Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
live 7.8 years longer
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 45.0% more money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $33,300 as of 2023, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $48,300 as of 2023.
be 21.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
pay a 5.0 times higher top tax rate
Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Israel, the top tax rate is 50.0% 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 Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 55.4% 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 Israel, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
have 2.4 times more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.0% more likely to have internet access
In Bulgaria, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Israel, about 90.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 77.5% more on education
Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Israel spends 7.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 22.9% less coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Israel: At a glance
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