Costa Rica vs Panama
Costa Rica vs Panama: Depression
Depression in 2017: 2.91% in Costa Rica and 2.68% in Panama, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Costa Rica, by 0.23 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Panama.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Costa Rica has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Costa Rica ranked 151 and Panama ranked 174 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Costa Rica | Panama | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.91 | 2.68 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 2.9 | 2.67 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 2.9 | 2.67 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 2.9 | 2.66 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 2.89 | 2.66 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 2.89 | 2.66 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 2.89 | 2.66 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 2.88 | 2.65 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 2.88 | 2.65 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 2.87 | 2.66 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 2.87 | 2.67 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 2.86 | 2.68 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 2.85 | 2.68 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 2.85 | 2.68 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 2.84 | 2.67 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 2.83 | 2.67 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 2.82 | 2.67 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 2.82 | 2.67 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 2.81 | 2.67 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 2.8 | 2.66 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 2.79 | 2.66 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 2.78 | 2.66 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 2.78 | 2.66 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 2.77 | 2.66 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 2.77 | 2.66 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 2.77 | 2.66 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 2.77 | 2.66 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 2.77 | 2.67 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, 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
Costa Rica vs Panama
Health
- Life expectancyCosta Rica: 80.8 years in 2023Panama: 79.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCosta Rica: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Panama: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCosta Rica: 6.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Panama: 12.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateCosta Rica: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Panama: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCosta Rica: 5.11 million people in 2023Panama: 4.46 million people in 2023
- Population growthCosta Rica: 0.49% a year in 2023Panama: 1.29% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCosta Rica: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Panama: 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCosta Rica: 79.7% in 2025Panama: 66.2% in 2025
- Median ageCosta Rica: 34.1 years in 2023Panama: 29.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCosta Rica: 11.7% in 2023Panama: 9.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateCosta Rica: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Panama: 1.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCosta Rica: 0% of GDP in 2025Panama: 0% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCosta Rica: $0 in 2025Panama: $0 in 2025
- Military spending per personCosta Rica: $0 in 2025Panama: $0 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCosta Rica: 0% of government spending in 2025Panama: 0% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCosta Rica: 10,000 people in 2020Panama: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerCosta Rica: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Panama: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCosta Rica: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Panama: 1.33% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCosta Rica: 8 million TIV in 2019Panama: 2 million TIV in 1989
- Arms exportsCosta Rica: 3 million TIV in 2009Panama: 1 million TIV in 2019