Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
be 60.3% more likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bulgaria, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 64.3% lower top tax rate
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
be 17.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.
be 3.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 6.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 22.9% as of 2021.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 21.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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 44.4% fewer children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.2 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 22.7% less likely to have internet access
In Malaysia, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bulgaria, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Malaysia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 92.4% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria.
Bulgaria: At a glance
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