Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Gabon, you would:

Health

be 96.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2019.

live 5.9 years longer

In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Bulgaria, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 66.7% more likely to be obese

In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bulgaria, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 68.2% more money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2023, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2023.

be 78.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.

be 38.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2022.

pay a 71.4% lower top tax rate

Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 96.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gabon, approximately 227.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.1% more likely to be literate

In Gabon, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2021. In Bulgaria, it is 98.4% as of 2021.

be 72.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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 69.3% fewer children

In Gabon, there are approximately 25.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bulgaria, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 25.0% more on education

Gabon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bulgaria spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.5 times more on healthcare

Gabon spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 60.0% less coastline

Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria.

Bulgaria: At a glance

Bulgaria is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 108,489 sq km. The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, but by the end of the 14th century the country was overrun by the Ottoman Turks. Northern Bulgaria attained autonomy in 1878 and all of Bulgaria became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1908. Having fought on the losing side in both World Wars, Bulgaria fell within the Soviet sphere of influence and became a People's Republic in 1946. Communist domination ended in 1990, when Bulgaria held its first multiparty election since World War II and began the contentious process of moving toward political democracy and a market economy while combating inflation, unemployment, corruption, and crime. The country joined NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007.
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