Panama vs United States: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Panama
79.59 years
in 2023
United States
79.3 years
in 2023
Panama rank
61st
United States rank
63rd
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Panama
- United States
How they compare
Panama currently reports 79.59 years against 79.3 years in United States, a difference of 0.29 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1930 it was United States ahead.
Panama ranks 61st and United States ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and United States in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 36 years | 59.6 years | 23.6 years | United States |
| 1940s | 42 years | 63.22 years | 21.22 years | United States |
| 1950s | 57.39 years | 69.1 years | 11.72 years | United States |
| 1960s | 62.13 years | 70.2 years | 8.07 years | United States |
| 1970s | 66.73 years | 72.22 years | 5.49 years | United States |
| 1980s | 70.28 years | 74.57 years | 4.29 years | United States |
| 1990s | 72.04 years | 75.98 years | 3.94 years | United States |
| 2000s | 74.93 years | 77.54 years | 2.61 years | United States |
| 2010s | 77.45 years | 78.77 years | 1.32 years | United States |
| 2020s | 78.06 years | 77.67 years | 0.3934 years | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Panama or United States?
- Panama, at 79.59 years against 79.3 years in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Panama and United States?
- 0.29 years, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United States?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2023.
- How do Panama and United States rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Panama ranks 61st and United States ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.