Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 12.5 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 72.6% more likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
see 49.6% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
have 17.2% fewer doctors per person
Panama has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
have 33.3% less access to essential health services
Panama scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
make 69.5% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
have 38.4% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.6 times 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 37.5% 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.6% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tuvalu, about 81.2% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 5.2 times more on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.3 times more on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Safety
be 2.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 75.1% less home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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