Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years less
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 14.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bulgaria, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Venezuela, however, that number is 19.7% as of 2015.
make 71.5% less money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2022, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.
be 31.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
pay a 3.4 times higher top tax rate
Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Venezuela, the top tax rate is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Venezuela, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 37.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Venezuela, 259.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.2 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 Venezuela, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 67.5% less on education
Bulgaria spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 55.3% less on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.9 times more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
Venezuela: At a glance
How big is Venezuela compared to Bulgaria? See an in-depth size comparison.