Quality of life comparison

be 29.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In El Salvador, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

make 65.2% less money

Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2022, while in El Salvador, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2022.

be 16.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bulgaria, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In El Salvador, however, that number is 26.6% as of 2022.

pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate

Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In El Salvador, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

have 2.2 times more children

In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In El Salvador, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In El Salvador, 43.0 women do as of 2020.

be 52.1% more 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 El Salvador, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

be 16.0% less likely to have internet access

In Bulgaria, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In El Salvador, about 63.0% do as of 2021.

spend 16.5% more on healthcare

Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In El Salvador, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 13.3% less coastline

Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In El Salvador, that number is 307 km.