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2026 HPI index for Panama
Rank Life expectancy Wellbeing Ecological footprint HPI score
17th 80 years 6.4/10 2.9 gha 58.1
HPI Data over time for Panama
Year Rank Life expectancy Wellbeing Ecological footprint HPI score
2025 17th 80 years 6.4/10 2.9 gha 58.1
2024 6th 79.8 years 6.7/10 2.92 gha 59.7
2023 9th 79.6 years 6.5/10 3 gha 58.2
2022 22nd 79.3 years 6/10 2.86 gha 55.4
2021 7th 77 years 6.6/10 2.71 gha 58
2020 76.3 years 2.51 gha
2019 24th 78.5 years 6.1/10 2.99 gha 54.9
2018 9th 78.3 years 6.3/10 2.84 gha 56.9
2017 7th 77.9 years 6.6/10 2.85 gha 58.4
2016 14th 77.8 years 6.1/10 2.88 gha 55.4
2015 6th 77.6 years 6.6/10 2.92 gha 58
2014 8th 77.4 years 6.6/10 2.95 gha 57.9
2013 4th 77.1 years 6.9/10 2.93 gha 59.4
2012 4th 76.9 years 6.9/10 2.94 gha 59.1
2011 4th 76.7 years 7.2/10 2.84 gha 62
2010 2nd 76.4 years 7.3/10 2.75 gha 62.8
2009 2nd 76.2 years 7/10 2.58 gha 62.1
2008 2nd 75.9 years 6.9/10 2.61 gha 61.2
2007 2nd 75.7 years 6.9/10 2.53 gha 61.2
2006 5th 75.4 years 6.1/10 2.48 gha 56.7
HPI Data in 2026 by Income groups Panama
Decile Price range Life expectancy Wellbeing Ecological footprint HPI score
1 Less than $701 USD
(Less than $310 PAB)		 73.4 years 5.4/10 1.3 gha 51.6
2 $701 to $6,240 USD
(310 to 2,761 PAB)		 73.8 years 5.8/10 1.9 gha 53.1
3 $6,240 to $13,575 USD
($2,761 to $6,007 PAB)		 74.4 years 5.9/10 2.7 gha 53
4 $13,575 to $20,060 USD
($6,007 to $8,876 PAB)		 75.3 years 6.1/10 3.3 gha 52.9
5 $20,060 to $25,848 USD
($8,876 to $11,437 PAB)		 76.3 years 6.1/10 3.8 gha 53
6 $25,848 to $32,564 USD
($11,437 to $14,409 PAB)		 77.6 years 6.2/10 4.4 gha 53.1
7 $32,564 to $41,959 USD
($14,409 to $18,566 PAB)		 79.1 years 6.3/10 5.2 gha 53
8 $41,959 to $57,397 USD
($18,566 to $25,397 PAB)		 80.8 years 6.3/10 6.2 gha 52.4
9 $57,397 to $99,430 USD
($25,397 to $43,997 PAB)		 82.7 years 6.4/10 8 gha 50
10 Over $99,430 USD
(Over $43,997 PAB)		 84.8 years 6.4/10 17.7 gha 36.2

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