Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Kuwait, you would:

Health

be 34.0% less likely to be obese

In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bulgaria, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2016.

live 3.6 years less

In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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

make 55.1% less money

Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $22,400 as of 2020.

be 5.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bulgaria, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.

Life

be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bulgaria, 10.0 women do as of 2017.

have 54.7% fewer children

In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 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 29.3% less likely to have internet access

In Kuwait, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bulgaria, about 70.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 37.9% less on education

Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bulgaria spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

spend 29.1% more on healthcare

Kuwait spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bulgaria, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 29.1% less coastline

Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Bulgaria: At a glance

Bulgaria is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 108,489 sq km. The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, but by the end of the 14th century the country was overrun by the Ottoman Turks. Northern Bulgaria attained autonomy in 1878 and all of Bulgaria became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1908. Having fought on the losing side in both World Wars, Bulgaria fell within the Soviet sphere of influence and became a People's Republic in 1946. Communist domination ended in 1990, when Bulgaria held its first multiparty election since World War II and began the contentious process of moving toward political democracy and a market economy while combating inflation, unemployment, corruption, and crime. The country joined NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007.
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