Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Panama instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Panama, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
see 2.4 times more spent on your healthcare
Seychelles spends $1,402 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Panama spends $3,318 as of 2023.
be 23.0% less likely to die by suicide
Seychelles has a suicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Panama, it is 3.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 11.4% more likely to be obese
In Seychelles, 33.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Panama, that number is 37.7% of people as of 2024.
have 75.4% fewer doctors per person
Seychelles has 66.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Panama has 16.2 as of 2022.
Life
have 44.3% more children
In Seychelles, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Panama, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 17.1% less likely to have internet access
In Seychelles, approximately 87.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Panama, about 72.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 44.5% less on education
Seychelles spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Panama spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 85.9% more on healthcare
Seychelles spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Panama, that number is 8.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 5.1 times more coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Panama, that number is 2,490 km.
Safety
be 46.9% more likely to be murdered
Seychelles has a homicide rate of 8.0 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Panama, that number is 11.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 10.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Seychelles, road accidents kill 6.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Panama, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 42.6% less home broadband
Seychelles has 31.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Panama has 18.1 as of 2023.
Environment
be 60.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Seychelles, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Panama, it causes 17.0 as of 2019.
emit 62.2% less CO2
Seychelles emits 7.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Panama emits 2.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Panama: At a glance
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