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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Bulgaria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population of 3.16M (ranked 134/197), compared with 6.44M in Bulgaria (ranked 110/197). Bosnia and Herzegovina's land area is 19,768 sq mi versus 41,915 sq mi for Bulgaria (ranked 125th vs. 101st).

By GDP, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 111/197 ($28.3B) and Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B). By GDP per capita, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90/197 ($8,957), while Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412).

Main facts and rankings

Bosnia Bulgaria
Population
3140094
6403235
Population rank 135/197 111/197
GDP
$28.3B
2024
$112B
2024
GDP rank 111/197 68/197
GDP per capita
$8,957
2024
$17,412
2024
GDP per capita rank 90/197 64/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,971
2024
$41,086
2024
Government debt
$9.28B
2024
$26.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.8%
2025
28%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,934
2024
$4,067
2024
Government debt per person rank 102/185 90/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,350
2025
$12,784
2025
Land area
19,768 sq mi
2025
41,915 sq mi
2025
Population density
160.1 ppl/mi²
2024
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.49
2023
1.81
2023
Median age
46.3 years
2024
45.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
76 years
2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria: Comparison Charts

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria economies compared

GDP
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria
Year GDP
Bosnia Bulgaria
1980 - $19,839,230,769
1981 - $19,870,000,000
1982 - $19,342,000,000
1983 - $16,563,666,667
1984 - $17,594,944,444
1985 - $17,155,421,053
1986 - $20,249,294,118
1987 - $28,101,000,000
1988 - $22,555,941,176
1989 - $21,988,444,444
1990 $7,753,478,261 $20,632,090,909
1991 $6,122,959,184 $7,628,738,475
1992 $4,735,044,707 $8,602,887,623
1993 $3,630,668,950 $10,832,064,942
1994 $1,255,802,469 $9,709,240,034
1995 $1,866,572,954 $18,991,484,420
1996 $2,786,045,322 $12,294,964,838
1997 $3,671,909,673 $11,316,127,379
1998 $4,116,774,301 $15,031,055,047
1999 $4,686,256,363 $13,637,098,579
2000 $5,567,772,769 $13,245,990,274
2001 $5,800,615,466 $14,183,446,026
2002 $6,728,220,887 $16,403,043,850
2003 $8,498,894,359 $21,144,957,990
2004 $10,156,541,538 $26,157,743,369
2005 $11,222,796,337 $29,868,657,858
2006 $12,864,841,906 $34,380,536,496
2007 $15,778,734,264 $44,431,257,129
2008 $19,112,796,623 $54,480,684,188
2009 $17,613,949,091 $52,023,801,230
2010 $17,176,315,804 $50,689,051,382
2011 $18,644,233,537 $57,681,293,007
2012 $17,226,735,996 $54,297,052,002
2013 $18,179,108,531 $55,819,262,375
2014 $18,558,733,564 $57,080,897,012
2015 $16,404,348,871 $50,765,918,159
2016 $17,116,926,328 $53,929,397,039
2017 $18,326,373,366 $59,167,647,388
2018 $20,484,053,869 $66,251,582,036
2019 $20,482,608,755 $68,634,004,792
2020 $20,226,036,564 $70,550,652,467
2021 $23,672,712,242 $84,414,122,840
2022 $24,534,663,636 $90,509,236,929
2023 $27,592,361,388 $102,396,840,296
2024 $28,343,394,203 $112,211,952,704

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria economies compared

GDP per capita
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria
Year GDP per capita
Bosnia Bulgaria
1980 - $2,239
1981 - $2,235
1982 - $2,169
1983 - $1,853
1984 - $1,964
1985 - $1,915
1986 - $2,260
1987 - $3,132
1988 - $2,511
1989 - $2,477
1990 $1,743 $2,367
1991 $1,373 $884
1992 $1,118 $1,007
1993 $930 $1,279
1994 $337 $1,150
1995 $502 $2,259
1996 $719 $1,470
1997 $914 $1,361
1998 $1,007 $1,820
1999 $1,135 $1,661
2000 $1,338 $1,621
2001 $1,388 $1,771
2002 $1,607 $2,093
2003 $2,034 $2,719
2004 $2,453 $3,390
2005 $2,740 $3,900
2006 $3,166 $4,523
2007 $3,931 $5,889
2008 $4,842 $7,271
2009 $4,540 $6,988
2010 $4,506 $6,854
2011 $4,983 $7,850
2012 $4,694 $7,432
2013 $5,035 $7,796
2014 $5,206 $8,070
2015 $4,662 $7,269
2016 $4,929 $7,822
2017 $5,345 $8,697
2018 $6,048 $9,872
2019 $6,122 $10,373
2020 $6,130 $10,770
2021 $7,295 $12,972
2022 $7,656 $14,000
2023 $8,663 $15,884
2024 $8,957 $17,412

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Bulgaria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria
Year Life expectancy, years
Bosnia Bulgaria
1950 47.3 61.5
1951 48.4 60.7
1952 49.4 59.6
1953 51.1 64.2
1954 51.9 64.4
1955 53 64.8
1956 53.9 65.2
1957 55.1 66.6
1958 56.2 68.7
1959 57.6 66.6
1960 58.5 69.2
1961 59.3 70.2
1962 60.1 69.5
1963 60.5 70.3
1964 61.5 71.1
1965 62.2 71.3
1966 63.1 71.2
1967 63.7 70.4
1968 64 71.2
1969 64.4 70.5
1970 64.8 71.3
1971 65.2 70.9
1972 65.7 70.9
1973 66.6 71.3
1974 67.6 71.2
1975 68.3 71
1976 68.6 71.4
1977 68.8 70.8
1978 68.8 71.1
1979 69.1 71.2
1980 69.6 71.1
1981 70.1 71.5
1982 70.1 71.1
1983 70.1 71.2
1984 70.2 71.3
1985 70.6 71
1986 70.8 71.6
1987 70.9 71.3
1988 71 71.4
1989 71.4 71.5
1990 71.5 71.3
1991 71.8 71.2
1992 52 71.2
1993 50.9 71.2
1994 66.6 70.9
1995 70.2 71
1996 73.5 70.8
1997 73.9 70.3
1998 74.5 70.9
1999 74.9 71.6
2000 75.3 71.6
2001 75.6 71.9
2002 76 72.1
2003 76.4 72.4
2004 76.5 72.6
2005 76.4 72.6
2006 76 72.7
2007 76.2 73
2008 76.3 73.3
2009 76.7 73.7
2010 76.8 73.8
2011 77 74.2
2012 77 74.3
2013 77.1 74.8
2014 77.1 74.5
2015 77.1 74.6
2016 77.1 74.8
2017 77.4 74.8
2018 77.9 74.9
2019 77.4 75.1
2020 76 73.6
2021 74.6 71.4
2022 76.8 74
2023 77.9 75.6
2024 78 75.8
2025 78.2 76

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria population clocks and comparison

Population
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria
Year Population
Bosnia Bulgaria
1960 3,281,381 7,867,374
1961 3,348,035 7,943,118
1962 3,407,532 8,012,946
1963 3,461,942 8,078,145
1964 3,513,441 8,144,340
1965 3,562,834 8,204,168
1966 3,610,562 8,258,057
1967 3,656,223 8,310,226
1968 3,698,794 8,369,603
1969 3,737,765 8,434,172
1970 3,773,247 8,489,574
1971 3,809,376 8,536,395
1972 3,848,271 8,576,200
1973 3,887,376 8,620,967
1974 3,926,472 8,678,745
1975 3,965,743 8,720,742
1976 4,004,552 8,758,599
1977 4,042,124 8,804,183
1978 4,078,240 8,814,032
1979 4,113,300 8,825,940
1980 4,148,426 8,861,535
1981 4,184,217 8,891,117
1982 4,221,100 8,917,457
1983 4,258,728 8,939,738
1984 4,295,536 8,960,679
1985 4,330,364 8,960,547
1986 4,362,115 8,958,171
1987 4,390,246 8,971,359
1988 4,414,404 8,981,446
1989 4,433,983 8,876,972
1990 4,448,652 8,718,289
1991 4,458,343 8,632,367
1992 4,234,616 8,540,164
1993 3,904,482 8,472,313
1994 3,725,412 8,443,591
1995 3,715,564 8,406,067
1996 3,875,246 8,362,826
1997 4,018,227 8,312,068
1998 4,089,356 8,256,786
1999 4,130,305 8,210,624
2000 4,159,771 8,170,172
2001 4,179,438 8,009,142
2002 4,188,002 7,837,161
2003 4,178,523 7,775,327
2004 4,140,987 7,716,860
2005 4,096,493 7,658,972
2006 4,063,272 7,601,022
2007 4,013,424 7,545,338
2008 3,947,544 7,492,561
2009 3,879,794 7,444,443
2010 3,811,472 7,395,599
2011 3,741,798 7,348,328
2012 3,670,113 7,305,888
2013 3,610,859 7,160,005
2014 3,564,829 7,073,572
2015 3,518,541 6,984,225
2016 3,473,003 6,894,139
2017 3,428,682 6,803,468
2018 3,387,000 6,710,798
2019 3,345,533 6,616,726
2020 3,299,349 6,550,696
2021 3,244,907 6,507,301
2022 3,204,802 6,465,097
2023 3,185,073 6,446,596
2024 3,164,253 6,444,366

Fertility rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria

Fertility rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria
Year Fertility rate
Bosnia Bulgaria
1960 3.96 2.31
1961 3.89 2.29
1962 3.81 2.24
1963 3.7 2.21
1964 3.6 2.19
1965 3.53 2.09
1966 3.39 2.03
1967 3.22 2.02
1968 3.08 2.27
1969 2.95 2.27
1970 2.79 2.17
1971 2.75 2.1
1972 2.67 2.03
1973 2.54 2.15
1974 2.45 2.29
1975 2.39 2.23
1976 2.31 2.24
1977 2.2 2.21
1978 2.08 2.15
1979 1.99 2.16
1980 1.98 2.05
1981 2.02 2
1982 2.05 2.01
1983 2.05 2.01
1984 2.02 2.01
1985 1.96 1.97
1986 1.91 2.02
1987 1.88 1.96
1988 1.85 1.97
1989 1.79 1.9
1990 1.79 1.82
1991 1.78 1.66
1992 1.76 1.55
1993 1.73 1.46
1994 1.7 1.37
1995 1.67 1.23
1996 1.65 1.23
1997 1.69 1.09
1998 1.56 1.11
1999 1.37 1.23
2000 1.28 1.26
2001 1.23 1.21
2002 1.23 1.23
2003 1.22 1.26
2004 1.22 1.33
2005 1.2 1.37
2006 1.18 1.44
2007 1.19 1.49
2008 1.21 1.56
2009 1.27 1.66
2010 1.26 1.57
2011 1.21 1.51
2012 1.25 1.5
2013 1.28 1.54
2014 1.26 1.62
2015 1.32 1.64
2016 1.36 1.67
2017 1.42 1.71
2018 1.5 1.73
2019 1.51 1.79
2020 1.52 1.77
2021 1.49 1.8
2022 1.48 1.78
2023 1.49 1.81

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria demographics compared

Median age
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria
Year Median age, years
Bosnia Bulgaria
1960 21.5 30.4
1961 21.6 30.7
1962 21.6 31
1963 21.7 31.3
1964 21.7 31.6
1965 21.8 32
1966 21.9 32.3
1967 22 32.6
1968 22.1 32.8
1969 22.2 33
1970 22.4 33.2
1971 22.6 33.3
1972 22.9 33.5
1973 23.2 33.6
1974 23.6 33.6
1975 23.9 33.7
1976 24.2 33.8
1977 24.6 33.9
1978 25 34
1979 25.4 34.1
1980 25.8 34.2
1981 26.2 34.4
1982 26.5 34.6
1983 26.9 34.8
1984 27.3 35
1985 27.6 35.3
1986 28 35.6
1987 28.4 35.8
1988 28.8 35.9
1989 29.2 36.2
1990 29.7 36.6
1991 30.2 37
1992 30.9 37.4
1993 31.8 37.7
1994 32.6 38
1995 33 38.3
1996 32.9 38.6
1997 32.8 38.9
1998 33 39.1
1999 33.3 39.4
2000 33.6 39.7
2001 34 40
2002 34.4 40.3
2003 34.9 40.6
2004 35.4 40.8
2005 35.9 41.1
2006 36.5 41.3
2007 37.1 41.5
2008 37.8 41.7
2009 38.5 42
2010 39.1 42.3
2011 39.8 42.5
2012 40.5 42.8
2013 41.2 43
2014 41.8 43.3
2015 42.3 43.6
2016 42.8 43.8
2017 43.3 44.1
2018 43.8 44.3
2019 44.3 44.6
2020 44.8 44.9
2021 45.2 45
2022 45.6 45.2
2023 46 45.3
2024 46.3 45.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bosnia Bulgaria
GNI, Atlas method
$27.3B
2024
$98.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.9%
2025
39%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.25%
2023
4.5%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
1.85%
2023
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
37,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.19%
2025
-3.03%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
4.17%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58%
2024
62.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22%
2024
22.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.5
2025
68.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2011
31.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2011
2.1%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
204
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$8.41B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$9.42B
2024
$43.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.12B
2024
$2.67B
2024
International tourist arrivals
197,000
2020
4,973,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.24%
2020
4.49%
2020
Banked people share
77.5%
2024
84.7%
2024

Energy

Bosnia Bulgaria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,171 kg
2023
2,604 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.4
2023
$14.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22 megatons
2023
39.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.91 tons
2023
6.17 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
78.8%
2022
68.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
36.6%
2021
20.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.15%
2023
29.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share
24.9%
2023
40.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,677 kWh
2023
5,361 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
39.3%
2021
22.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
39.3%
2023
7.78%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
40.2%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bosnia Bulgaria
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,497
2024
+524
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.99 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.5 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
54.9
2025
67.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
62
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.22
2023
1.09
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
9.2
2019
Visa free countries
124
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.3%
2022
98.4%
2021
English speaking
16%
2025
24.9%
2023
People using the Internet
86.1%
2024
82.4%
2024

Health

Bosnia Bulgaria
Government health expenditure per capita
$667
2022
$1,011
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$206.1
2022
$355
2022
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
76 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.91%
2022
0.56%
2021
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2019
4.9
2022
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2021
26.9 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
21.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.3%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
23
2025
60
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.2%
2022
39.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.87 liters
2020
11.6 liters
2020

Territory

Bosnia Bulgaria
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
6,247 sq mi
2024
6,504 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,297 sq mi
2025
19,317 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,448 sq mi
2025
15,182 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,246 mi
2010
12,124 mi
2023

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