Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Bulgaria, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 22.5% more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bulgaria, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 80.8% lower top tax rate
Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 54.4% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $59,200 as of 2022, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $27,000 as of 2022.
be 21.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.
be 57.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 22.9% as of 2021.
Life
be 75.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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 25.5% fewer children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 10.6 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 18.5% less likely to have internet access
In Netherlands, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bulgaria, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 24.5% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bulgaria spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 23.4% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 21.5% less coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 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, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Bulgaria: At a glance
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