Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
be 72.8% less likely to be obese
In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2016.
live 3.8 years less
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In North Korea, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 28.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In North Korea, that number is 3.1% as of 2022.
make 93.7% less money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2022, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
Life
have 67.1% more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In North Korea, there are 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 15.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In North Korea, 107.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.8 times 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 North Korea, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 47.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Bulgaria, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2021. In North Korea, that number is 53% of people on average (36% in urban areas, and 11% in rural areas) as of 2021.
Geography
see 7.0 times more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In North Korea, that number is 2,495 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
North Korea: At a glance
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