Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 15.0% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bulgaria, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2016.
live 8.2 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Bulgaria, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 69.7% lower top tax rate
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 51.2% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $22,400 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 23.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 82.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bulgaria, on the other hand, 8.0 children do as of 2022.
have 20.8% fewer children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bulgaria, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.8% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bulgaria, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.6% less on education
Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Bulgaria spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 34.3% less on healthcare
Canada spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bulgaria, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, Canada Revenue Agency.
Bulgaria: At a glance
How big is Bulgaria compared to Canada? See an in-depth size comparison.