Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Panama instead of Croatia, you would:
Economy
be 23.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Panama, that number is 6.1% as of 2018.
pay a 47.0% lower top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Panama, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
be 20.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Croatia, 18.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Panama, however, that number is 22.1% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Panama, there are 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Panama, 52.0 women do as of 2017.
be 88.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 8.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 17.9% less likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Panama, about 64.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.5% less on education
Croatia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Panama spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 57.3% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Panama, that number is 2,490 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama.
Panama: At a glance
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