Ecuador vs Panama: Percentage of children as a proportion of total population
Ecuador
29.16
in 2025
Panama
29.41
in 2025
Ecuador rank
15th
Panama rank
13th
Percentage of children as a proportion of total population over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 29.41 against 29.16 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.25.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.
Ecuador ranks 15th and Panama ranks 13th of 36 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.14 | 49.62 | 1.48 | Panama |
| 1960s | 50.62 | 51.03 | 0.4041 | Panama |
| 1970s | 50.22 | 49.99 | 0.2271 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 47.57 | 45.51 | 2.06 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 43.79 | 40.61 | 3.18 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 39.83 | 36.58 | 3.25 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 34.96 | 33.22 | 1.74 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 30.5 | 30.41 | 0.0998 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of children as a proportion of total population, Ecuador or Panama?
- Panama, at 29.41 against 29.16 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of children as a proportion of total population between Ecuador and Panama?
- 0.25, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for percentage of children as a proportion of total population?
- Ecuador ranks 15th and Panama ranks 13th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of children as a proportion of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.