Guatemala vs Panama: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita

Guatemala

6.53

in 2025

Panama

6.55

in 2025

Guatemala rank

41st

Panama rank

38th

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time

Guatemala
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 6.55 against 6.53 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Panama ahead.

Globally, Guatemala ranks 41st and Panama ranks 38th of 157 countries.

Individual pages

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Guatemala
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Panama
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.