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Panama City City Intelligence

Panama City anchors a globally significant logistics and finance hub at the Canal with growing services activity and active coastal climate-adaptation work. Panama City is a latin america city of about 1.5M metro in Panama. On the composite city-intelligence score, Panama City sits around the indexed median (72/100).

Last updated
2026-05-10
Data year
2025
Population
1.5M metro

Overall score

Read Panama City as a logistics-led services hub where regional connectivity and dollarized stability balance climate exposure and housing pressure.

Overall72/100
Affordability72/100
Air quality74/100
Energy74/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

72/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Logistics depth

Globally cited

Canal and trade infrastructure shape regional and global flows.

Climate exposure

Coastal

Coastal flooding and storm exposure shape adaptation priorities.

Panama City data table

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Panama City city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score72/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living72/100Panama City is moderately priced for the region, with central premium districts the main pressure on housing.
Air Quality74/100Panama City performs moderately on air-quality benchmarks, with coastal context supporting dispersion.
Energy74/100Panama City benefits from Panama's hydropower-led electricity baseline and active solar build-out.
Safety76/100Panama City scores moderately on safety with stable institutional response and district-level variation.
Internet Speed76/100Panama City offers reliable fiber and mobile networks supporting digital services and remote work.
Climate Risk68/100Panama City carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal flooding, heavy rainfall, and rising heat.
Resilience68/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Emergency and public safety in Panama City

Local public safety guidance for Panama City, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Panama City, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Panama emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Panama City

Healthcare context for Panama City, with national-level information from Panama where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Panama City, see the Panama healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Panama City

Local mobility context for Panama City, with national-level context from Panama where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Panama City, see the Panama transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

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Energy in Panama City

Panama City benefits from Panama's hydropower-led electricity baseline and active solar build-out.

Safety in Panama City

Panama City scores moderately on safety with stable institutional response and district-level variation.

City rankings

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Interpretation

Read Panama City as a logistics-led services hub where regional connectivity and dollarized stability balance climate exposure and housing pressure. Its standout dimensions are safety (76/100) and internet speed (76/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (68/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-10. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Panama country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Panama City appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.