Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 10.6% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Paraguay, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 17.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Paraguay, that number is 6.8% as of 2022.
make 59.5% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $33,300 as of 2022, while in Paraguay, the GDP per capita is $13,500 as of 2022.
be 14.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 21.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Paraguay, however, that number is 24.7% as of 2022.
Life
be 42.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 50.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Paraguay, 71.0 women do as of 2020.
be 41.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 16.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Paraguay, on the other hand, 23.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% less on education
Panama spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Paraguay spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 21.6% less on healthcare
Panama spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Paraguay, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Paraguay: At a glance
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