Quality of life comparison

be 14.8% less likely to be obese

In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 6.1 years less

In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 34.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.8% as of 2022.

make 85.9% less money

Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2022, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2022.

be 61.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bulgaria, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 4.2 times higher top tax rate

Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

have 3.6 times more children

In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 27.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 34.8% less likely to be literate

In Bulgaria, the literacy rate is 98.4% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 4.2 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 Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, 33.6 children do as of 2022.

be 79.1% 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 Papua New Guinea, that number is 21% of people on average (65% in urban areas, and 14% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 57.3% less likely to have internet access

In Bulgaria, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 52.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Bulgaria, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 48% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 65.0% less on education

Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 70.6% less on healthcare

Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 14.6 times more coastline

Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.