Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 29.8% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bulgaria, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2024.
see 2.4 times more spent on your healthcare
Ecuador spends $1,238 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bulgaria spends $2,970 as of 2023.
have 87.1% more doctors per person
Ecuador has 23.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Bulgaria has 43.3 as of 2022.
live 1.8 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Bulgaria, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 25.8% more likely to die by suicide
Ecuador has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bulgaria, it is 9.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $20,328 as of 2025.
Life
be 89.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 55.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bulgaria, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 57.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bulgaria, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2024.
have 44.0% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bulgaria, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.0% more on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Bulgaria spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 84.2% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.
Safety
be 97.6% less likely to be murdered
Ecuador has a homicide rate of 45.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 64.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bulgaria, they kill 8.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.1 times more home broadband
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bulgaria has 37.0 as of 2023.
use 3.2 times more electricity
Ecuador uses 1,676 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Bulgaria uses 5,360 kWh as of 2023.
live with 5.9 times more strain on fresh water
Ecuador withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bulgaria withdraws 40% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Ecuador, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bulgaria, it causes 63.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.0 times more CO2
Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bulgaria emits 5.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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