Quality of life comparison

live 8.7 years longer

In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 73.1% less likely to be obese

In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 3.6 times more money

Panama has a GDP per capita of $35,800 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 48.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Panama, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

pay a 12.0% lower top tax rate

Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 86.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Panama, approximately 50.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 90.6% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 49.4% fewer children

In Panama, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 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 Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 28.2% less on education

Panama spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 37.1% less on healthcare

Panama spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 92.2% less coastline

Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.