Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Belarus, you would:

Health

live 1.3 years longer

In Belarus, the average life expectancy is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Bulgaria, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 20.2% more money

Belarus has a GDP per capita of $27,700 as of 2023, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2023.

pay a 23.1% lower top tax rate

Belarus has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2017. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.

be 20.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Belarus, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.

be 4.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Belarus, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 7.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Belarus, approximately 1.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Belarus, approximately 3.3 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.

Basic Needs

be 11.8% less likely to have internet access

In Belarus, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Bulgaria, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 14.9% less on education

Belarus spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Bulgaria spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 32.8% more on healthcare

Belarus spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.

Bulgaria: At a glance

Bulgaria is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 108,489 sq km. The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, but by the end of the 14th century the country was overrun by the Ottoman Turks. Northern Bulgaria attained autonomy in 1878 and all of Bulgaria became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1908. Having fought on the losing side in both World Wars, Bulgaria fell within the Soviet sphere of influence and became a People's Republic in 1946. Communist domination ended in 1990, when Bulgaria held its first multiparty election since World War II and began the contentious process of moving toward political democracy and a market economy while combating inflation, unemployment, corruption, and crime. The country joined NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007.
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