Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
live 7.4 years longer
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
see 35.8% more spent on your healthcare
Bulgaria spends $2,970 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Israel spends $4,033 as of 2023.
have 16.4% more access to essential health services
Bulgaria scores 73 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Israel scores 85 as of 2021.
be 54.0% less likely to die by suicide
Bulgaria has a suicide rate of 9.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Israel, it is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 12.3% fewer doctors per person
Bulgaria has 43.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Israel has 38.0 as of 2023.
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $20,328 as of 2025, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $60,337 as of 2025.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Israel, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 41.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 4.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Israel, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.
have 2.2 times more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.4% less on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 31.8% more on education
Bulgaria spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Israel spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 22.9% less coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
Safety
be 50.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Bulgaria, road accidents kill 8.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Israel, they kill 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 49.5% more likely to be murdered
Bulgaria has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
use 34.1% more electricity
Bulgaria uses 5,360 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Israel uses 7,186 kWh as of 2024.
find 21.2% less home broadband
Bulgaria has 37.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Israel has 29.2 as of 2024.
live with 3.3 times more strain on fresh water
Bulgaria withdraws 40% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Israel withdraws 132% as of 2021.
Environment
be 76.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Bulgaria, air pollution causes 63.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Israel, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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