Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 11.9 times more likely to be obese

In Vietnam, 2.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bulgaria, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.4 times more money

Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $13,700 as of 2023, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2023.

pay a 71.4% lower top tax rate

Vietnam has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.

be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Vietnam, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.

be 4.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Vietnam, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 94.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Vietnam, approximately 124.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 45.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Vietnam, approximately 14.8 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 47.0% fewer children

In Vietnam, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bulgaria, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 80.9% more on healthcare

Vietnam spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 89.7% less coastline

Vietnam has a total of 3,444 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, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.

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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