Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Bulgaria, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 22.2% more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2022, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $27,000 as of 2022.
be 62.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 11.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.
be 10.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 22.9% as of 2021.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 68.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
have 26.9% fewer children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bulgaria, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 40.3% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bulgaria spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 72.6% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 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 General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Bulgaria: At a glance
How big is Bulgaria compared to Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.