Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maldives instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 62.1% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Maldives, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 52.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Maldives, that number is 2.9% as of 2017.
be 62.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 22.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Maldives, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2016.
make 48.8% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Maldives, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2020.
Life
be 56.3% 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 Maldives, on the other hand, 25.7 children do as of 2022.
have 13.6% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Maldives, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 32.3% more on education
Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Maldives spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 74.1% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Maldives, that number is 644 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Maldives: At a glance
How big is Maldives compared to Panama? See an in-depth size comparison.