⚡ Operating Systems in Panama

Server operating systems are designed for computers that provide network services, such as hosting websites or storing data.

Panama is a Central American country with a population of over 4.5 million people.

According to our research, operating systems are detected on 18.6% of websites from Panama.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top operating systems on websites in Panama in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Linux, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 86.2% share.
It is followed by CentOS with 23.9% and Ubuntu with 17.6%.

Linux 86.2%
CentOS 23.9%
Ubuntu 17.6%
Windows 11.2%
Debian 10.1%
Rocky Linux 7.4%
Unix 2.7%
Amazon Linux 0.5%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top systems that are more popular in Panama than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

2. CentOS ^(-3)
6. Rocky Linux ^(-4)
8. Amazon Linux ^(-3)

✨ Best Operating Systems

Below is a more detailed list of 8 operating systems used on sites from Panama, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Linux San Francisco, California, United States A family of open-source, Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, originally created by Linus Torvalds and now maintained by a global community of contributors. FreeOpen source	86.2%
2	CentOS Raleigh, North Carolina, United States A discontinued open-source Linux distribution compatible with RHEL. Legacy	23.9%
3	Ubuntu London, United Kingdom A free operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux, designed for use on desktops, laptops, servers, and mobile devices. FreeOpen source$500+/year	17.6%
4	Windows Redmond, Washington, United States A family of proprietary operating systems from Microsoft used on personal computers, servers, and virtualized environments. $1,176+	11.2%
5	Debian New York, United States A free and open source Linux distribution. FreeOpen source	10.1%
6	Rocky Linux Albany, California, United States An open-source enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. FreeOpen source	7.4%
7	Unix San Francisco, California, United States A family of multitasking, multi-user computer operating systems.	2.7%
8	Amazon Linux Seattle, Washington, United States A supported and maintained Linux image provided by Amazon Web Services for use on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud. Free	0.5%

👉 See Also

🌎 Operating Systems in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 1,009 websites from Panama.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.