Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 17.2% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, that number is 31.2% of people as of 2024.
have 72.6% more doctors per person
Panama has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Uzbekistan has 28.1 as of 2021.
live 7.2 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.
see 77.4% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Uzbekistan spends $749 as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Panama has a suicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Uzbekistan, it is 8.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 44.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Uzbekistan, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
be 73.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Uzbekistan, however, that number is 5.8% as of 2025.
make 79.9% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $3,968 as of 2025.
Life
be 29.7% 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 Uzbekistan, 26.0 women do as of 2023.
have 61.1% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.0% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Uzbekistan, about 89.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.1% less on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Uzbekistan, that number is 6.7% 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. Uzbekistan spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 88.0% less likely to be murdered
Panama has a homicide rate of 11.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Uzbekistan, that number is 1.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 27.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Uzbekistan, they kill 9.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 91.6% more home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Uzbekistan has 34.7 as of 2024.
live with 136.7 times more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Uzbekistan withdraws 123% as of 2022.
use 24.1% less electricity
Panama uses 2,715 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Uzbekistan uses 2,059 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 6.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Uzbekistan, it causes 117.0 as of 2019.
emit 49.3% more CO2
Panama emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Uzbekistan emits 4.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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