Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
Health
be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Bulgaria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2019.
live 1.1 years less
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 86.0% more money
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2023, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2023.
be 77.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.
Life
be 88.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 62.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 38.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 12.9 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 33.6% fewer children
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are approximately 11.9 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 11.8% less likely to have internet access
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bulgaria, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 29.8% less on education
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Bulgaria spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 77.1% more on healthcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.2 times more coastline
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a total of 84 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
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