Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Panama instead of Aruba, you would:
Economy
pay a 57.6% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Panama, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 19.4% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Panama, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2022.
Life
have 50.0% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Panama, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 36.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Aruba, approximately 12.1 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 29.9% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Panama, about 68.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 29.1% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Panama spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 36.4 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 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, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Panama: At a glance
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