Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years longer
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Netherlands, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 18.4% less likely to be obese
In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Netherlands, that number is 20.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2020, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $54,200 as of 2020.
be 39.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 3.4% as of 2019.
be 42.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bulgaria, 23.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Netherlands, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2019.
pay a 5.2 times higher top tax rate
Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Netherlands, the top tax rate is 52.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Netherlands, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 57.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Netherlands, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 36.5% more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Netherlands, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.0% more likely to have internet access
In Bulgaria, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Netherlands, about 91.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.7% more on education
Bulgaria spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Netherlands spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 42.3% more on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 10.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 27.4% more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Netherlands: At a glance
How big is Netherlands compared to Bulgaria? See an in-depth size comparison.