Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Missouri instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Economy
make 69.2% more money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $33,300 as of 2023, while in Missouri, the GDP per capita is $56,344 as of 2024.
be 23.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Missouri, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
be 41.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bulgaria, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Missouri, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 17.7% more likely to have internet access
In Bulgaria, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Missouri, about 88.3% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
