# International rankings of Panama

The following are international rankings of Panama

## Economy

* The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom 2006, ranked 49 out of 157 countries
* International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) per capita (2000), ranked 71 out of 182 countries
* International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) (2006), ranked 92 out of 181 countries
* United Nations: Human Development Index 2006, ranked 58 out of 177 countries

## Education

* Literacy rate 94 percent

## 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 2006 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 (Year) | Author / Editor / Source | Year of publication | Countries sampled | World Ranking $^{(1)}$ | Ranking L.A.$^{(2)}$ |
| 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)$^{(3)}$ | United Nations (UNDP) | 2007–2008 | 126 | 115th | 14th |
    $^{(1)}$ Worldwide ranking among countries evaluated.
    $^{(2)}$ Ranking among the 20 Latin American countries (Puerto Rico is not included).
    $^{(3)}$ Because the Gini coefficient used for the ranking corresponds to different years depending on the country, and the underlying household surveys differ in method and in the type of data collected, the distribution data are not strictly comparable across countries. The ranking therefore is only a proxy for reference purposes, and though the source is the same, the sample is smaller than for the HDI
| 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 |