Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.9 years longer

In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 26.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Panama, 8.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.

be 23.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Panama, 21.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate

Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 76.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Panama, approximately 50.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

be 84.8% less 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 53.4% fewer children

In Panama, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 20.6% more likely to have internet access

In Panama, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 28.2% more on education

Panama spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 28.0% less coastline

Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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