Bulgaria or Panama: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Winner
Bulgaria
6
indicators ahead
Panama
5
indicators ahead

Bulgaria wins on more indicators: 6 of 12 against 5.

  • Safety and trust: Bulgaria 1:0
  • Costs and work: Bulgaria 1:0
  • Climate and health: Panama 2:5
  • Law and institutions: Bulgaria 2:0

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Bulgaria
Panama

Safety and trust

Better: Bulgaria (1 : 0)
Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
✓1.1 per 100,000 residents
202391% lower
✗11.7 per 100,000 residents
2023974% higher
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
17%
2022
no data

Costs and work

Better: Bulgaria (1 : 0)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$44,451
20251% higher
✗$43,902
20251% lower

Climate and health

Better: Panama (2 : 5)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✗75.8 years
20245% lower
✓79.8 years
20245% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗72.2 years
20246% lower
✓76.9 years
20247% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗79.5 years
20244% lower
✓82.7 years
20244% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗78.8 years
20237% lower
✓84.3 years
20237% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✓99.54%
2024almost equal
98.80%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓99.43%
2024almost equal
98.47%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗19.7 µg/m³ per year
202330% higher
✓15.1 µg/m³ per year
202323% lower

Law and institutions

Better: Bulgaria (2 : 0)
Rule of law
higher is better
✓-0.05 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.30 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓-0.29 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.56 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Bulgaria, Panama.

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