Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Mauritius, you would:

Health

be 94.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2019.

be 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bulgaria, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 18.4% more money

Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $22,800 as of 2022, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $27,000 as of 2022.

be 32.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Mauritius, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.

pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate

Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.

be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 22.9% as of 2021.

Life

be 91.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mauritius, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 33.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 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 19.4% fewer children

In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.8 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 10.3% more likely to have internet access

In Mauritius, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bulgaria, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 18.4% less on education

Mauritius spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Bulgaria spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 26.9% more on healthcare

Mauritius spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 100.0% more coastline

Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria.

Bulgaria: At a glance

Bulgaria is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 108,489 sq km. The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, but by the end of the 14th century the country was overrun by the Ottoman Turks. Northern Bulgaria attained autonomy in 1878 and all of Bulgaria became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1908. Having fought on the losing side in both World Wars, Bulgaria fell within the Soviet sphere of influence and became a People's Republic in 1946. Communist domination ended in 1990, when Bulgaria held its first multiparty election since World War II and began the contentious process of moving toward political democracy and a market economy while combating inflation, unemployment, corruption, and crime. The country joined NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007.
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