Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 7.8 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 80.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 31.1% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2023.
be 26.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.
Life
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 58.6% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 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 16.7% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bulgaria, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 43.7% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bulgaria spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 29.7% more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Bulgaria: At a glance
How big is Bulgaria compared to Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.