Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Panama instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 17.2% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Panama, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Panama, the GDP per capita is $25,400 as of 2020.
be 47.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Panama, that number is 6.1% as of 2018.
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Panama, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
be 4.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Panama, however, that number is 22.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 53.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Panama, 52.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.6% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Panama, it is 95.7% as of 2019.
be 16.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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 49.2% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Panama spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 22.6% more on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Panama, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 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, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Panama: At a glance
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