Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 12.1% more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bulgaria, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 77.1% more money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $18,800 as of 2023, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2023.
be 55.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 9.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.
be 43.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 36.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2022.
pay a 69.7% lower top tax rate
Colombia has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 90.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 75.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 31.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 11.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bulgaria, on the other hand, 8.0 children do as of 2022.
have 47.0% fewer children
In Colombia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bulgaria, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 18.4% less on education
Colombia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bulgaria spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 89.0% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN).
Bulgaria: At a glance
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