Years colonized in Panama

Panama: Years colonized was 303 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
303
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 159 countries
All-time high
303
in 1821
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Panama, 1462–2022

0100200300146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Panama stood at 303. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Panama peaked at 303 in 1821 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Panama 22nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Panama, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 1 —
1520 2 +100.0%
1521 3 +50.0%
1522 4 +33.3%
1523 5 +25.0%
1524 6 +20.0%
1525 7 +16.7%
1526 8 +14.3%
1527 9 +12.5%
1528 10 +11.1%
1529 11 +10.0%
1530 12 +9.1%
1531 13 +8.3%
1532 14 +7.7%
1533 15 +7.1%
1534 16 +6.7%
1535 17 +6.2%
1536 18 +5.9%
1537 19 +5.6%
1538 20 +5.3%
1539 21 +5.0%
1540 22 +4.8%
1541 23 +4.5%
1542 24 +4.3%
1543 25 +4.2%
1544 26 +4.0%
1545 27 +3.8%
1546 28 +3.7%
1547 29 +3.6%
1548 30 +3.4%
1549 31 +3.3%
1550 32 +3.2%
1551 33 +3.1%
1552 34 +3.0%
1553 35 +2.9%
1554 36 +2.9%
1555 37 +2.8%
1556 38 +2.7%
1557 39 +2.6%
1558 40 +2.6%
1559 41 +2.5%
1560 42 +2.4%
1561 43 +2.4%
1562 44 +2.3%
1563 45 +2.3%
1564 46 +2.2%
1565 47 +2.2%
1566 48 +2.1%
1567 49 +2.1%
1568 50 +2.0%
1569 51 +2.0%
1570 52 +2.0%
1571 53 +1.9%
1572 54 +1.9%
1573 55 +1.9%
1574 56 +1.8%
1575 57 +1.8%
1576 58 +1.8%
1577 59 +1.7%
1578 60 +1.7%
1579 61 +1.7%
1580 62 +1.6%
1581 63 +1.6%
1582 64 +1.6%
1583 65 +1.6%
1584 66 +1.5%
1585 67 +1.5%
1586 68 +1.5%
1587 69 +1.5%
1588 70 +1.4%
1589 71 +1.4%
1590 72 +1.4%
1591 73 +1.4%
1592 74 +1.4%
1593 75 +1.4%
1594 76 +1.3%
1595 77 +1.3%
1596 78 +1.3%
1597 79 +1.3%
1598 80 +1.3%
1599 81 +1.2%
1600 82 +1.2%
1601 83 +1.2%
1602 84 +1.2%
1603 85 +1.2%
1604 86 +1.2%
1605 87 +1.2%
1606 88 +1.1%
1607 89 +1.1%
1608 90 +1.1%
1609 91 +1.1%
1610 92 +1.1%
1611 93 +1.1%
1612 94 +1.1%
1613 95 +1.1%
1614 96 +1.1%
1615 97 +1.0%
1616 98 +1.0%
1617 99 +1.0%
1618 100 +1.0%
1619 101 +1.0%
1620 102 +1.0%
1621 103 +1.0%
1622 104 +1.0%
1623 105 +1.0%
1624 106 +1.0%
1625 107 +0.9%
1626 108 +0.9%
1627 109 +0.9%
1628 110 +0.9%
1629 111 +0.9%
1630 112 +0.9%
1631 113 +0.9%
1632 114 +0.9%
1633 115 +0.9%
1634 116 +0.9%
1635 117 +0.9%
1636 118 +0.9%
1637 119 +0.8%
1638 120 +0.8%
1639 121 +0.8%
1640 122 +0.8%
1641 123 +0.8%
1642 124 +0.8%
1643 125 +0.8%
1644 126 +0.8%
1645 127 +0.8%
1646 128 +0.8%
1647 129 +0.8%
1648 130 +0.8%
1649 131 +0.8%
1650 132 +0.8%
1651 133 +0.8%
1652 134 +0.8%
1653 135 +0.7%
1654 136 +0.7%
1655 137 +0.7%
1656 138 +0.7%
1657 139 +0.7%
1658 140 +0.7%
1659 141 +0.7%
1660 142 +0.7%
1661 143 +0.7%
1662 144 +0.7%
1663 145 +0.7%
1664 146 +0.7%
1665 147 +0.7%
1666 148 +0.7%
1667 149 +0.7%
1668 150 +0.7%
1669 151 +0.7%
1670 152 +0.7%
1671 153 +0.7%
1672 154 +0.7%
1673 155 +0.6%
1674 156 +0.6%
1675 157 +0.6%
1676 158 +0.6%
1677 159 +0.6%
1678 160 +0.6%
1679 161 +0.6%
1680 162 +0.6%
1681 163 +0.6%
1682 164 +0.6%
1683 165 +0.6%
1684 166 +0.6%
1685 167 +0.6%
1686 168 +0.6%
1687 169 +0.6%
1688 170 +0.6%
1689 171 +0.6%
1690 172 +0.6%
1691 173 +0.6%
1692 174 +0.6%
1693 175 +0.6%
1694 176 +0.6%
1695 177 +0.6%
1696 178 +0.6%
1697 179 +0.6%
1698 180 +0.6%
1699 181 +0.6%
1700 182 +0.6%
1701 183 +0.5%
1702 184 +0.5%
1703 185 +0.5%
1704 186 +0.5%
1705 187 +0.5%
1706 188 +0.5%
1707 189 +0.5%
1708 190 +0.5%
1709 191 +0.5%
1710 192 +0.5%
1711 193 +0.5%
1712 194 +0.5%
1713 195 +0.5%
1714 196 +0.5%
1715 197 +0.5%
1716 198 +0.5%
1717 199 +0.5%
1718 200 +0.5%
1719 201 +0.5%
1720 202 +0.5%
1721 203 +0.5%
1722 204 +0.5%
1723 205 +0.5%
1724 206 +0.5%
1725 207 +0.5%
1726 208 +0.5%
1727 209 +0.5%
1728 210 +0.5%
1729 211 +0.5%
1730 212 +0.5%
1731 213 +0.5%
1732 214 +0.5%
1733 215 +0.5%
1734 216 +0.5%
1735 217 +0.5%
1736 218 +0.5%
1737 219 +0.5%
1738 220 +0.5%
1739 221 +0.5%
1740 222 +0.5%
1741 223 +0.5%
1742 224 +0.4%
1743 225 +0.4%
1744 226 +0.4%
1745 227 +0.4%
1746 228 +0.4%
1747 229 +0.4%
1748 230 +0.4%
1749 231 +0.4%
1750 232 +0.4%
1751 233 +0.4%
1752 234 +0.4%
1753 235 +0.4%
1754 236 +0.4%
1755 237 +0.4%
1756 238 +0.4%
1757 239 +0.4%
1758 240 +0.4%
1759 241 +0.4%
1760 242 +0.4%
1761 243 +0.4%
1762 244 +0.4%
1763 245 +0.4%
1764 246 +0.4%
1765 247 +0.4%
1766 248 +0.4%
1767 249 +0.4%
1768 250 +0.4%
1769 251 +0.4%
1770 252 +0.4%
1771 253 +0.4%
1772 254 +0.4%
1773 255 +0.4%
1774 256 +0.4%
1775 257 +0.4%
1776 258 +0.4%
1777 259 +0.4%
1778 260 +0.4%
1779 261 +0.4%
1780 262 +0.4%
1781 263 +0.4%
1782 264 +0.4%
1783 265 +0.4%
1784 266 +0.4%
1785 267 +0.4%
1786 268 +0.4%
1787 269 +0.4%
1788 270 +0.4%
1789 271 +0.4%
1790 272 +0.4%
1791 273 +0.4%
1792 274 +0.4%
1793 275 +0.4%
1794 276 +0.4%
1795 277 +0.4%
1796 278 +0.4%
1797 279 +0.4%
1798 280 +0.4%
1799 281 +0.4%
1800 282 +0.4%
1801 283 +0.4%
1802 284 +0.4%
1803 285 +0.4%
1804 286 +0.4%
1805 287 +0.3%
1806 288 +0.3%
1807 289 +0.3%
1808 290 +0.3%
1809 291 +0.3%
1810 292 +0.3%
1811 293 +0.3%
1812 294 +0.3%
1813 295 +0.3%
1814 296 +0.3%
1815 297 +0.3%
1816 298 +0.3%
1817 299 +0.3%
1818 300 +0.3%
1819 301 +0.3%
1820 302 +0.3%
1821 303 +0.3%
1822 303 +0.0%
1823 303 +0.0%
1824 303 +0.0%
1825 303 +0.0%
1826 303 +0.0%
1827 303 +0.0%
1828 303 +0.0%
1829 303 +0.0%
1830 303 +0.0%
1831 303 +0.0%
1832 303 +0.0%
1833 303 +0.0%
1834 303 +0.0%
1835 303 +0.0%
1836 303 +0.0%
1837 303 +0.0%
1838 303 +0.0%
1839 303 +0.0%
1840 303 +0.0%
1841 303 +0.0%
1842 303 +0.0%
1843 303 +0.0%
1844 303 +0.0%
1845 303 +0.0%
1846 303 +0.0%
1847 303 +0.0%
1848 303 +0.0%
1849 303 +0.0%
1850 303 +0.0%
1851 303 +0.0%
1852 303 +0.0%
1853 303 +0.0%
1854 303 +0.0%
1855 303 +0.0%
1856 303 +0.0%
1857 303 +0.0%
1858 303 +0.0%
1859 303 +0.0%
1860 303 +0.0%
1861 303 +0.0%
1862 303 +0.0%
1863 303 +0.0%
1864 303 +0.0%
1865 303 +0.0%
1866 303 +0.0%
1867 303 +0.0%
1868 303 +0.0%
1869 303 +0.0%
1870 303 +0.0%
1871 303 +0.0%
1872 303 +0.0%
1873 303 +0.0%
1874 303 +0.0%
1875 303 +0.0%
1876 303 +0.0%
1877 303 +0.0%
1878 303 +0.0%
1879 303 +0.0%
1880 303 +0.0%
1881 303 +0.0%
1882 303 +0.0%
1883 303 +0.0%
1884 303 +0.0%
1885 303 +0.0%
1886 303 +0.0%
1887 303 +0.0%
1888 303 +0.0%
1889 303 +0.0%
1890 303 +0.0%
1891 303 +0.0%
1892 303 +0.0%
1893 303 +0.0%
1894 303 +0.0%
1895 303 +0.0%
1896 303 +0.0%
1897 303 +0.0%
1898 303 +0.0%
1899 303 +0.0%
1900 303 +0.0%
1901 303 +0.0%
1902 303 +0.0%
1903 303 +0.0%
1904 303 +0.0%
1905 303 +0.0%
1906 303 +0.0%
1907 303 +0.0%
1908 303 +0.0%
1909 303 +0.0%
1910 303 +0.0%
1911 303 +0.0%
1912 303 +0.0%
1913 303 +0.0%
1914 303 +0.0%
1915 303 +0.0%
1916 303 +0.0%
1917 303 +0.0%
1918 303 +0.0%
1919 303 +0.0%
1920 303 +0.0%
1921 303 +0.0%
1922 303 +0.0%
1923 303 +0.0%
1924 303 +0.0%
1925 303 +0.0%
1926 303 +0.0%
1927 303 +0.0%
1928 303 +0.0%
1929 303 +0.0%
1930 303 +0.0%
1931 303 +0.0%
1932 303 +0.0%
1933 303 +0.0%
1934 303 +0.0%
1935 303 +0.0%
1936 303 +0.0%
1937 303 +0.0%
1938 303 +0.0%
1939 303 +0.0%
1940 303 +0.0%
1941 303 +0.0%
1942 303 +0.0%
1943 303 +0.0%
1944 303 +0.0%
1945 303 +0.0%
1946 303 +0.0%
1947 303 +0.0%
1948 303 +0.0%
1949 303 +0.0%
1950 303 +0.0%
1951 303 +0.0%
1952 303 +0.0%
1953 303 +0.0%
1954 303 +0.0%
1955 303 +0.0%
1956 303 +0.0%
1957 303 +0.0%
1958 303 +0.0%
1959 303 +0.0%
1960 303 +0.0%
1961 303 +0.0%
1962 303 +0.0%
1963 303 +0.0%
1964 303 +0.0%
1965 303 +0.0%
1966 303 +0.0%
1967 303 +0.0%
1968 303 +0.0%
1969 303 +0.0%
1970 303 +0.0%
1971 303 +0.0%
1972 303 +0.0%
1973 303 +0.0%
1974 303 +0.0%
1975 303 +0.0%
1976 303 +0.0%
1977 303 +0.0%
1978 303 +0.0%
1979 303 +0.0%
1980 303 +0.0%
1981 303 +0.0%
1982 303 +0.0%
1983 303 +0.0%
1984 303 +0.0%
1985 303 +0.0%
1986 303 +0.0%
1987 303 +0.0%
1988 303 +0.0%
1989 303 +0.0%
1990 303 +0.0%
1991 303 +0.0%
1992 303 +0.0%
1993 303 +0.0%
1994 303 +0.0%
1995 303 +0.0%
1996 303 +0.0%
1997 303 +0.0%
1998 303 +0.0%
1999 303 +0.0%
2000 303 +0.0%
2001 303 +0.0%
2002 303 +0.0%
2003 303 +0.0%
2004 303 +0.0%
2005 303 +0.0%
2006 303 +0.0%
2007 303 +0.0%
2008 303 +0.0%
2009 303 +0.0%
2010 303 +0.0%
2011 303 +0.0%
2012 303 +0.0%
2013 303 +0.0%
2014 303 +0.0%
2015 303 +0.0%
2016 303 +0.0%
2017 303 +0.0%
2018 303 +0.0%
2019 303 +0.0%
2020 303 +0.0%
2021 303 +0.0%
2022 303 +0.0%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 303 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81, 3.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 303 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1520 +100.0% 1 2
1521 +50.0% 2 3
1522 +33.3% 3 4
1523 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0.1 0 1 10
1520s 6.5 2 11 10
1530s 16.5 12 21 10
1540s 26.5 22 31 10
1550s 36.5 32 41 10
1560s 46.5 42 51 10
1570s 56.5 52 61 10
1580s 66.5 62 71 10
1590s 76.5 72 81 10
1600s 86.5 82 91 10
1610s 96.5 92 101 10
1620s 106.5 102 111 10
1630s 116.5 112 121 10
1640s 126.5 122 131 10
1650s 136.5 132 141 10
1660s 146.5 142 151 10
1670s 156.5 152 161 10
1680s 166.5 162 171 10
1690s 176.5 172 181 10
1700s 186.5 182 191 10
1710s 196.5 192 201 10
1720s 206.5 202 211 10
1730s 216.5 212 221 10
1740s 226.5 222 231 10
1750s 236.5 232 241 10
1760s 246.5 242 251 10
1770s 256.5 252 261 10
1780s 266.5 262 271 10
1790s 276.5 272 281 10
1800s 286.5 282 291 10
1810s 296.5 292 301 10
1820s 302.9 302 303 10
1830s 303 303 303 10
1840s 303 303 303 10
1850s 303 303 303 10
1860s 303 303 303 10
1870s 303 303 303 10
1880s 303 303 303 10
1890s 303 303 303 10
1900s 303 303 303 10
1910s 303 303 303 10
1920s 303 303 303 10
1930s 303 303 303 10
1940s 303 303 303 10
1950s 303 303 303 10
1960s 303 303 303 10
1970s 303 303 303 10
1980s 303 303 303 10
1990s 303 303 303 10
2000s 303 303 303 10
2010s 303 303 303 10
2020s 303 303 303 3

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  1. 19 Canada 312 compare
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  3. 21 Dominica 306 compare
  4. 23 Mexico 301 compare
  5. 24 Costa Rica 298 compare
  6. 24 Guatemala 298 compare
  7. 24 Honduras 298 compare
  8. 24 Nicaragua 298 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Panama?
Years colonized in Panama was 303 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 303 in 1821.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Panama rank for years colonized?
Panama ranks 22nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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