Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 16.7% lower top tax rate
Macau has a top tax rate of 12.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 67.4% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2023.
be 91.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.
Life
be 73.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Macau, approximately 4.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 14.8% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bulgaria, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 36.5% less on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bulgaria spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.6 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 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, Secretariat for Economy and Finance.
Bulgaria: At a glance
How big is Bulgaria compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.