Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 17.4% more money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2022, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $31,700 as of 2022.
be 17.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bulgaria, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Greece, however, that number is 18.8% as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
pay a 4.8 times higher top tax rate
Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Greece, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 55.5% 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 Greece, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 10.0% more on education
Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greece spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 11.8% more on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Greece, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 38.6 times more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, GSIS, Greece.
Greece: At a glance
How big is Greece compared to Bulgaria? See an in-depth size comparison.