Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Panama instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Panama, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 13.4% more money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2020, while in Panama, the GDP per capita is $25,400 as of 2020.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Panama, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Panama, there are 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Panama, 52.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Panama, on the other hand, 16.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 24.4% less on education
Bulgaria spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Panama spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.0 times more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Panama, that number is 2,490 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama.
Panama: At a glance
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