Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Panama instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
Health
be 33.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Panama, that number is 1.0% of people as of 2020.
live 0.9 years longer
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Panama, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $12,100 as of 2020, while in Panama, the GDP per capita is $25,400 as of 2020.
be 67.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 18.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Panama, that number is 6.1% as of 2018.
Life
be 46.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 98.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Panama, 52.0 women do as of 2017.
have 46.6% more children
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Panama, there are 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 27.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 12.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Panama, on the other hand, 16.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Panama, about 64.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.6% less on education
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Panama spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 58.3% more on healthcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Panama, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 29.6 times more coastline
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a total of 84 km of coastline. In Panama, that number is 2,490 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Panama: At a glance
How big is Panama compared to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines? See an in-depth size comparison.