
Biodiversity Habitat Index 91 43.30 NA
Species Protection Index 50 71.10 1.80
Species Habitat Index 106 80.40 -15.90
Ecosystem Services 106 22.80 7.80
Tree cover loss 87 14.30 0.60
Grassland loss 79 47.70 20.50
Wetland loss 81 49.00 38.80
Fisheries 25 33.20 22.10
Fish Stock Status 18 58.40 57.10
Marine Trophic Index 117 5.90 NA
Fish caught by trawling 6 35.70 5.40
Acidification 51 89.60 49.40
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 63.60
NOx growth rate 60 79.20 35.20
Agriculture 96 33.20 -0.60
Pesticide 54 40.90 NA
N Mgmt Index 137 25.60 -1.10
Water Resources 58 23.10 NA
Wastewater treatment 58 23.10 NA
Health 56 49.00 5.60
Air Quality 42 51.90 5.60
PM2.5 31 55.90 5.80
Household solid fuels 75 47.10 9.00
Ozone 32 66.50 -10.00
NOx 72 33.20 -1.20
SO2 57 63.70 3.60
CO 41 66.20 -2.70
VOC 91 32.60 -2.60
Sanitation Drinking Water 100 43.60 7.10
Sanitation 101 46.40 9.10
Drinking water 102 41.70 5.70
Heavy Metals 68 56.80 6.90
Lead 68 56.80 6.90
Waste Management 76 38.60 0.60
Solid waste 67 55.20 NA
Recycling 109 14.20 1.60
Ocean Plastics 87 29.70 0.70
Climate Policy 73 43.50 2.40
Climate Change 73 43.50 2.40
CO2 growth rate 104 30.70 -3.40
CH4 growth rate 66 49.50 15.20
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 22 91.20 33.50
Black Carbon growth rate 118 57.20 19.40
Proj. GHG Emissions 68 43.50 -1.00
CO2 from land cover 25 79.90 36.90
GHG intensity trend 21 73.30 0.60
GHG per capita 88 53.30 -3.50

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Dominica 51.2
United States of America 51.1
Namibia 50.9
Singapore 50.9
Poland 50.6
Panama 50.5
Portugal 50.4
Belize 50
Canada 50
Gabon 49.7
GDP per capita
Croatia 60.2
Greece 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Panama 50.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Chile 46.7
Kazakhstan 40.9
Russia 37.5
Malaysia 35
Issue Performance
Bahamas 56.2
Panama 50.5
Belize 50
Ukraine 49.6
Belarus 48.5
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Mexico 45.5
Kuwait 42.4
Government Effectiveness
North Macedonia 54.3
Namibia 50.9
Panama 50.5
Serbia 43.9
Jordan 43.6
Colombia 42.4
Russia 37.5
Senegal 33.9
Oman 30.7
Philippines 28.9
Regulatory Quality
Romania 56
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Panama 50.5
Saint Lucia 49.4
Armenia 48.3
Albania 47.1
Montenegro 46.9
Colombia 42.4
Kuwait 42.4
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Voice and Accountability
Croatia 60.2
Romania 56
Namibia 50.9
Poland 50.6
Panama 50.5
Belize 50
Argentina 41.1
Vanuatu 36.9
Solomon Islands 35
Ghana 27.7
Rule of Law
Panama 50.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Jamaica 45.6
Serbia 43.9
Brazil 43.6
Dominican Republic 42.2
Malawi 40.6
Senegal 33.9
Mongolia 29.6
Control of Corruption
Panama 50.5
Albania 47.1
Ecuador 46.5
Eswatini 44.9
Moldova 42.7
Peru 39.8
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Mongolia 29.6
Philippines 28.9
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
France 62.5
Cyprus 58
Panama 50.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Jamaica 45.6
Kuwait 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Gambia 36.4
Timor-Leste 35.1
Ghana 27.7
Latin America & Caribbean
Barbados 53.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Dominica 51.2
Panama 50.5
Belize 50
Saint Lucia 49.4
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Org. of Ibero-American States
Spain 56.6
Panama 50.5
Portugal 50.4
Cuba 47.5
Chile 46.7
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Mexico 45.5
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
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