Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Singapore, you would:

Health

live 10.8 years less

In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 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 4.1 times more likely to be obese

In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bulgaria, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

pay a 54.5% lower top tax rate

Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.

make 73.9% less money

Singapore has a GDP per capita of $127,500 as of 2023, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2023.

be 23.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Singapore, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.

Life

be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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 10.2% fewer children

In Singapore, there are approximately 8.8 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 17.6% less likely to have internet access

In Singapore, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bulgaria, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 42.9% more on education

Singapore spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Bulgaria spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 39.3% more on healthcare

Singapore spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 83.4% more coastline

Singapore has a total of 193 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, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.

Bulgaria: At a glance

Bulgaria is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 108,489 sq km. The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, but by the end of the 14th century the country was overrun by the Ottoman Turks. Northern Bulgaria attained autonomy in 1878 and all of Bulgaria became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1908. Having fought on the losing side in both World Wars, Bulgaria fell within the Soviet sphere of influence and became a People's Republic in 1946. Communist domination ended in 1990, when Bulgaria held its first multiparty election since World War II and began the contentious process of moving toward political democracy and a market economy while combating inflation, unemployment, corruption, and crime. The country joined NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007.
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