Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Panama, you would:
Health
live 12.7 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
be 11.3% more likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 73.7% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Marshall Islands spends $874 as of 2023.
have 24.4% less access to essential health services
Panama scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Marshall Islands scores 59 as of 2021.
Economy
make 57.1% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $8,489 as of 2025.
Life
have 26.6% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.2 times more 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 Marshall Islands, 155.0 women do as of 2023.
be 89.2% more 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 22.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.1 times more on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Marshall Islands spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 61.0% more on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 85.1% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.
Safety
be 63.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, they kill 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 87.0% less home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Marshall Islands has 2.4 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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