Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Panama instead of Oman, you would:
Health
see 2.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Oman spends $1,444 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Panama spends $3,318 as of 2023.
have 11.4% more access to essential health services
Oman scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Panama scores 78 as of 2021.
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Oman, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Panama, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2024.
be 23.8% more likely to be obese
In Oman, 30.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Panama, that number is 37.7% of people as of 2024.
have 18.4% fewer doctors per person
Oman has 19.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Panama has 16.2 as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Oman has a suicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Panama, it is 3.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Oman, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Panama, that number is 8.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Oman, approximately 13.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Panama, 37.0 women do as of 2023.
be 44.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Oman, approximately 8.3 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 23.6% less likely to have internet access
In Oman, approximately 95.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Panama, about 72.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 43.6% less on education
Oman spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Panama spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Oman spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Panama, that number is 8.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 19.0% more coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Panama, that number is 2,490 km.
Safety
be 33.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Oman, road accidents kill 11.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Panama, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 83.6 times more likely to be murdered
Oman has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Panama, that number is 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 63.9% more home broadband
Oman has 11.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Panama has 18.1 as of 2023.
live with 99.2% less strain on fresh water
Oman withdraws 117% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Panama withdraws 1% as of 2022.
use 66.9% less electricity
Oman uses 8,203 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Panama uses 2,715 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 83.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Oman, air pollution causes 104.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Panama, it causes 17.0 as of 2019.
emit 85.3% less CO2
Oman emits 18.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Panama emits 2.7 tonnes as of 2024.
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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