Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 36.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.
be 20.1% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 30.1% of people as of 2024.
have 45.0% more doctors per person
Panama has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Brazil has 23.6 as of 2023.
live 3.8 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 37.6% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Brazil spends $2,070 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Panama has a suicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Brazil, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 28.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Brazil, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
make 45.9% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $10,713 as of 2025.
Life
be 81.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 37.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Brazil, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
have 23.6% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brazil, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 16.1% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Brazil, about 84.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Brazil spends 5.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 16.8% more on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Brazil, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
Safety
be 64.6% more likely to be murdered
Panama has a homicide rate of 11.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Brazil, that number is 19.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Brazil, they kill 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 32.8% more home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Brazil has 24.1 as of 2024.
use 13.0% more electricity
Panama uses 2,715 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Brazil uses 3,068 kWh as of 2024.
live with 66.7% more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Brazil withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 15.3% less CO2
Panama emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 35.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Brazil, it causes 23.0 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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