Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 71.8% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Philippines, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 7.5 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 71.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
be 15.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 21.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Philippines, however, that number is 18.1% as of 2021.
make 74.2% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $33,300 as of 2022, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,600 as of 2022.
pay a 28.0% higher top tax rate
Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Philippines, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 27.0% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Philippines, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 56.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 50.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Philippines, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 35.2% 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 Philippines, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 22.1% less likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Philippines, about 53.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 47.4% less on healthcare
Panama spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Philippines, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 14.6 times more coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama, Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Philippines: At a glance
How big is Philippines compared to Panama? See an in-depth size comparison.