Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
be 78.6% more likely to be obese
In Seychelles, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bulgaria, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Seychelles has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
be 42.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Seychelles, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 24.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Seychelles, approximately 10.6 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 33.1% fewer children
In Seychelles, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bulgaria, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.1% less on education
Seychelles spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bulgaria spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 32.8% more on healthcare
Seychelles spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 27.9% less coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria.
Bulgaria: At a glance
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