Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Israel, you would:
Health
have 14.0% more doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Bulgaria has 43.3 as of 2022.
live 7.4 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Bulgaria, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 26.4% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bulgaria spends $2,970 as of 2023.
have 14.1% less access to essential health services
Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bulgaria scores 73 as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bulgaria, it is 9.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 66.3% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $20,328 as of 2025.
Life
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bulgaria, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 70.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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 55.4% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bulgaria, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.1% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Bulgaria spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 11.5% more on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 7.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 29.7% more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.
Safety
be 33.1% less likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Bulgaria, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 100.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bulgaria, they kill 8.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 26.9% more home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bulgaria has 37.0 as of 2023.
live with 69.5% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Bulgaria withdraws 40% as of 2022.
use 25.4% less electricity
Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Bulgaria uses 5,360 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 4.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bulgaria, it causes 63.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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