Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 91.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2019.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2023, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2023.
be 47.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.
be 49.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 94.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 130.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 28.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 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 55.4% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bulgaria, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 21.0% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bulgaria, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 54.0% less on education
Belize spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Bulgaria spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 23.2% more on healthcare
Belize spends 6.9% 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.
Bulgaria: At a glance
How big is Bulgaria compared to Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.