Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Panama instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
be 18.6% less likely to be obese
In Dominica, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Panama, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $9,900 as of 2020, while in Panama, the GDP per capita is $25,400 as of 2020.
be 73.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Panama, that number is 6.1% as of 2018.
be 23.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominica, 29.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Panama, however, that number is 22.1% as of 2016.
Life
have 29.3% more children
In Dominica, there are approximately 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Panama, there are 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 45.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Dominica, approximately 11.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 38.0% less on education
Dominica spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Panama spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 38.2% more on healthcare
Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Panama, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 16.8 times more coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Panama, that number is 2,490 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Panama: At a glance
How big is Panama compared to Dominica? See an in-depth size comparison.