Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Bulgaria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
be 46.1% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bulgaria, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2024.
have 2.7 times more doctors per person
Panama has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Bulgaria has 43.3 as of 2022.
live 4.0 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Bulgaria, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 10.5% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bulgaria spends $2,970 as of 2023.
be 2.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Panama has a suicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bulgaria, it is 9.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 57.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bulgaria, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 83.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 37.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bulgaria, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 61.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 12.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bulgaria, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2024.
have 47.7% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bulgaria, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.3% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bulgaria, about 82.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 82.2% more on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Bulgaria spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 85.8% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.
Safety
be 90.7% less likely to be murdered
Panama has a homicide rate of 11.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 15.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bulgaria, they kill 8.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.0 times more home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Bulgaria has 37.0 as of 2023.
use 97.4% more electricity
Panama uses 2,715 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Bulgaria uses 5,360 kWh as of 2023.
live with 44.7 times more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bulgaria withdraws 40% as of 2022.
Environment
be 3.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bulgaria, it causes 63.0 as of 2019.
emit 93.8% more CO2
Panama emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bulgaria emits 5.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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