Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 63.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
be 22.7% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 29.1% of people as of 2024.
be 53.2% less likely to die by suicide
Panama has a suicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Peru, it is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.8 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 71.2% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Peru spends $956 as of 2023.
Economy
be 38.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Peru, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
be 18.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Peru, however, that number is 25.7% as of 2025.
make 51.1% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $9,684 as of 2025.
Life
be 37.8% 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 Peru, 51.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 12.6% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Peru, about 82.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.3% less on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 76.5% more on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Peru spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Safety
be 26.6% less likely to be murdered
Panama has a homicide rate of 11.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 74.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Peru, they kill 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 35.6% less home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Peru has 11.7 as of 2024.
live with 5.4 times more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Peru withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 41.3% less electricity
Panama uses 2,715 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Peru uses 1,595 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 26.3% less CO2
Panama emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Peru emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 52.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Peru, it causes 26.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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