Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Panama instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:

Health

live 1.7 years longer

In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 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 22.0% more likely to be obese

In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Panama, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 25.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Panama, that number is 6.1% as of 2018.

be 10.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Panama, however, that number is 22.1% as of 2016.

Life

be 22.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 67.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Panama, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

have 66.7% more children

In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Panama, there are 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 16.9% less likely to have internet access

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Panama, about 64.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 13.9% less on education

Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Panama spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 6.9 times more coastline

Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 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

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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