Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 18.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
be 78.4% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2024.
be 12.2% less likely to die by suicide
Panama has a suicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Burma, it is 2.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 12.7 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
see 91.5% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Burma spends $283 as of 2023.
have 53.4% fewer doctors per person
Panama has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Burma has 7.6 as of 2019.
have 33.3% less access to essential health services
Panama scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Burma scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
be 63.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Burma, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 92.5% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Burma, the GDP per capita is $1,489 as of 2025.
Life
be 5.0 times 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 Burma, 185.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 12.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Burma, on the other hand, 32.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Panama, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Burma, that number is 77% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 39.5% less likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Burma, about 44.0% do as of 2021.
be 10.0% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Panama, approximately 95% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Burma, that number is 86% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 46.5% less on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Burma, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 22.5% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Burma, that number is 1,930 km.
Safety
be 78.0% less likely to be murdered
Panama has a homicide rate of 11.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Burma, that number is 2.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Panama, 33% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2016. In Burma, that number is 84% as of 2019.
be 2.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Burma, they kill 19.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 84.2% less home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Burma has 2.9 as of 2024.
live with 6.4 times more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Burma withdraws 6% as of 2022.
use 86.4% less electricity
Panama uses 2,715 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Burma uses 368 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 78.8% less CO2
Panama emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Burma emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Burma, it causes 71.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2016–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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