Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Florida instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 13.6% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Florida, that number is 32.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 47.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Florida, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 47.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Florida, however, that number is 11.5% as of 2023.
make 2.9 times more money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Florida, the GDP per capita is $57,636 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 24.2% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Florida, about 90.4% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
