Gender in Panama 244 indicators covering gender for Panama. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 80 2023 up 33.3% 39th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 145th Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 50 2023 unchanged 122nd Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 — 123rd Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 80 2023 unchanged 105th Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 0 2023 — 154th Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 0 2023 — 128th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 50 2023 unchanged 137th Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 up 33.3% 1st Women Business and the Law Index 79.38 2023 up 7.6% 105th Women Business and the Law Index 79.38 2023 up 7.6% 105th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 169.7% 2025 up 2.0% 26th Share of female employment by economic sector 9.6% 2025 up 18.8% 93rd Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 37 2023 down 28.8% 106th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 36.8 2019 down 0.8% 103rd Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 35.3 2019 up 0.6% 122nd Total Fertility Rate 2.3 2022 down 12.9% 89th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 53.7 2023 up 23.0% 79th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.47 years 2016 down 0.5% 96th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.36 years 2016 up 0.5% 113th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 35.3% 2025 up 27.0% 37th Women of reproductive age 1.13 million 2023 up 12.8% 126th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 73.9% 2026 up 3.9% 81st Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 21.2% 2020 down 1.9% 119th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 15 2026 up 15.4% 155th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 21.7% 2026 up 18.7% 124th Share of women in ministerial positions 35.3% 2024 up 11.7% 40th Share of women in parliament 21.7% 2025 up 18.7% 116th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 26.97 2020 down 58.4% 160th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 23.9% 2016 up 16.0% 78th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 29.6% 2016 down 2.4% 80th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 21.43 2024 up 11.0% 115th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.43 ratio 2026 down 4.4% 106th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 147.2% 2025 down 11.5% 44th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 27.5% 2023 up 3.4% 97th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 285.7 2023 up 28.3% 121st Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 25.5% 2023 up 13.3% 103rd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 27.5% 2023 up 3.4% 103rd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 25.4% 2023 up 13.9% 104th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 25.5 2023 up 13.3% 96th Gender Development Index 1.02 2022 up 1.4% 15th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 47.7% 2024 up 12.1% 12th Literacy rate, adult female 95.8% 2024 up 2.5% 24th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 55.0% 2024 up 41.0% 111th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 72.0% 2024 up 84.6% 65th ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →