Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Pakistan 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 Pakistan, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
live 8.0 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Pakistan, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Pakistan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 81.9% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Pakistan, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2020.
Life
have 47.2% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Pakistan, there are 26.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Pakistan, 140.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.4% less likely to be literate
In Panama, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2019. In Pakistan, it is 58.0% as of 2019.
be 3.3 times 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 Pakistan, on the other hand, 54.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Panama, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Pakistan, that number is 79% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 72% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 60.9% less likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Pakistan, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 19.4% less on education
Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Pakistan spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 55.3% less on healthcare
Panama spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Pakistan, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 58.0% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Pakistan, that number is 1,046 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama.
Pakistan: At a glance
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