Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Panama, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Bulgaria, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 10.1% more likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bulgaria, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate
Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 11.8% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $22,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 80.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bulgaria, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 51.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 16.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bulgaria, on the other hand, 8.0 children do as of 2022.
have 55.3% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bulgaria, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 32.3% more on education
Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bulgaria spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 85.8% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama.
Bulgaria: At a glance
How big is Bulgaria compared to Panama? See an in-depth size comparison.