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

Health

live 10.7 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 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

Monaco spends $9,797 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bulgaria spends $2,970 as of 2023.

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have 49.7% fewer doctors per person

Monaco has 86.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Bulgaria has 43.3 as of 2022.

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have 15.1% less access to essential health services

Monaco scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bulgaria scores 73 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 92.9% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $288,002 as of 2024, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $20,328 as of 2025.

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Life

be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Monaco, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bulgaria, 6.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Monaco, approximately 2.2 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.

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have 13.2% fewer children

In Monaco, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bulgaria, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 16.8% less likely to have internet access

In Monaco, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bulgaria, about 82.4% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.6 times more on education

Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Bulgaria spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 2.5 times more on healthcare

Monaco spends 3.1% 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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Geography

see 86.3 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.

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Infrastructure

find 33.5% less home broadband

Monaco has 55.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bulgaria has 37.0 as of 2023.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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