Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Panama, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 62.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.
pay a 72.0% lower top tax rate
Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.
make 66.9% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 22.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.
Life
have 24.2% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 82.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.6% less likely to be literate
In Panama, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2019. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.
be 59.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 16.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.9% less likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.4% less on healthcare
Panama spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 83.9% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.
Guatemala: At a glance
How big is Guatemala compared to Panama? See an in-depth size comparison.