Quality of life comparison

live 6.1 years longer

In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

be 21.2% less likely to be obese

In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Denmark, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

make 2.2 times more money

Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2022, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $59,900 as of 2022.

be 45.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Bulgaria, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2021.

pay a 5.6 times higher top tax rate

Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Denmark, the top tax rate is 55.8% as of 2017.

be 28.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Denmark, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 61.9% 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 Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.

have 43.0% more children

In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Denmark, there are 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 32.0% more likely to have internet access

In Bulgaria, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Denmark, about 99.0% do as of 2021.

spend 60.0% more on education

Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 23.5% more on healthcare

Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Denmark, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 20.7 times more coastline

Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.