Panama

In brief

Homicides per 100,000 people: 11.7 (2023). World rank 124 of 149 (1 = best); in Americas, 18 of 39. Suicides per 100,000 people: 3.3 (2021). World rank 36 of 185 (1 = best); in Americas, 8 of 34. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 69.9 (2025). World rank 95 of 207 (1 = best); in Americas, 24 of 41. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 74.2 → 69.9 (score 0–⁠100). Better than all its neighbours (Colombia and Costa Rica): homicides per 100,000 people, road deaths per 100,000 people, and suicides per 100,000 people.