Panama vs Spain: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths
Panama
10,577 children
in 2024
Spain
9,197 children
in 2024
Panama rank
62nd
Spain rank
65th
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths over time
- Panama
- Spain
How they compare
Panama currently reports 10,577 children against 9,197 children in Spain, a difference of 1,380 children.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Panama ranks 62nd and Spain ranks 65th of 139 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,010 children | 10,763 children | 9,753 children | Spain |
| 2000s | 5,490 children | 27,267 children | 21,777 children | Spain |
| 2010s | 9,786 children | 25,969 children | 16,183 children | Spain |
| 2020s | 10,988 children | 12,723 children | 1,735 children | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children orphaned due to aids deaths, Panama or Spain?
- Panama, at 10,577 children against 9,197 children in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children orphaned due to aids deaths between Panama and Spain?
- 1,380 children, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Spain rank globally for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Panama ranks 62nd and Spain ranks 65th of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children, aged 17 and under, who have been orphaned by the death of one or both parents from AIDS at any point in their lives. This is the central estimate.