Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Tajikistan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
be 38.8% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tajikistan, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2024.
have 15.1% more doctors per person
Panama has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tajikistan has 18.7 as of 2023.
be 26.1% less likely to die by suicide
Panama has a suicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tajikistan, it is 2.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 7.8 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Tajikistan, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
see 89.0% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tajikistan spends $364 as of 2023.
have 14.1% less access to essential health services
Panama scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tajikistan scores 67 as of 2021.
Economy
be 17.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tajikistan, that number is 6.9% as of 2025.
make 91.7% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Tajikistan, the GDP per capita is $1,637 as of 2025.
Life
be 62.2% less 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 Tajikistan, 14.0 women do as of 2023.
have 59.6% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tajikistan, there are 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 95.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 12.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tajikistan, on the other hand, 23.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.3% less likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tajikistan, about 55.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.7% less on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tajikistan, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 2.2 times more on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tajikistan spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 92.4% less likely to be murdered
Panama has a homicide rate of 11.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Tajikistan, that number is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 90.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tajikistan, they kill 13.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 94.6% less home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Tajikistan has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 77.7 times more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Tajikistan withdraws 70% as of 2022.
use 44.8% less electricity
Panama uses 2,715 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Tajikistan uses 1,497 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 66.4% less CO2
Panama emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tajikistan emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 9.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tajikistan, it causes 159.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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