Colombia vs Panama
Colombia vs Panama: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 98.9% in Colombia and 96% in Panama, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Colombia, by 2.9 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Panama.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Colombia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Colombia ranked 135 and Panama ranked 147 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Colombia | Panama | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.9 | 96 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 98.7 | 97 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 100 | 95 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 100 | 95.3 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 99.7 | 95.3 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 99.4 | 93.9 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 98.5 | 93.8 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 98.5 | 93.7 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 98.4 | 92.4 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 98.2 | 91.6 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 97.8 | 90.8 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 97.8 | 89.1 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 97 | 89.3 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 96.7 | 88.6 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 96.8 | 86.8 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 96.1 | 87 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 96.8 | 86.3 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 96 | 85.5 | 82 |
| 2006 | 95.7 | 84.8 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 96.8 | 84.1 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 95.3 | 83.4 | 80 |
| 2003 | 95.1 | 87.8 | 80 |
| 2002 | 94.9 | 82.1 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 98.5 | 81.5 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 95.2 | 81.4 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 94.2 | 79.9 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 93.9 | 79.1 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 93.6 | 78.3 | – |
| 1996 | 93.3 | 77.5 | – |
| 1995 | 91.2 | 76.7 | – |
| 1994 | 92.7 | 75.9 | – |
| 1993 | 92.4 | 75.1 | – |
| 1992 | 92.1 | 74.3 | – |
| 1991 | 91.8 | 73.4 | – |
| 1990 | 89.9 | 70.2 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Colombia vs Panama
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023Panama: 79.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024Panama: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Panama: 12.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017Panama: 2.68% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Panama: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023Panama: 4.46 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023Panama: 1.29% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023Panama: 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025Panama: 66.2% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023Panama: 29.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023Panama: 9.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateColombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023Panama: 1.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025Panama: 0% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025Panama: $0 in 2025
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025Panama: $0 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025Panama: 0% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020Panama: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022Panama: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020Panama: 1.33% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025Panama: 2 million TIV in 1989
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020Panama: 1 million TIV in 2019