Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Panama, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Iran, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 13.7% more likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iran, that number is 25.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 15.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 22.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Iran, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2007.
make 51.2% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Iran, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2020.
be 92.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 69.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.7% less likely to be literate
In Panama, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2019. In Iran, it is 85.5% as of 2016.
have 15.1% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iran, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 31.2% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Iran, about 84.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.8% less on healthcare
Panama spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 19.4% more on education
Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Iran spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iran: At a glance
How big is Iran compared to Panama? See an in-depth size comparison.