Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Lithuania, you would:
Economy
be 32.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 8.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bulgaria, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Lithuania has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Bulgaria, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 39.0% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $36,700 as of 2020, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $22,400 as of 2020.
be 15.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Bulgaria, however, that number is 23.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bulgaria, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lithuania, approximately 3.6 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 13.1% fewer children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 9.3 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 28.4% less likely to have internet access
In Lithuania, approximately 97.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Bulgaria, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.9 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria.
Bulgaria: At a glance
How big is Bulgaria compared to Lithuania? See an in-depth size comparison.