Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 8.4 years less

In Liechtenstein, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Bulgaria, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 69.7% less spent on your healthcare

Liechtenstein spends $9,795 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bulgaria spends $2,970 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 90.8% less money

Liechtenstein has a GDP per capita of $220,167 as of 2024, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $20,328 as of 2025.

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Life

be 13.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Liechtenstein, approximately 4.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bulgaria, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 16.1% less likely to have internet access

In Liechtenstein, approximately 98.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bulgaria, about 82.4% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 38.7% more on healthcare

Liechtenstein spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 7.9% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 78.7% less likely to be murdered

Liechtenstein has a homicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bulgaria, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 26.0% less home broadband

Liechtenstein has 50.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bulgaria has 37.0 as of 2023.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

Compare further: Liechtenstein vs. Bulgaria

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Bulgaria is 63.4% cheaper than Liechtenstein overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Liechtenstein is about 693 times smaller than Bulgaria.
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Moving from Liechtenstein to Bulgaria · UN DESA 2020
1 people born in Liechtenstein live in Bulgaria.
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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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