Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 13.1% more likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bulgaria, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 79.0% more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $18,600 as of 2023, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2023.
be 45.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.
pay a 63.6% lower top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
be 4.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 90.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 40.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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.
have 40.2% fewer children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bulgaria, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on education
Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bulgaria spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 17.5% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.3% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria.
Bulgaria: At a glance
How big is Bulgaria compared to Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.