Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Panama instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
see 29.3% more spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Panama spends $3,318 as of 2023.
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kuwait, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Panama, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2024.
live 4.8 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Panama, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
have 28.5% fewer doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Panama has 16.2 as of 2022.
be 42.4% more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Panama, it is 3.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Panama, that number is 8.4% as of 2025.
make 38.8% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Panama, the GDP per capita is $19,790 as of 2025.
Life
have 58.4% more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Panama, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Panama, 37.0 women do as of 2023.
be 71.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 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 27.2% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Panama, about 72.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 61.6% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Panama spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 67.9% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Panama, that number is 8.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 5.0 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Panama, that number is 2,490 km.
Safety
be 20.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Panama, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 46.8 times more likely to be murdered
Kuwait has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Panama, that number is 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 18.0 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Panama has 18.1 as of 2023.
live with 100.0% less strain on fresh water
Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Panama withdraws 1% as of 2022.
use 83.5% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Panama uses 2,715 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 62.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Panama, it causes 17.0 as of 2019.
emit 88.4% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Panama emits 2.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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