Is Panama a good place to live for remote workers?

Panama scores 72/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 233.3 Mbps, safety 30, healthcare 82, air quality 84; English not scored) — rank 57 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Panama?

Median fixed broadband is around 233.3 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Panama?

Single-person essentials run about $918/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.3× essentials).

Livability · rank 57/167

Is 🇵🇦 Panama (Panama City) a good place to live?

Quality score 72/100 against essentials of $918/month.

The five metrics

Internet 93 233.3 Mbps median broadband, 72.8% online

Safety 30 11.7 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 82 UHC service coverage 82/100 (2023)

Air quality 84 PM2.5 12.1 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: weak; World Bank WGI estimate -0.26 · corruption control -0.55 · stability 0.26 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $39.59 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $21.4/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($918)	Verdict
$2,000	2.2×	very comfortable
$3,000	3.3×	like royalty
$5,000	5.4×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇬🇾 Guyana — quality 58.3, essentials $738/mo
🇵🇱 Poland — quality 82.7, essentials $1,054/mo
🇦🇷 Argentina — quality 72.6, essentials $925/mo
🇴🇲 Oman — quality 70.9, essentials $908/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Panama a good place to live for remote workers?: Panama scores 72/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 233.3 Mbps, safety 30, healthcare 82, air quality 84; English not scored) — rank 57 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Panama?: Median fixed broadband is around 233.3 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Panama?: Single-person essentials run about $918/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.3× essentials).