Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 7.0 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 74.0% lower top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 60.0% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $67,500 as of 2022, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $27,000 as of 2022.
be 32.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.
be 80.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 22.9% as of 2021.
Life
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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 24.0% fewer children
In Norway, there are approximately 10.4 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 24.2% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bulgaria, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 32.2% less on education
Norway spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bulgaria spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 25.4% less on healthcare
Norway 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 98.6% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 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, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Bulgaria: At a glance
How big is Bulgaria compared to Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.