Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Panama instead of Thailand, you would:

Health

be 18.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Thailand, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Panama, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2018.

live 3.6 years longer

In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020. In Panama, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.

be 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Panama, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 41.9% more money

Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2017, while in Panama, the GDP per capita is $25,400 as of 2017.

pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate

Thailand has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Panama, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

be 8.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Thailand, 0.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Panama, that number is 6.0% as of 2017.

be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Thailand, 7.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Panama, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2015.

Life

have 59.8% more children

In Thailand, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Panama, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

be 40.5% more likely to die during childbirth

In Thailand, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Panama, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

Expenditures

spend 22.0% less on education

Thailand spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Panama spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2011.

Geography

see 22.6% less coastline

Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Panama, that number is 2,490 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand.

Panama: At a glance

Panama is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 74,340 sq km. Explored and settled by the Spanish in the 16th century, Panama broke with Spain in 1821 and joined a union of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela - named the Republic of Gran Colombia. When the latter dissolved in 1830, Panama remained part of Colombia. With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal was built by the US Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914. In 1977, an agreement was signed for the complete transfer of the Canal from the US to Panama by the end of the century. Certain portions of the Zone and increasing responsibility over the Canal were turned over in the subsequent decades. With US help, dictator Manuel NORIEGA was deposed in 1989. The entire Panama Canal, the area supporting the Canal, and remaining US military bases were transferred to Panama by the end of 1999. In October 2006, Panamanians approved an ambitious plan (estimated to cost $5.3 billion) to expand the Canal. The project, which began in 2007 and could double the Canal's capacity, is expected to be completed in 2015.
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