Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Panama, you would:
Economy
make 17.3% more money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $35,800 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
Life
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 Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 79.2% 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 52.9% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 41.3% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.6% less on healthcare
Panama spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 69.2% more on education
Panama spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 52.4% more coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama.
Estonia: At a glance
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