Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years longer
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 16.0% more likely to be obese
In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Australia, that number is 29.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 89.3% more money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2022, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $51,100 as of 2022.
be 13.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 3.7% as of 2022.
pay a 4.5 times higher top tax rate
Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 57.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Australia, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 62.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 54.4% more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Australia, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 28.0% more likely to have internet access
In Bulgaria, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Australia, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 52.5% more on education
Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Australia spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 25.9% more on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Australia, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 72.8 times more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, Australian Taxation Office.
Australia: At a glance
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