If you lived in Portugal instead of Panama, you would:

Health

live 3.9 years longer

In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 26.8% more money

Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.

be 22.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Panama, 22.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.

pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate

Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 84.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 84.8% less 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 55.0% fewer children

In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 21.9% more likely to have internet access

In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 51.6% more on education

Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 25.0% more on healthcare

Panama spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 28.0% less coastline

Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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