Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Panama instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Panama, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 80.1% more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2020, while in Panama, the GDP per capita is $25,400 as of 2020.
be 48.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Panama, that number is 6.1% as of 2018.
be 5.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Panama, however, that number is 22.1% as of 2016.
Life
have 28.9% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Panama, there are 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 23.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 21.0% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Panama, about 64.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 49.2% less on education
Brazil spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Panama spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 20.8% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Panama, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 66.8% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 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 Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.