Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years less
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
be 13.1% more likely to be obese
In Bulgaria, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
see 93.7% less spent on your healthcare
Bulgaria spends $2,970 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Venezuela spends $186 as of 2023.
Economy
be 50.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Venezuela, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
make 82.8% less money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $20,328 as of 2025, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $3,495 as of 2025.
Life
have 83.5% more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Venezuela, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 37.8 times more 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 Venezuela, 227.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.6 times more 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 Venezuela, on the other hand, 21.2 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 52.3% less on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 7.9 times more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
Safety
be 11.6 times more likely to be murdered
Bulgaria has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Venezuela, that number is 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 57.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Bulgaria, road accidents kill 8.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Venezuela, they kill 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 81.3% less strain on fresh water
Bulgaria withdraws 40% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Venezuela withdraws 8% as of 2022.
find 65.0% less home broadband
Bulgaria has 37.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Venezuela has 12.9 as of 2024.
use 63.6% less electricity
Bulgaria uses 5,360 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 49.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Bulgaria, air pollution causes 63.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Venezuela, it causes 32.0 as of 2019.
emit 36.2% less CO2
Bulgaria emits 5.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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