North America
Panama
Capital Panama City · 4M people · Balboa
- Top cities
- 1.6MPanamá
- 127KDavid
- 265KArraiján
- 188KColón
- 165KLa Chorrera
Photo by Karol Chomka on Unsplash
- SafetyCaution1.2/5
- MobilityLimited2.6/5
- CultureGood3.2/5
- ClimateWarm22–36°
Top cities
- Panamá1.6M residents
- David127K residents
- Arraiján265K residents
- Colón188K residents
- La Chorrera165K residents
Source: GeoNames
Safety in Panama
The one thing to watch: property crime.
Panama's 1.2/5 safety score (across 1 scored city).
Property crime: fairly even across Panama, not concentrated in any one city.
Good to know — a calm national average can hide neighbourhood-level crime — research the specific district you would live in. Learn how we measure this →
Getting around Panama
Mobility in Panama runs middling overall across its cities.
Panama's 2.6/5 mobility score (across 1 scored city).
Across 1 city, getting around stays within a narrow band — no single city is a real outlier.
Good to know — strong airport access can coexist with weak everyday transit — check the mode you would actually use. Learn how we measure this →
Culture in Panama
Culture in Panama runs middling overall across its cities.
Panama's 3.2/5 culture score (across 1 scored city).
Across 1 city, cultural life stays broadly present — no single city stands far apart.
2025UNESCO ↗- Cultural
- Cultural crossroads
1980In dangerUNESCO ↗- Cultural
- Architectural landmark
1981UNESCO ↗- Natural
- Natural beauty
2005UNESCO ↗- Natural
- Wildlife habitat
1983UNESCO ↗- Natural
- Natural beauty
Good to know — a strong national culture score can be carried by one or two big cities — check the specific city, not only the country average. Learn how we measure this →
Airports in Panama
Tocumen International Airport is Panama's busiest gateway.
1 major airport. Tap any to see its nearest cities and how far they are.
Good to know — passenger volume is total throughput, not direct-route breadth; a large hub can still lack flights to your region. Learn how we measure this →
Passport strength in Panama
Panama's passport ranks #30 worldwide — 135 destinations visa-free.
This is the passport you’d gain by naturalizing here — a long-horizon payoff measured in years of residency, not a signal for the move itself.
- Mobility
- #30135 destinations
- GDP reach
- #7643.5% of world GDP
- Heritage
- #48940 of 1,353 UNESCO sites
Good to know — a mobility rank counts how many destinations you can enter, not how useful they are; a strong passport can still gate the one place you care about. Learn how we measure this →
Climate in Panama
Warm summers, gentle winters.
Where most people in Panama live, it's typically 22° to 36° feels-like across the year; sunshine is moderate, topping out near 183 days in Colón.
Feels-like °C — where most people live, vs the city-to-city spread
Good to know— a country isn't one climate but a range; the extremes here are different cities, not the same place across seasons. Learn how we measure this →
Who thrives in Panama
Panama suits a wide range of lifestyles.
Fit is scored per lifestyle and anchored to the cities that serve each best — Winter Escapist leads. Pick one to see exactly where it works.
Great fit
Decent fit
Good to know — fit is by city, not country; a lifestyle that thrives here may only do so in one or two of its cities. Learn how we measure this →