Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 17.8% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bulgaria, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $12,600 as of 2023, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2023.
be 72.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% 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 Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2022.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 90.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 96.4% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Bulgaria, it is 98.4% as of 2021.
be 59.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 19.6 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 66.7% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 23.7 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 53.1% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bulgaria, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 14.9% less on education
Iraq spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Bulgaria spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 66.7% more on healthcare
Iraq spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.1 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 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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