Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.1 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 46.2% more likely to be obese

In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bulgaria, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 13.3 times more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $33,300 as of 2023.

be 75.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.

be 57.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2022.

pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate

Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 96.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Yemen, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bulgaria, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 40.4% more likely to be literate

In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Bulgaria, it is 98.4% as of 2021.

be 82.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 66.2% fewer children

In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 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 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Bulgaria, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Bulgaria, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 97.7% more on healthcare

Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Bulgaria, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 81.4% less coastline

Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria.

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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