Quality of Life Comparison


If you lived in United States instead of Panama, you would:


live 1.2 years longer


be 59.5% more likely to be obese

In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people.


make 2.3 times more money

Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $59,500.

be 20.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Panama, 5.5% of adults are unemployed. In United States, that number is 4.4%.

be 34.3% less likely to be live below the poverty line


spend 58.4% more on taxes

Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0%. In United States, the top tax rate is 39.6%.


be 85.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Panama, approximately 94.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor. In United States, 14.0 women do.

be 41.4% less likely to die during infancy


have 30.2% fewer children

In Panama, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people. In United States, there are 12.5 babies per 1,000 people.

Basic Needs

be 41.1% more likely to have internet access

In Panama, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access. In United States, about 76.2% do.


spend 56.2% more on education

Panama spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education. United States spends 5.0% of total GDP on education.

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Panama spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare. In United States, that number is 17.1% of GDP.


see 8.0 times more coastline

Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.

United States: At a glance


How big is United States compared to Panama? See an in-depth size comparison.

The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: Internal Revenue Service, The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama.



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