Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Bulgaria instead of New Caledonia, you would:

Health

live 3.2 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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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Economy

be 68.3% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bulgaria, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.

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make 30.4% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $20,328 as of 2025.

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Life

have 40.8% fewer children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 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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Geography

see 84.3% less coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.

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Infrastructure

find 91.1% more home broadband

New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Bulgaria has 37.0 as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 68.9% less CO2

New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bulgaria emits 5.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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

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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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