Internet in
Panama
| Population | 2,856,000 |
| Rural population (% of total pop.), 1999 | 43.96 |
| GDP per capita (Purchasing Power Parity, PPP) (US$) | US$6,169 |
| Global Competitiveness Index Ranking (2001-02) | 53 |
| UNDP Human Dvlpmnt. Index Ranking (2001, adjusted to GITR* sample) | 41 |
| Main telephone lines/100 inhabitants | 16.42 |
| Telephone faults/100 main telephone lines | 52.00 |
| Internet hosts/10,000 inhabitants | 52.82 |
| Personal Computers/100 inhabitants | 3.15 |
| Piracy rate (%) | 64.00 |
| % PCs connected to Internet | 1.37 |
| Internet users per host | 36.44 |
| Internet users/100 inhabitants | 1.60 |
| Cell phone subscribers/100 inhabitants | 8.27 |
| Avg. mnthly. cost/20 hrs. of Internet access (US$) | 24.00 |
* Global Information Technology Report
Source: Center for International Development at Harvard University