Relationship dossier
Vatican City
Panama
Relationship assessment
Cooperation highlighted by Panama’s hosting of World Youth Day in 2019
Vatican City toward Panama
+35The Holy See sent Pope Francis to Panama for World Youth Day in 2019, a major bilateral religious and diplomatic engagement.
Panama toward Vatican City
+35Panama hosted World Youth Day in 2019 and received Pope Francis, facilitating a major event involving the Holy See.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship features practical cooperation around major religious events, notably Panama’s hosting of World Youth Day and the papal visit in 2019. The scope of broader bilateral cooperation is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Panama and the Holy See have a cooperative relationship, reflected in Panama’s hosting of World Youth Day in 2019 and Pope Francis’s visit for the event. These high-profile engagements indicate practical cooperation, though the scope of other bilateral government initiatives is unclear.
Key developments
Panama hosted World Youth Day, which Pope Francis attended during a visit to the country.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of government cooperation beyond the 2019 World Youth Day are limited.