Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 8.1 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 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.
be 32.7% more likely to be obese
In Spain, 15.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bulgaria, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2024.
see 39.8% less spent on your healthcare
Spain spends $4,935 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bulgaria spends $2,970 as of 2023.
have 14.1% less access to essential health services
Spain scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bulgaria scores 73 as of 2021.
Economy
be 65.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 10.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bulgaria, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
make 47.4% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $38,627 as of 2025, while in Bulgaria, the GDP per capita is $20,328 as of 2025.
Life
have 27.7% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bulgaria, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bulgaria, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 76.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 13.9% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bulgaria, about 82.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.1% less on healthcare
Spain spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 7.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 92.9% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Bulgaria, that number is 354 km.
Safety
be 58.0% more likely to be murdered
Spain has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bulgaria, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Spain, road accidents kill 3.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bulgaria, they kill 8.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Environment
be 6.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Spain, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bulgaria, it causes 63.0 as of 2019.
emit 17.7% more CO2
Spain emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bulgaria emits 5.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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