Quality of life comparison

live 4.2 years longer

In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

make 89.8% more money

Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $48,200 as of 2020.

be 12.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Belgium, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.

be 33.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Panama, 22.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Belgium, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.

pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate

Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 90.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 80.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Panama, approximately 16.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 39.1% fewer children

In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belgium, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 43.8% more likely to have internet access

In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Belgium, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

spend 2.1 times more on education

Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belgium spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 40.8% more on healthcare

Panama spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.

see 97.3% less coastline

Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.