Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Lithuania, you would:
Economy
be 38.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Lithuania has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 27.9% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $46,200 as of 2023, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2023.
Life
be 22.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 9.0 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 Lithuania, 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 11.2% fewer children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 8.9 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 23.3% less likely to have internet access
In Lithuania, approximately 97.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Bulgaria, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 13.3% more on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.9 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria.
Bulgaria: At a glance
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