Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Portugal 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 Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 16.8% less likely to be obese

In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 25.2% more money

Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $33,300 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 20.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Bulgaria, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

be 50.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

pay a 5.7 times higher top tax rate

Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 68.7% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

be 71.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 25.0% more on education

Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Portugal spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 24.7% more on healthcare

Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 5.1 times more coastline

Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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