Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Panama, you would:
Economy
make 97.7% more money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $35,800 as of 2023, while in New Jersey, the GDP per capita is $70,788 as of 2024.
be 32.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Jersey, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 35.1% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Jersey, about 91.9% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
