Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Panama instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 14.1% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Panama, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Panama, the GDP per capita is $25,400 as of 2020.
be 11.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Panama, however, that number is 22.1% as of 2016.
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Panama, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Expenditures
spend 24.4% less on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Panama spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 11.3% more coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 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, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Panama: At a glance
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