Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 45.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2024.
be 39.1% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
live 7.1 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
see 94.4% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Venezuela spends $186 as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Panama has a suicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Venezuela, it is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 36.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Venezuela, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
make 82.3% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $3,495 as of 2025.
Life
be 6.1 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 Venezuela, 227.0 women do as of 2023.
be 76.7% 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 Venezuela, on the other hand, 21.2 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 54.6% less on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 12.4% more coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
Safety
be 80.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Venezuela, they kill 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 28.6% less home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Venezuela has 12.9 as of 2024.
live with 8.4 times more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Venezuela withdraws 8% as of 2022.
use 28.1% less electricity
Panama uses 2,715 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 88.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Venezuela, it causes 32.0 as of 2019.
emit 23.7% more CO2
Panama emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Venezuela emits 3.4 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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Venezuela: At a glance
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