Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
be 14.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Bulgaria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 25.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bulgaria, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
make 62.6% less money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2022, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $10,100 as of 2022.
be 28.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Jamaica, that number is 5.5% as of 2022.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 97.5% more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jamaica, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 14.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jamaica, 99.0 women do as of 2020.
be 40.0% 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 Jamaica, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 22.4% less on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 50.0% more on education
Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jamaica spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Jamaica: At a glance
How big is Jamaica compared to Bulgaria? See an in-depth size comparison.