Latvia or Panama: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Latvia wins on more indicators: 7 of 12 against 4.
- Safety and trust: Latvia 1:0
- Costs and work: Latvia 1:0
- Climate and health: Panama 3:4
- Law and institutions: Latvia 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Latvia
Indicator
Panama
Safety and trust
Better: Latvia (1 : 0)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
✓2.5 per 100,000 residents
202379% lower
✗11.7 per 100,000 residents
2023368% higher
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
22%
2022
no data
Costs and work
Better: Latvia (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$46,137
20255% higher
✗$43,902
20255% lower
Climate and health
Better: Panama (3 : 4)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗76.4 years
20244% lower
✓79.8 years
20244% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗71.6 years
20247% lower
✓76.9 years
20247% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗81.5 years
20241% lower
✓82.7 years
20241% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗79.6 years
20236% lower
✓84.3 years
20236% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✓99.78%
2024almost equal
98.80%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓99.75%
20241% higher
✗98.47%
20241% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓13.0 µg/m³ per year
202314% lower
✗15.1 µg/m³ per year
202316% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Latvia (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓1.07 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.30 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓0.77 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.56 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Latvia, Panama.