Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Panama, you would:
Economy
be 17.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 22.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Croatia, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
be 31.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Croatia, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
pay a 88.8% higher top tax rate
Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Croatia, the top tax rate is 47.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 84.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Croatia, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 46.8% 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 Croatia, on the other hand, 8.7 children do as of 2022.
have 51.9% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Croatia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.9% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Croatia, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 25.8% more on education
Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Croatia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to Panama? See an in-depth size comparison.