Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Panama, you would:
Health
live 17.5 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 89.3% more likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.
see 25.4% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.
have 23.1% less access to essential health services
Panama scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.
Economy
make 26.0% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.
Life
be 35.8% 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
have 54.8% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.4 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 Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 14.1% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nauru, about 83.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.8% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
Infrastructure
find 45.1% less home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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