Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 32.6% less likely to be obese
In Brazil, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bulgaria, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2024.
see 43.4% more spent on your healthcare
Brazil spends $2,070 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bulgaria spends $2,970 as of 2023.
have 83.6% more doctors per person
Brazil has 23.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Bulgaria has 43.3 as of 2022.
be 25.3% more likely to die by suicide
Brazil has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bulgaria, it is 9.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 40.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bulgaria, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
make 89.7% more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $10,713 as of 2025, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $20,328 as of 2025.
Life
be 91.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bulgaria, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 62.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 12.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bulgaria, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2024.
have 31.6% fewer children
In Brazil, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bulgaria, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.9% less on education
Brazil spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Bulgaria spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 18.6% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 7.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.3% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.
Safety
be 94.3% less likely to be murdered
Brazil has a homicide rate of 19.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 78.3% more likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Brazil, 48% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2021. In Bulgaria, that number is 86% as of 2020.
be 46.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Brazil, road accidents kill 15.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bulgaria, they kill 8.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 53.7% more home broadband
Brazil has 24.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bulgaria has 37.0 as of 2023.
use 74.7% more electricity
Brazil uses 3,068 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Bulgaria uses 5,360 kWh as of 2023.
live with 26.8 times more strain on fresh water
Brazil withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bulgaria withdraws 40% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Brazil, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bulgaria, it causes 63.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.3 times more CO2
Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bulgaria emits 5.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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