Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 54.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Latvia, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2024.
be 40.9% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Latvia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2024.
have 2.1 times more doctors per person
Panama has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Latvia has 34.0 as of 2022.
live 3.3 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 4.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Panama has a suicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Latvia, it is 15.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 21.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Latvia, that number is 6.6% as of 2025.
make 33.0% more money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $26,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 48.6% less 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 Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2023.
be 81.7% less 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 Latvia, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.
have 56.5% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Latvia, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 27.4% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Latvia, about 92.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.6% less on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Latvia, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 74.9% more on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Latvia spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 80.0% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.
Safety
be 78.7% less likely to be murdered
Panama has a homicide rate of 11.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Latvia, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 34.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Latvia, they kill 9.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 42.0% more home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Latvia has 25.8 as of 2024.
use 38.8% more electricity
Panama uses 2,715 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Latvia uses 3,768 kWh as of 2024.
live with 13.3% more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Latvia withdraws 1% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Latvia, it causes 40.0 as of 2019.
emit 33.2% more CO2
Panama emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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