Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.2 years less

In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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

make 19.8% more money

Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $27,800 as of 2023, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2023.

be 71.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Montenegro, 15.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.

pay a 11.1% higher top tax rate

Montenegro has a top tax rate of 9.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 16.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Montenegro, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Montenegro, approximately 3.2 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 27.5% fewer children

In Montenegro, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bulgaria, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 25.4% less on healthcare

Montenegro spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 20.6% more coastline

Montenegro has a total of 294 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, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro.

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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