Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years less
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 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
be 29.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.
pay a 78.8% lower top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 19.4% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2023, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2023.
be 14.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Croatia, 18.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 40.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.3% less on education
Croatia spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bulgaria spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.9% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria.
Bulgaria: At a glance
How big is Bulgaria compared to Croatia? See an in-depth size comparison.