Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 26.9% more likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bulgaria, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 78.8% more money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $27,000 as of 2022.
be 72.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 90.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 33.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 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 30.7% fewer children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bulgaria, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.1% more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bulgaria spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 26.9% more on healthcare
Saint Lucia 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 2.2 times more coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bulgaria: At a glance
How big is Bulgaria compared to Saint Lucia? See an in-depth size comparison.