El Salvador vs Panama: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate)
El Salvador
2.5%
in 2023
Panama
2.7%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
135th
Panama rank
132nd
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Panama ahead.
El Salvador ranks 135th and Panama ranks 132nd of 175 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 2.7% | 1.2% | Panama |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.5% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate), El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at 2.7% against 2.5% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate) between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- El Salvador ranks 135th and Panama ranks 132nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release