Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Panama, you would:
Health
live 8.7 years longer
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.
be 73.1% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.
be 63.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.
pay a 12.0% lower top tax rate
Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% 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 Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 90.6% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 49.7% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 43.8% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 19.4% less on education
Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 46.1% less on healthcare
Panama spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.2% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Singapore: At a glance
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