Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Panama instead of Estonia, you would:
Economy
make 11.7% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Panama, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2022.
be 47.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Panama, that number is 8.2% as of 2022.
pay a 25.0% higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Panama, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Panama, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Panama, 50.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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 29.2% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Panama, about 68.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 40.9% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Panama spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 24.4% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Panama, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 34.4% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Panama, that number is 2,490 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama.
Panama: At a glance
How big is Panama compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.