Panama vs SDG - South America: Percentage of children as a proportion of total population
Panama
29.41
in 2025
SDG - South America
25.32
in 2025
Panama rank
13th
SDG - South America rank
12th
Percentage of children as a proportion of total population over time
- Panama
- SDG - South America
How they compare
Panama currently reports 29.41 against 25.32 in SDG - South America, a difference of 4.09.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times SDG - South America's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 13th and SDG - South America ranks 12th of 36 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | SDG - South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.62 | 47.24 | 2.38 | Panama |
| 1960s | 51.03 | 48.39 | 2.63 | Panama |
| 1970s | 49.99 | 46.49 | 3.5 | Panama |
| 1980s | 45.51 | 43.27 | 2.24 | Panama |
| 1990s | 40.61 | 39.7 | 0.9099 | Panama |
| 2000s | 36.58 | 34.66 | 1.91 | Panama |
| 2010s | 33.22 | 29.69 | 3.53 | Panama |
| 2020s | 30.41 | 26.32 | 4.09 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of children as a proportion of total population, Panama or SDG - South America?
- Panama, at 29.41 against 25.32 in SDG - South America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of children as a proportion of total population between Panama and SDG - South America?
- 4.09, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and SDG - South America?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Panama and SDG - South America rank globally for percentage of children as a proportion of total population?
- Panama ranks 13th and SDG - South America ranks 12th 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.