Digital & energy access · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Panama: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 72.8% (2024), 118th of 188 in the world and 24th of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 156.6 (2023), 26th of 210 in the world and 5th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 18.1 (2023), 92nd of 208 in the world and 19th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Internet users
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Mobile subscriptions
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12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Panama in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 72.8%2024 | 118/188 | 24/34 | 6.6% | 40.1% | 64.8% | +27.8 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 156.62023 | 26/210 | 5/40 | 13.6 | 183.2 | 142.3 | −3.5%since 2013 | 116.8 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 18.12023 | 92/208 | 19/39 | 0.32001 | 7.1 | 13.8 | +126%since 2013 | 20.5 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 17.42023 | 68/213 | 15/40 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 18.8 | +15%since 2013 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 2,2342024 | 87/215 | 14/42 | · | 134 | 1,484 | +578%since 2014 | 3,702 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 96.0%2024 | 149/215 | 36/42 | 81.4% | 86.8% | 95.3% | +5.2 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 92.1%2024 | 148/211 | 32/41 | 55.4% | 64.7% | 85.6% | +17.6 ppsince 2014 | 91.0% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 98.0%2024 | 162/213 | 40/41 | 97.2% | 98.7% | 99.8% | −1.1 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 94.0%2024 | 92/192 | 19/33 | 81.0% | 87.0% | 93.0% | +4.0 ppsince 2014 | 90.5% | 99.5% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 2,242 kWh2024 | 84/149 | 12/24 | 1,275 kWh | 1,746 kWh | 2,457 kWh | +8.1%since 2014 | 2,828 kWh | 8,989 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 1,002 kgoe2024 | 91/150 | 12/24 | 791 kgoe | 948 kgoe | 938 kgoe | −3.2%since 2014 | 1,343 kgoe | 4,454 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 21.6%2024 | 15/149 | 4/24 | 23.9% | 14.6% | 9.6% | +7.5 ppsince 2014 | 13.6% | 5.4% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+27.8 pp72.8% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+126%18.1 in 2023
- Secure servers+578%2,234 in 2024
- Electricity access+5.2 pp96.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Electricity access, urban−1.1 pp98.0% in 2024
- Power losses+7.5 pp21.6% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Panama and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Panama. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Panama | United States | Colombia | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 72.8%2024 | 94.7%2024 | 79.3%2024 | 87.2%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 156.62023 | 113.22024 | 174.12024 | 136.02024 |
| Fixed broadband | 18.12023 | 38.92024 | 17.22024 | 23.32024 |
| Fixed telephone | 17.42023 | 23.62024 | 11.92024 | 11.92024 |
| Secure servers | 2,2342024 | 196,6162024 | 1,1262024 | 2,0002024 |
| Electricity access | 96.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 98.9%2024 | 99.8%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 92.1%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 95.2%2024 | 99.4%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 98.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 99.9%2024 | 99.9%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 94.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 93.0%2024 | 97.0%2024 |