Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of El Salvador, you would:
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2023, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2023.
be 22.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 26.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2022.
pay a 66.7% lower top tax rate
El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
be 55.8% more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.
Life
be 83.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.4% more likely to be literate
In El Salvador, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Bulgaria, it is 98.4% as of 2021.
be 34.3% less likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 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 53.8% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bulgaria, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.0% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bulgaria, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 14.1% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 15.3% more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria.
Bulgaria: At a glance
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