Colombia vs Panama
Colombia vs Panama: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.6 years in Colombia and 6.5 years in Panama, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Colombia, by 2.1 years, or 1.33 times that in Panama.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Colombia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Colombia ranked 70 and Panama ranked 118 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Colombia | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.6 | 6.5 |
| 2018 | 8.5 | 6.8 |
| 2017 | 8.5 | 7.2 |
| 2010 | 8.2 | 6.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
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