Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 63.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
be 88.5% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
live 10.9 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 97.4% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
have 94.6% fewer doctors per person
Panama has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Eritrea has 0.9 as of 2022.
have 42.3% less access to essential health services
Panama scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Eritrea scores 45 as of 2021.
be 4.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Panama has a suicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 28.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Eritrea, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
Life
have 81.0% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Eritrea, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.9 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 Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.1 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 Eritrea, on the other hand, 24.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 43.9% 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 Eritrea, that number is 54% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 63.5% less likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 55.8% less on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 10.3% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 99.1% less home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
live with 12.4 times more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Eritrea withdraws 11% as of 2022.
use 95.5% less electricity
Panama uses 2,715 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Eritrea uses 123 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 92.0% less CO2
Panama emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Eritrea, it causes 78.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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