Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gambia instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 54.6% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
be 80.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.
live 10.0 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 91.3% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 22.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Gambia, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2015.
Life
have 60.0% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 11.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gambia, 597.0 women do as of 2017.
be 46.9% less likely to be literate
In Panama, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2019. In Gambia, it is 50.8% as of 2015.
be 2.3 times more 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 46.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Panama, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 49% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 42.2% less likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Gambia, about 37.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on healthcare
Panama spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.8% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gambia: At a glance
How big is Gambia compared to Panama? See an in-depth size comparison.