Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Panama instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Panama, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 52.0% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Panama, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.0 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Panama, the GDP per capita is $25,400 as of 2020.
be 18.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Panama, that number is 6.1% as of 2018.
Life
be 20.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Panama, 52.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 88.2% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Panama, about 64.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.4% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Panama spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 18.7% more on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Panama, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.2 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 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 Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.