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Bulgaria vs Cape Verde statistics compared

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Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 525K in Cape Verde (ranked 169/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 1,556 sq mi for Cape Verde (ranked 101st vs. 167th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Cape Verde
Population
6403235
529186
Population rank 111/197 169/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$2.77B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 170/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$5,273
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 117/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$11,262
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$3.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
109.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$5,998
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 75/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$2,527
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
1,556 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
337 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
76.4 years
2025

Bulgaria and Cape Verde: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Cape Verde
Year GDP
Bulgaria Cape Verde
1980 $19,839,230,769 $142,246,815
1981 $19,870,000,000 $139,468,209
1982 $19,342,000,000 $140,630,679
1983 $16,563,666,667 $138,476,176
1984 $17,594,944,444 $132,019,039
1985 $17,155,421,053 $137,728,205
1986 $20,249,294,118 $190,651,168
1987 $28,101,000,000 $235,253,065
1988 $22,555,941,176 $264,308,140
1989 $21,988,444,444 $267,448,571
1990 $20,632,090,909 $306,890,963
1991 $7,628,738,475 $319,827,059
1992 $8,602,887,623 $357,160,985
1993 $10,832,064,942 $490,417,390
1994 $9,709,240,034 $406,580,652
1995 $18,991,484,420 $487,148,994
1996 $12,294,964,838 $501,979,270
1997 $11,316,127,379 $490,608,658
1998 $15,031,055,047 $521,910,561
1999 $13,637,098,579 $592,416,703
2000 $13,245,990,274 $539,227,278
2001 $14,183,446,026 $563,090,490
2002 $16,403,043,850 $620,507,387
2003 $21,144,957,990 $813,260,469
2004 $26,157,743,369 $924,940,012
2005 $29,868,657,858 $972,241,677
2006 $34,380,536,496 $1,107,571,458
2007 $44,431,257,129 $1,649,621,739
2008 $54,480,684,188 $1,959,620,648
2009 $52,023,801,230 $1,852,334,575
2010 $50,689,051,382 $1,824,751,468
2011 $57,681,293,007 $2,046,817,987
2012 $54,297,052,002 $1,913,081,210
2013 $55,819,262,375 $2,028,910,915
2014 $57,080,897,012 $2,041,930,125
2015 $50,765,918,159 $1,749,857,620
2016 $53,929,397,039 $1,849,789,986
2017 $59,167,647,388 $1,996,741,540
2018 $66,251,582,036 $2,205,099,507
2019 $68,634,004,792 $2,252,177,124
2020 $70,550,652,467 $1,821,565,614
2021 $84,414,122,840 $2,051,842,619
2022 $90,509,236,929 $2,247,003,344
2023 $102,396,840,296 $2,539,203,429
2024 $112,211,952,704 $2,767,599,017

Bulgaria and Cape Verde economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Cape Verde
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Cape Verde
1980 $2,239 $440
1981 $2,235 $425
1982 $2,169 $423
1983 $1,853 $410
1984 $1,964 $385
1985 $1,915 $396
1986 $2,260 $541
1987 $3,132 $658
1988 $2,511 $729
1989 $2,477 $727
1990 $2,367 $817
1991 $884 $832
1992 $1,007 $908
1993 $1,279 $1,220
1994 $1,150 $991
1995 $2,259 $1,165
1996 $1,470 $1,180
1997 $1,361 $1,134
1998 $1,820 $1,187
1999 $1,661 $1,327
2000 $1,621 $1,190
2001 $1,771 $1,223
2002 $2,093 $1,329
2003 $2,719 $1,718
2004 $3,390 $1,929
2005 $3,900 $2,004
2006 $4,523 $2,257
2007 $5,889 $3,325
2008 $7,271 $3,909
2009 $6,988 $3,660
2010 $6,854 $3,579
2011 $7,850 $4,002
2012 $7,432 $3,737
2013 $7,796 $3,961
2014 $8,070 $3,986
2015 $7,269 $3,415
2016 $7,822 $3,609
2017 $8,697 $3,893
2018 $9,872 $4,295
2019 $10,373 $4,381
2020 $10,770 $3,539
2021 $12,972 $3,971
2022 $14,000 $4,323
2023 $15,884 $4,861
2024 $17,412 $5,273

Bulgaria vs. Cape Verde life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Cape Verde
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Cape Verde
1950 61.5 44.9
1951 60.7 45.6
1952 59.6 46.2
1953 64.2 46.4
1954 64.4 46.6
1955 64.8 46.9
1956 65.2 47.1
1957 66.6 47.4
1958 68.7 47.7
1959 66.6 48.2
1960 69.2 48.7
1961 70.2 49.4
1962 69.5 50.2
1963 70.3 51.1
1964 71.1 52.1
1965 71.3 53
1966 71.2 53.9
1967 70.4 54.7
1968 71.2 55.4
1969 70.5 56
1970 71.3 56.6
1971 70.9 57
1972 70.9 57.5
1973 71.3 58
1974 71.2 58.4
1975 71 59
1976 71.4 59.4
1977 70.8 60
1978 71.1 60.4
1979 71.2 60.7
1980 71.1 61
1981 71.5 61.3
1982 71.1 61.5
1983 71.2 61.8
1984 71.3 61.8
1985 71 62.3
1986 71.6 62.6
1987 71.3 62.9
1988 71.4 63.2
1989 71.5 63.6
1990 71.3 63.9
1991 71.2 64.1
1992 71.2 64.3
1993 71.2 64.5
1994 70.9 64.6
1995 71 63.7
1996 70.8 65.5
1997 70.3 66.1
1998 70.9 66.7
1999 71.6 67.4
2000 71.6 68.1
2001 71.9 68.7
2002 72.1 69.4
2003 72.4 70
2004 72.6 70.5
2005 72.6 70.9
2006 72.7 71.3
2007 73 71.5
2008 73.3 71.9
2009 73.7 72.1
2010 73.8 72.5
2011 74.2 72.9
2012 74.3 73.3
2013 74.8 73.5
2014 74.5 73.8
2015 74.6 74.1
2016 74.8 74.4
2017 74.8 74.7
2018 74.9 74.8
2019 75.1 75.4
2020 73.6 73.8
2021 71.4 74.4
2022 74 75.9
2023 75.6 76.1
2024 75.8 76.2
2025 76 76.4

Bulgaria and Cape Verde population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Cape Verde
Year Population
Bulgaria Cape Verde
1960 7,867,374 210,024
1961 7,943,118 215,087
1962 8,012,946 221,919
1963 8,078,145 229,373
1964 8,144,340 237,006
1965 8,204,168 244,856
1966 8,258,057 252,976
1967 8,310,226 261,404
1968 8,369,603 270,164
1969 8,434,172 279,248
1970 8,489,574 287,885
1971 8,536,395 294,046
1972 8,576,200 297,386
1973 8,620,967 299,881
1974 8,678,745 302,570
1975 8,720,742 305,847
1976 8,758,599 309,455
1977 8,804,183 312,834
1978 8,814,032 316,147
1979 8,825,940 319,480
1980 8,861,535 323,301
1981 8,891,117 327,846
1982 8,917,457 332,724
1983 8,939,738 337,654
1984 8,960,679 342,505
1985 8,960,547 347,365
1986 8,958,171 352,312
1987 8,971,359 357,302
1988 8,981,446 362,329
1989 8,876,972 367,803
1990 8,718,289 375,428
1991 8,632,367 384,586
1992 8,540,164 393,415
1993 8,472,313 401,965
1994 8,443,591 410,228
1995 8,406,067 418,104
1996 8,362,826 425,581
1997 8,312,068 432,798
1998 8,256,786 439,784
1999 8,210,624 446,519
2000 8,170,172 453,317
2001 8,009,142 460,293
2002 7,837,161 467,046
2003 7,775,327 473,383
2004 7,716,860 479,370
2005 7,658,972 485,115
2006 7,601,022 490,728
2007 7,545,338 496,190
2008 7,492,561 501,355
2009 7,444,443 506,141
2010 7,395,599 509,784
2011 7,348,328 511,447
2012 7,305,888 511,955
2013 7,160,005 512,225
2014 7,073,572 512,326
2015 6,984,225 512,394
2016 6,894,139 512,554
2017 6,803,468 512,893
2018 6,710,798 513,415
2019 6,616,726 514,104
2020 6,550,696 514,679
2021 6,507,301 516,649
2022 6,465,097 519,741
2023 6,446,596 522,331
2024 6,444,366 524,877

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Cape Verde

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Cape Verde
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Cape Verde
1960 2.31 6.89
1961 2.29 6.92
1962 2.24 6.95
1963 2.21 6.98
1964 2.19 6.99
1965 2.09 6.99
1966 2.03 6.99
1967 2.02 6.98
1968 2.27 6.97
1969 2.27 6.95
1970 2.17 6.94
1971 2.1 6.91
1972 2.03 6.89
1973 2.15 6.86
1974 2.29 6.82
1975 2.23 6.77
1976 2.24 6.71
1977 2.21 6.65
1978 2.15 6.56
1979 2.16 6.47
1980 2.05 6.38
1981 2 6.27
1982 2.01 6.17
1983 2.01 6.07
1984 2.01 5.97
1985 1.97 5.92
1986 2.02 5.81
1987 1.96 5.68
1988 1.97 5.55
1989 1.9 5.45
1990 1.82 5.36
1991 1.66 5.26
1992 1.55 5.12
1993 1.46 4.95
1994 1.37 4.72
1995 1.23 4.49
1996 1.23 4.26
1997 1.09 4.05
1998 1.11 3.9
1999 1.23 3.73
2000 1.26 3.55
2001 1.21 3.37
2002 1.23 3.19
2003 1.26 3.03
2004 1.33 2.9
2005 1.37 2.73
2006 1.44 2.56
2007 1.49 2.41
2008 1.56 2.3
2009 1.66 2.25
2010 1.57 2.33
2011 1.51 2.33
2012 1.5 2.15
2013 1.54 2.07
2014 1.62 2.03
2015 1.64 1.97
2016 1.67 1.97
2017 1.71 1.93
2018 1.73 1.8
2019 1.79 1.7
2020 1.77 1.59
2021 1.8 1.55
2022 1.78 1.53
2023 1.81 1.52

Bulgaria and Cape Verde demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Cape Verde
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Cape Verde
1960 30.4 19
1961 30.7 18.6
1962 31 18.1
1963 31.3 17.7
1964 31.6 17.4
1965 32 17.2
1966 32.3 17.1
1967 32.6 17
1968 32.8 17
1969 33 17.1
1970 33.2 17.2
1971 33.3 17.2
1972 33.5 17.2
1973 33.6 17.2
1974 33.6 17.2
1975 33.7 17
1976 33.8 16.8
1977 33.9 16.6
1978 34 16.4
1979 34.1 16.2
1980 34.2 16.1
1981 34.4 16.1
1982 34.6 16.3
1983 34.8 16.4
1984 35 16.5
1985 35.3 16.6
1986 35.6 16.7
1987 35.8 16.8
1988 35.9 16.8
1989 36.2 16.9
1990 36.6 17
1991 37 17
1992 37.4 17.1
1993 37.7 17.2
1994 38 17.4
1995 38.3 17.5
1996 38.6 17.7
1997 38.9 17.9
1998 39.1 18.1
1999 39.4 18.3
2000 39.7 18.6
2001 40 18.9
2002 40.3 19.2
2003 40.6 19.6
2004 40.8 19.9
2005 41.1 20.4
2006 41.3 20.8
2007 41.5 21.3
2008 41.7 21.7
2009 42 22.1
2010 42.3 22.6
2011 42.5 23.1
2012 42.8 23.6
2013 43 24.2
2014 43.3 24.7
2015 43.6 25.2
2016 43.8 25.7
2017 44.1 26.2
2018 44.3 26.6
2019 44.6 27
2020 44.9 27.3
2021 45 27.8
2022 45.2 28.3
2023 45.3 28.8
2024 45.5 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Cape Verde
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$2.63B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
29.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
4.35%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
0.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-1.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
69.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
10.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
32.3%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.2%
2015
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
$783M
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
180,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
39.9%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Bulgaria Cape Verde
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
207.6 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$26.8
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
1.01 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
1.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
21.8%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.6%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Cape Verde
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-1,209
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
46.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
62
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
6.18
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
88.5%
2024
English speaking
24.9%
2023
8%
2025
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
73.5%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Cape Verde
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$286
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$73.5
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
76.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
8.28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
0.79
2018
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
40
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
11.6
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
16.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
6.8%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
11%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
6.01 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Cape Verde
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.003%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
2,964 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
305 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
180 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
839 mi
2013

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