Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Panama instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
be 78.0% less likely to die by suicide
Estonia has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Panama, it is 3.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 57.1% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Estonia, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Panama, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2024.
be 85.6% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Panama, that number is 37.7% of people as of 2024.
see 11.3% less spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Panama spends $3,318 as of 2023.
have 53.2% fewer doctors per person
Estonia has 34.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Panama has 16.2 as of 2022.
Economy
make 42.5% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Panama, the GDP per capita is $19,790 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Panama, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Panama, 37.0 women do as of 2023.
be 8.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 21.1% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 92.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Panama, about 72.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 52.6% less on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Panama spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 34.4% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Panama, that number is 2,490 km.
Safety
be 7.6 times more likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Panama, that number is 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 65.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Panama, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 93.1% less strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Panama withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 48.7% less home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Panama has 18.1 as of 2023.
use 48.8% less electricity
Estonia uses 5,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Panama uses 2,715 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 64.7% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Panama emits 2.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 30.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Panama, it causes 17.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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