Quality of life comparison

be 22.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Bulgaria, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

make 91.0% less money

Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $33,300 as of 2023, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

be 18.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

have 2.6 times more children

In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 13.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 79.7% 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 Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.

be 30.0% 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 Vanuatu, that number is 70% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 61% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 12.0% less likely to have internet access

In Bulgaria, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

spend 42.5% less on education

Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 52.9% less on healthcare

Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 7.1 times more coastline

Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.