Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 20.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.
be 10.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guam, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2001. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 30.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Guam, approximately 11.5 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 56.4% fewer children
In Guam, there are approximately 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bulgaria, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bulgaria: At a glance
How big is Bulgaria compared to Guam? See an in-depth size comparison.