Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
be 75.2% less likely to be obese
In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 35.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In China, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
be 97.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bulgaria, 23.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In China, however, that number is 0.6% as of 2019.
make 26.8% less money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2020, while in China, the GDP per capita is $16,400 as of 2020.
pay a 4.5 times higher top tax rate
Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 15.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
have 23.4% more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In China, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 14.6% less on education
Bulgaria spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. China spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 23.9% less on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In China, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 41.0 times more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, State Administration of Taxation.
China: At a glance
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