Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of El Salvador, you would:
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2020, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $22,400 as of 2020.
be 19.1% less likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bulgaria, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.
pay a 66.7% lower top tax rate
El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 78.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bulgaria, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.4% more likely to be literate
In El Salvador, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Bulgaria, it is 98.4% as of 2015.
be 34.3% less likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 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 55.0% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.9 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 27.3% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bulgaria, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.6% more on education
El Salvador spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bulgaria spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 15.3% more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria.
Bulgaria: At a glance
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