Which has higher life expectancy, Panama or United States?

Panama, at 79.59 against 79.3 in United States as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United States?

76 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Panama

79.59

in 2023

United States

79.3

in 2023

Panama rank

61st

United States rank

63rd

Panama currently reports 79.59 against 79.3 in United States, a difference of 0.29.

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.

Decade	Panama	United States	Difference	Ahead
1930s	36	59.6	23.6	United States
1940s	42	63.22	21.22	United States
1950s	57.39	69.1	11.72	United States
1960s	62.13	70.2	8.07	United States
1970s	66.73	72.22	5.49	United States
1980s	70.28	74.57	4.29	United States
1990s	72.04	75.98	3.94	United States
2000s	74.93	77.54	2.61	United States
2010s	77.45	78.77	1.32	United States
2020s	78.06	77.67	0.3934	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher life expectancy, Panama or United States?: Panama, at 79.59 against 79.3 in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Panama and United States?: 0.29, 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?: Panama ranks 61st and United States ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.