Quality of life comparison

be 65.2% less likely to be obese

In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bulgaria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 16.8 years less

In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.

be 26.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

make 94.9% less money

Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $33,300 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bulgaria, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate

Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.

have 3.9 times more children

In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 63.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 50.6% less likely to be literate

In Bulgaria, the literacy rate is 98.4% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 9.2 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 Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.

be 70.6% 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 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 29% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 83.1% less likely to have internet access

In Bulgaria, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 26.5% 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 Sierra Leone, that number is 73% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 2.3 times more on education

Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 13.6% more coastline

Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.