Bulgaria vs Panama

Bulgaria and Panama compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Bulgaria has about 1.4 times as many people as Panama: 6.4 million against 4.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Bulgaria ($20,328) and Panama ($19,790) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Panama (4.4%) than in Bulgaria (3.1%), a difference of 1.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Bulgaria (4.6%) than in Panama (-0.2%), a difference of 4.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Panama (8.4%) than in Bulgaria (3.5%), a difference of 4.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Panama can expect to live 4 years longer than one born in Bulgaria: 79.8 years against 75.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Bulgaria is older: half of its people are over 44.3 years, against 29.6 years in Panama in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Bulgaria (82.4%) than in Panama (72.8%), a difference of 9.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Bulgaria (5.3 tonnes) are 96% higher than in Panama (2.7 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Panama (62.2%) than in Bulgaria (36.4%), a difference of 25.8 percentage points in 2024.