Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 72.7% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 1.5 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 40.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In China, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
be 97.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 22.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In China, however, that number is 0.6% as of 2019.
make 35.4% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in China, the GDP per capita is $16,400 as of 2020.
pay a 80.0% higher top tax rate
Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 44.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 58.9% 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 China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
have 44.8% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In China, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 28.9% less on healthcare
Panama spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In China, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 12.9% more on education
Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. China spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 5.8 times more coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama, State Administration of Taxation.
China: At a glance
How big is China compared to Panama? See an in-depth size comparison.