Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Moldova instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
be 24.4% less likely to be obese
In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Moldova, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.
live 3.1 years less
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Moldova, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 11.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Moldova, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
be 69.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bulgaria, 23.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Moldova, however, that number is 7.3% as of 2018.
make 45.1% less money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2020, while in Moldova, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
pay a 80.0% higher top tax rate
Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Moldova, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 26.6% more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Moldova, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 90.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Moldova, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 45.4% more 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 Moldova, on the other hand, 11.6 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 48.8% more on education
Bulgaria spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Moldova spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, State tax Service.
Moldova: At a glance
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