Quality of life comparison

live 4.2 years longer

In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

make 77.7% more money

Panama has a GDP per capita of $35,800 as of 2023, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.

be 17.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Panama, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.

be 42.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Panama, 21.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.

pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate

Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 90.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Panama, approximately 50.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 80.6% 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 Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 37.9% fewer children

In Panama, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 33.8% more likely to have internet access

In Panama, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belgium, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 71.8% more on education

Panama spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 14.4% more on healthcare

Panama spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 97.3% less coastline

Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.