Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
be 75.2% less likely to be obese
In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 32.6% less money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2022, while in China, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2022.
be 16.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In China, that number is 5.0% 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 China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 15.3% 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 China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
have 29.1% more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In China, 23.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.1% less on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In China, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 41.0 times more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, State Administration of Taxation.
China: At a glance
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