Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New York instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
be 47.1% more likely to be obese
In Bulgaria, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In New York, that number is 29.9% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 37.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bulgaria, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In New York, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2023.
make 4.5 times more money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $20,328 as of 2025, while in New York, the GDP per capita is $91,992 as of 2024.
be 24.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In New York, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
