Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 56.6% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
live 3.2 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 77 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 67.9% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 66.7% fewer doctors per person
Panama has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
be 5.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Panama has a suicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 90.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
be 75.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
make 59.3% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
be 35.8% less 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 Thailand, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
have 48.8% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 24.9% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Thailand, about 90.9% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 45.5% less on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 29.3% more coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 3.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 17.9% less home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
live with 25.6 times more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
Environment
be 70.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Thailand, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.
emit 44.5% more CO2
Panama emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Thailand emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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