Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 11.1 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Bulgaria, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 13.3 times more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2023.

Life

be 83.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Bulgaria, on the other hand, 8.0 children do as of 2022.

have 71.8% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Bulgaria, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 68.1% less coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 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

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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