Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Panama instead of Aruba, you would:
Economy
be 20.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Panama, that number is 6.1% as of 2018.
pay a 57.6% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Panama, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 33.9% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Panama, the GDP per capita is $25,400 as of 2020.
Life
have 52.2% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Panama, there are 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 36.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Panama, on the other hand, 16.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 34.0% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Panama, about 64.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.6% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Panama spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 36.4 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Panama, that number is 2,490 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Panama: At a glance
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