Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 82.8% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 10.4 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 76.0% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in India, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 38.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In India, that number is 8.5% as of 2017.
pay a 42.2% higher top tax rate
Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In India, the top tax rate is 35.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In India, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.3% less likely to be literate
In Panama, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2019. In India, it is 74.4% as of 2018.
be 84.4% 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 India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 32.8% less likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In India, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 60.5% less on healthcare
Panama spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 12.9% more on education
Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. India spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
India: At a glance
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