Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Hong Kong, you would:

Health

live 8.0 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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

pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate

Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.

make 53.8% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $58,500 as of 2022, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $27,000 as of 2022.

be 15.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 22.9% as of 2021.

Life

be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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.

Basic Needs

be 19.4% less likely to have internet access

In Hong Kong, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bulgaria, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 51.7% less coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 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, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.

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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