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Bulgaria vs Cameroon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 29.1M in Cameroon (ranked 52/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 182,514 sq mi for Cameroon (ranked 101st vs. 52nd).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Cameroon
Population
6403235
30491011
Population rank 111/197 51/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$51.3B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 92/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$1,762
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 159/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$5,591
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$21.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
39.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$752
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 152/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$1,492
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
182,514 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
159.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
64.2 years
2025

Bulgaria and Cameroon: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Cameroon economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Cameroon
Year GDP
Bulgaria Cameroon
1960 - $614,206,068
1961 - $652,777,608
1962 - $694,247,864
1963 - $718,320,845
1964 - $776,650,177
1965 - $814,083,266
1966 - $851,112,535
1967 - $936,175,260
1968 - $1,046,191,218
1969 - $1,100,551,489
1970 - $1,151,216,993
1971 - $1,236,941,394
1972 - $1,498,251,890
1973 - $1,901,393,361
1974 - $2,157,415,533
1975 - $2,857,037,371
1976 - $2,898,090,002
1977 - $3,394,664,024
1978 - $4,662,852,583
1979 - $5,919,002,983
1980 $19,839,230,769 $6,674,569,047
1981 $19,870,000,000 $6,610,938,617
1982 $19,342,000,000 $6,611,255,964
1983 $16,563,666,667 $6,870,200,010
1984 $17,594,944,444 $7,311,938,026
1985 $17,155,421,053 $8,544,810,498
1986 $20,249,294,118 $11,857,056,199
1987 $28,101,000,000 $13,049,659,981
1988 $22,555,941,176 $12,236,057,362
1989 $21,988,444,444 $11,012,566,195
1990 $20,632,090,909 $12,314,482,628
1991 $7,628,738,475 $11,840,192,296
1992 $8,602,887,623 $12,071,775,335
1993 $10,832,064,942 $16,181,814,713
1994 $9,709,240,034 $8,902,446,252
1995 $18,991,484,420 $10,864,772,471
1996 $12,294,964,838 $11,093,538,846
1997 $11,316,127,379 $10,789,458,433
1998 $15,031,055,047 $11,298,144,990
1999 $13,637,098,579 $11,565,826,465
2000 $13,245,990,274 $10,566,579,295
2001 $14,183,446,026 $10,953,485,349
2002 $16,403,043,850 $12,417,251,350
2003 $21,144,957,990 $15,970,315,035
2004 $26,157,743,369 $18,826,214,136
2005 $29,868,657,858 $19,509,852,207
2006 $34,380,536,496 $20,910,512,975
2007 $44,431,257,129 $23,928,250,433
2008 $54,480,684,188 $27,715,142,033
2009 $52,023,801,230 $27,932,970,317
2010 $50,689,051,382 $27,507,501,821
2011 $57,681,293,007 $30,630,910,495
2012 $54,297,052,002 $30,155,062,329
2013 $55,819,262,375 $33,728,621,180
2014 $57,080,897,012 $36,386,544,706
2015 $50,765,918,159 $32,210,233,020
2016 $53,929,397,039 $33,814,337,044
2017 $59,167,647,388 $36,098,547,033
2018 $66,251,582,036 $39,955,552,190
2019 $68,634,004,792 $39,667,757,528
2020 $70,550,652,467 $40,773,241,177
2021 $84,414,122,840 $45,011,937,347
2022 $90,509,236,929 $44,347,206,073
2023 $102,396,840,296 $49,279,410,983
2024 $112,211,952,704 $51,326,764,685

Bulgaria and Cameroon economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Cameroon
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Cameroon
1960 - $119.1
1961 - $124.6
1962 - $130
1963 - $131.6
1964 - $139.2
1965 - $142.7
1966 - $145.8
1967 - $156.6
1968 - $170.8
1969 - $175.2
1970 - $178.5
1971 - $186.7
1972 - $220.1
1973 - $271.8
1974 - $299.9
1975 - $386
1976 - $381
1977 - $435
1978 - $582
1979 - $718
1980 $2,239 $784
1981 $2,235 $750
1982 $2,169 $732
1983 $1,853 $746
1984 $1,964 $772
1985 $1,915 $875
1986 $2,260 $1,179
1987 $3,132 $1,258
1988 $2,511 $1,145
1989 $2,477 $1,001
1990 $2,367 $1,087
1991 $884 $1,015
1992 $1,007 $1,005
1993 $1,279 $1,310
1994 $1,150 $701
1995 $2,259 $832
1996 $1,470 $827
1997 $1,361 $783
1998 $1,820 $799
1999 $1,661 $796
2000 $1,621 $709
2001 $1,771 $715
2002 $2,093 $790
2003 $2,719 $988
2004 $3,390 $1,133
2005 $3,900 $1,143
2006 $4,523 $1,191
2007 $5,889 $1,326
2008 $7,271 $1,492
2009 $6,988 $1,461
2010 $6,854 $1,399
2011 $7,850 $1,514
2012 $7,432 $1,449
2013 $7,796 $1,576
2014 $8,070 $1,649
2015 $7,269 $1,415
2016 $7,822 $1,442
2017 $8,697 $1,496
2018 $9,872 $1,611
2019 $10,373 $1,555
2020 $10,770 $1,556
2021 $12,972 $1,672
2022 $14,000 $1,605
2023 $15,884 $1,737
2024 $17,412 $1,762

Bulgaria vs. Cameroon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Cameroon
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Cameroon
1950 61.5 33.1
1951 60.7 33.9
1952 59.6 34.6
1953 64.2 35.5
1954 64.4 36.5
1955 64.8 37.5
1956 65.2 38.4
1957 66.6 38.3
1958 68.7 39.1
1959 66.6 39.8
1960 69.2 34.7
1961 70.2 35.2
1962 69.5 42.6
1963 70.3 43.1
1964 71.1 43.6
1965 71.3 44.2
1966 71.2 44.8
1967 70.4 45.6
1968 71.2 46.4
1969 70.5 47.2
1970 71.3 48
1971 70.9 48.6
1972 70.9 49.1
1973 71.3 49.5
1974 71.2 49.7
1975 71 49.9
1976 71.4 50
1977 70.8 50.1
1978 71.1 50.3
1979 71.2 50.5
1980 71.1 50.9
1981 71.5 51.2
1982 71.1 51.8
1983 71.2 52.4
1984 71.3 52.9
1985 71 53.5
1986 71.6 53.6
1987 71.3 54.2
1988 71.4 54.4
1989 71.5 54.4
1990 71.3 54.3
1991 71.2 54.2
1992 71.2 54.1
1993 71.2 53.9
1994 70.9 53.5
1995 71 53.3
1996 70.8 53.2
1997 70.3 53.1
1998 70.9 53
1999 71.6 53.2
2000 71.6 53.3
2001 71.9 53.6
2002 72.1 53.9
2003 72.4 54.3
2004 72.6 54.6
2005 72.6 54.9
2006 72.7 55.3
2007 73 55.7
2008 73.3 56.1
2009 73.7 56.5
2010 73.8 57
2011 74.2 57.5
2012 74.3 58.2
2013 74.8 58.7
2014 74.5 59.1
2015 74.6 59.7
2016 74.8 60.3
2017 74.8 60.8
2018 74.9 61.2
2019 75.1 61.7
2020 73.6 61.7
2021 71.4 61.1
2022 74 62.4
2023 75.6 63.7
2024 75.8 64
2025 76 64.2

Bulgaria and Cameroon population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Cameroon
Year Population
Bulgaria Cameroon
1960 7,867,374 5,159,057
1961 7,943,118 5,239,273
1962 8,012,946 5,338,620
1963 8,078,145 5,456,623
1964 8,144,340 5,578,257
1965 8,204,168 5,704,686
1966 8,258,057 5,837,295
1967 8,310,226 5,977,318
1968 8,369,603 6,125,863
1969 8,434,172 6,283,462
1970 8,489,574 6,449,793
1971 8,536,395 6,624,408
1972 8,576,200 6,806,872
1973 8,620,967 6,996,660
1974 8,678,745 7,193,583
1975 8,720,742 7,397,120
1976 8,758,599 7,597,962
1977 8,804,183 7,796,501
1978 8,814,032 8,011,921
1979 8,825,940 8,239,641
1980 8,861,535 8,512,219
1981 8,891,117 8,816,377
1982 8,917,457 9,028,678
1983 8,939,738 9,215,397
1984 8,960,679 9,475,078
1985 8,960,547 9,761,730
1986 8,958,171 10,060,342
1987 8,971,359 10,370,749
1988 8,981,446 10,684,968
1989 8,876,972 11,002,745
1990 8,718,289 11,331,821
1991 8,632,367 11,667,180
1992 8,540,164 12,006,353
1993 8,472,313 12,353,131
1994 8,443,591 12,704,903
1995 8,406,067 13,058,516
1996 8,362,826 13,414,757
1997 8,312,068 13,775,214
1998 8,256,786 14,144,860
1999 8,210,624 14,525,140
2000 8,170,172 14,912,631
2001 8,009,142 15,309,490
2002 7,837,161 15,725,528
2003 7,775,327 16,160,340
2004 7,716,860 16,610,487
2005 7,658,972 17,074,594
2006 7,601,022 17,550,407
2007 7,545,338 18,049,896
2008 7,492,561 18,574,056
2009 7,444,443 19,113,974
2010 7,395,599 19,668,066
2011 7,348,328 20,232,304
2012 7,305,888 20,809,529
2013 7,160,005 21,402,376
2014 7,073,572 22,059,893
2015 6,984,225 22,763,414
2016 6,894,139 23,454,161
2017 6,803,468 24,128,601
2018 6,710,798 24,806,383
2019 6,616,726 25,506,095
2020 6,550,696 26,210,558
2021 6,507,301 26,915,758
2022 6,465,097 27,632,771
2023 6,446,596 28,372,687
2024 6,444,366 29,123,744

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Cameroon

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Cameroon
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Cameroon
1960 2.31 5.73
1961 2.29 5.73
1962 2.24 5.73
1963 2.21 5.73
1964 2.19 5.74
1965 2.09 5.8
1966 2.03 5.85
1967 2.02 5.95
1968 2.27 6.04
1969 2.27 6.14
1970 2.17 6.2
1971 2.1 6.26
1972 2.03 6.29
1973 2.15 6.33
1974 2.29 6.36
1975 2.23 6.4
1976 2.24 6.45
1977 2.21 6.51
1978 2.15 6.55
1979 2.16 6.58
1980 2.05 6.61
1981 2 6.61
1982 2.01 6.59
1983 2.01 6.58
1984 2.01 6.56
1985 1.97 6.56
1986 2.02 6.57
1987 1.96 6.54
1988 1.97 6.48
1989 1.9 6.41
1990 1.82 6.36
1991 1.66 6.32
1992 1.55 6.26
1993 1.46 6.16
1994 1.37 6.04
1995 1.23 5.92
1996 1.23 5.8
1997 1.09 5.71
1998 1.11 5.66
1999 1.23 5.6
2000 1.26 5.51
2001 1.21 5.44
2002 1.23 5.44
2003 1.26 5.43
2004 1.33 5.44
2005 1.37 5.42
2006 1.44 5.37
2007 1.49 5.34
2008 1.56 5.29
2009 1.66 5.24
2010 1.57 5.15
2011 1.51 5.05
2012 1.5 4.98
2013 1.54 4.91
2014 1.62 4.84
2015 1.64 4.84
2016 1.67 4.84
2017 1.71 4.8
2018 1.73 4.74
2019 1.79 4.65
2020 1.77 4.56
2021 1.8 4.47
2022 1.78 4.4
2023 1.81 4.32

Bulgaria and Cameroon demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Cameroon
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Cameroon
1960 30.4 20.5
1961 30.7 20.3
1962 31 20.1
1963 31.3 20.1
1964 31.6 20
1965 32 19.9
1966 32.3 19.8
1967 32.6 19.7
1968 32.8 19.5
1969 33 19.4
1970 33.2 19.2
1971 33.3 19
1972 33.5 18.9
1973 33.6 18.8
1974 33.6 18.6
1975 33.7 18.5
1976 33.8 18.3
1977 33.9 18.2
1978 34 18
1979 34.1 17.9
1980 34.2 17.8
1981 34.4 17.8
1982 34.6 17.5
1983 34.8 17.3
1984 35 17.1
1985 35.3 17.1
1986 35.6 17
1987 35.8 16.9
1988 35.9 16.9
1989 36.2 16.8
1990 36.6 16.8
1991 37 16.8
1992 37.4 16.8
1993 37.7 16.8
1994 38 16.9
1995 38.3 16.9
1996 38.6 17
1997 38.9 17.1
1998 39.1 17.1
1999 39.4 17.2
2000 39.7 17.3
2001 40 17.4
2002 40.3 17.5
2003 40.6 17.5
2004 40.8 17.6
2005 41.1 17.6
2006 41.3 17.7
2007 41.5 17.7
2008 41.7 17.8
2009 42 17.8
2010 42.3 17.9
2011 42.5 17.9
2012 42.8 18
2013 43 18.1
2014 43.3 18.2
2015 43.6 18.3
2016 43.8 18.3
2017 44.1 18.4
2018 44.3 18.4
2019 44.6 18.5
2020 44.9 18.5
2021 45 18.6
2022 45.2 18.7
2023 45.3 18.8
2024 45.5 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Cameroon
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$49B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
16.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
2.84%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
0.93%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
34,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-0.84%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
3.28%
2021
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
49.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
25.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
52.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
31.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.1%
2021
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$4.88B
2023
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$630M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
1,021,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
7.14%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
60.9%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Cameroon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
384 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$13.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
10.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
22.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
79.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
5.73%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
-28.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
283.7 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
53.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
70.5%
2022
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
72%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Cameroon
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.36%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-13,892
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
20.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
34
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
4.54
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
30.2
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
78.2%
2020
English speaking
24.9%
2023
38%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
41.9%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Cameroon
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$72
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$48.7
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
64.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
20.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
258
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
67.2
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
15.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
7
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
6.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
9.6 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Cameroon
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
6,267 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
38,212 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
77,886 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
n/a

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