If you lived in Panama instead of Andorra, you would:

Health

live 4.4 years less

In Andorra, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Panama, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Andorra, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Panama, that number is 37.7% of people as of 2024.

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see 39.9% less spent on your healthcare

Andorra spends $5,519 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Panama spends $3,318 as of 2023.

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have 67.9% fewer doctors per person

Andorra has 50.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Panama has 16.2 as of 2022.

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Economy

make 63.5% less money

Andorra has a GDP per capita of $54,292 as of 2025, while in Panama, the GDP per capita is $19,790 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Andorra, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Panama, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Andorra, approximately 11.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Panama, 37.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 5.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Andorra, approximately 2.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Panama, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 22.9% less likely to have internet access

In Andorra, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Panama, about 72.8% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 30.0% more on education

Andorra spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Panama spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Safety

be 4.5 times more likely to be murdered

Andorra has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Panama, that number is 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 2.9 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Andorra, road accidents kill 2.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Panama, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 65.4% less home broadband

Andorra has 52.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Panama has 18.1 as of 2023.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

Panama: At a glance

Panama is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 74,340 sq km. Explored and settled by the Spanish in the 16th century, Panama broke with Spain in 1821 and joined a union of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela - named the Republic of Gran Colombia. When the latter dissolved in 1830, Panama remained part of Colombia. With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal was built by the US Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914. In 1977, an agreement was signed for the complete transfer of the Canal from the US to Panama by the end of the century. Certain portions of the Zone and increasing responsibility over the Canal were turned over in the subsequent decades. With US help, dictator Manuel NORIEGA was deposed in 1989. The entire Panama Canal, the area supporting the Canal, and remaining US military bases were transferred to Panama by the end of 1999. In October 2006, Panamanians approved an ambitious plan (estimated to cost $5.3 billion) to expand the Canal. The project, which began in 2007 and could double the Canal's capacity, is expected to be completed in 2015.
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