Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Maldives, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 1.5 years longer
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Maldives, that number is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
be 52.7% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Maldives, that number is 17.9% of people as of 2024.
have 37.5% more doctors per person
Panama has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Maldives has 22.4 as of 2019.
be 55.3% less likely to die by suicide
Panama has a suicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Maldives, it is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 31.0% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Maldives spends $2,288 as of 2023.
have 21.8% less access to essential health services
Panama scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Maldives scores 61 as of 2021.
Economy
be 46.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Maldives, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
make 26.1% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Maldives, the GDP per capita is $14,615 as of 2025.
Life
be 60.8% 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 Maldives, on the other hand, 4.7 children do as of 2024.
have 33.3% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Maldives, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 17.1% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Maldives, about 85.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Maldives spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 11.0% more on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Maldives, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 74.1% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Maldives, that number is 644 km.
Safety
be 82.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Maldives, they kill 1.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 17.4 times more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Maldives withdraws 16% as of 2022.
Environment
be 70.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Maldives, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.
emit 30.3% more CO2
Panama emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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