Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 74.5K in The Cayman Islands (ranked 187/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 92.7 sq mi for The Cayman Islands (ranked 101st vs. 190th).
By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 67/197 ($113B) and The Cayman Islands ranks 158/197 ($7.24B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,596), while The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($99,144).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
6355610
|
77211
|
| Population rank | 112/197 | 187/197 |
| GDP |
$113B
2024 |
$7.24B
2023 |
| GDP rank | 67/197 | 158/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$17,596
2024 |
$99,144
2023 |
| GDP per capita rank | 64/197 | 6/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$41,520
2024 |
$88,428
2023 |
| Government debt |
$26.5B
2024 |
n/a |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
29.5%
2026 |
n/a |
| Government debt per person |
$4,110
2024 |
n/a |
| Government debt per person rank | 92/185 | n/a |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$12,784
2026 |
$82,674
2026 |
| Land area |
41,915 sq mi
2026 |
92.7 sq mi
2026 |
| Population density |
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024 |
804 ppl/mi²
2024 |
| Fertility rate |
1.81
2023 |
1.53
2023 |
| Median age |
45.5 years
2024 |
39.3 years
2024 |
| Life expectancy |
76.1 years
2026 |
80.9 years
2026 |
Bulgaria and Cayman Islands: Comparison Charts
Bulgaria and Cayman Islands economies compared
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 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 | $20,632,090,909 | - |
| 1991 | $7,628,738,475 | - |
| 1992 | $8,602,887,623 | - |
| 1993 | $10,832,064,942 | - |
| 1994 | $9,709,240,034 | - |
| 1995 | $18,991,484,420 | - |
| 1996 | $12,294,964,838 | - |
| 1997 | $11,316,127,379 | - |
| 1998 | $15,031,055,047 | - |
| 1999 | $13,637,098,579 | - |
| 2000 | $13,245,990,274 | - |
| 2001 | $14,183,446,026 | - |
| 2002 | $16,403,043,850 | - |
| 2003 | $21,144,957,990 | - |
| 2004 | $26,157,743,369 | - |
| 2005 | $29,868,657,858 | - |
| 2006 | $34,380,536,496 | $4,200,288,282 |
| 2007 | $44,431,257,129 | $4,466,278,031 |
| 2008 | $54,480,684,188 | $4,585,948,969 |
| 2009 | $52,023,801,230 | $4,281,714,618 |
| 2010 | $50,689,051,382 | $4,156,841,164 |
| 2011 | $57,681,293,007 | $4,186,073,160 |
| 2012 | $54,297,052,002 | $4,291,004,486 |
| 2013 | $55,819,262,375 | $4,405,796,081 |
| 2014 | $57,080,897,012 | $4,562,853,582 |
| 2015 | $50,765,918,159 | $4,708,167,255 |
| 2016 | $53,929,397,039 | $4,909,322,200 |
| 2017 | $59,167,647,388 | $5,166,281,293 |
| 2018 | $66,097,226,262 | $5,530,178,499 |
| 2019 | $68,507,731,354 | $5,941,896,600 |
| 2020 | $70,486,877,546 | $5,655,357,984 |
| 2021 | $84,374,613,233 | $6,060,813,808 |
| 2022 | $90,506,153,294 | $6,660,161,212 |
| 2023 | $102,199,231,385 | $7,241,244,269 |
| 2024 | $113,343,355,780 | - |
Bulgaria and Cayman Islands economies compared
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 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 | $2,367 | - |
| 1991 | $884 | - |
| 1992 | $1,007 | - |
| 1993 | $1,279 | - |
| 1994 | $1,150 | - |
| 1995 | $2,259 | - |
| 1996 | $1,470 | - |
| 1997 | $1,361 | - |
| 1998 | $1,820 | - |
| 1999 | $1,661 | - |
| 2000 | $1,621 | - |
| 2001 | $1,771 | - |
| 2002 | $2,093 | - |
| 2003 | $2,719 | - |
| 2004 | $3,390 | - |
| 2005 | $3,900 | - |
| 2006 | $4,523 | $87,085 |
| 2007 | $5,889 | $89,888 |
| 2008 | $7,271 | $89,655 |
| 2009 | $6,988 | $81,374 |
| 2010 | $6,854 | $76,838 |
| 2011 | $7,850 | $75,281 |
| 2012 | $7,432 | $75,102 |
| 2013 | $7,796 | $75,114 |
| 2014 | $8,070 | $75,845 |
| 2015 | $7,269 | $76,379 |
| 2016 | $7,822 | $77,802 |
| 2017 | $8,697 | $80,054 |
| 2018 | $9,849 | $83,866 |
| 2019 | $10,354 | $88,254 |
| 2020 | $10,760 | $82,339 |
| 2021 | $12,966 | $86,450 |
| 2022 | $13,999 | $93,031 |
| 2023 | $15,853 | $99,144 |
| 2024 | $17,596 | - |
Bulgaria vs. Cayman Islands life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1950 | 61.5 | 54 |
| 1951 | 60.7 | 54.5 |
| 1952 | 59.6 | 55 |
| 1953 | 64.2 | 55.4 |
| 1954 | 64.4 | 55.9 |
| 1955 | 64.8 | 56.4 |
| 1956 | 65.2 | 56.8 |
| 1957 | 66.6 | 57.3 |
| 1958 | 68.7 | 57.7 |
| 1959 | 66.6 | 58.2 |
| 1960 | 69.2 | 58.8 |
| 1961 | 70.2 | 59.4 |
| 1962 | 69.5 | 60.1 |
| 1963 | 70.3 | 60.8 |
| 1964 | 71.1 | 61.4 |
| 1965 | 71.3 | 62.2 |
| 1966 | 71.2 | 62.8 |
| 1967 | 70.4 | 63.2 |
| 1968 | 71.2 | 63.6 |
| 1969 | 70.5 | 64 |
| 1970 | 71.3 | 64.4 |
| 1971 | 70.9 | 64.8 |
| 1972 | 70.9 | 65.4 |
| 1973 | 71.3 | 65.9 |
| 1974 | 71.2 | 66.5 |
| 1975 | 71 | 67 |
| 1976 | 71.4 | 67.5 |
| 1977 | 70.8 | 68.1 |
| 1978 | 71.1 | 68.5 |
| 1979 | 71.2 | 69 |
| 1980 | 71.1 | 69.5 |
| 1981 | 71.5 | 70 |
| 1982 | 71.1 | 70.4 |
| 1983 | 71.2 | 70.8 |
| 1984 | 71.3 | 71.2 |
| 1985 | 71 | 71.6 |
| 1986 | 71.6 | 71.9 |
| 1987 | 71.3 | 72.1 |
| 1988 | 71.4 | 72.4 |
| 1989 | 71.5 | 72.5 |
| 1990 | 71.3 | 72.7 |
| 1991 | 71.2 | 72.9 |
| 1992 | 71.2 | 73.1 |
| 1993 | 71.2 | 73.2 |
| 1994 | 70.9 | 73.4 |
| 1995 | 71 | 73.6 |
| 1996 | 70.8 | 73.7 |
| 1997 | 70.3 | 73.9 |
| 1998 | 70.9 | 74.1 |
| 1999 | 71.6 | 74.2 |
| 2000 | 71.6 | 74.4 |
| 2001 | 71.9 | 74.5 |
| 2002 | 72.1 | 74.6 |
| 2003 | 72.4 | 74.6 |
| 2004 | 72.6 | 74.6 |
| 2005 | 72.6 | 74.9 |
| 2006 | 72.7 | 75 |
| 2007 | 73 | 75.2 |
| 2008 | 73.3 | 75.4 |
| 2009 | 73.7 | 75.7 |
| 2010 | 73.8 | 76.1 |
| 2011 | 74.2 | 76.6 |
| 2012 | 74.3 | 77.1 |
| 2013 | 74.8 | 77.7 |
| 2014 | 74.5 | 77.9 |
| 2015 | 74.6 | 78.1 |
| 2016 | 74.8 | 78.4 |
| 2017 | 74.8 | 78.6 |
| 2018 | 74.9 | 78.8 |
| 2019 | 75.1 | 79.1 |
| 2020 | 73.6 | 79.2 |
| 2021 | 71.4 | 79.3 |
| 2022 | 74 | 80 |
| 2023 | 75.6 | 80.4 |
| 2024 | 75.8 | 80.5 |
| 2025 | 76 | 80.7 |
| 2026 | 76.1 | 80.9 |
Bulgaria and Cayman Islands population clocks and comparison
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 7,867,374 | 8,428 |
| 1961 | 7,943,118 | 8,601 |
| 1962 | 8,012,946 | 8,781 |
| 1963 | 8,078,145 | 8,970 |
| 1964 | 8,144,340 | 9,166 |
| 1965 | 8,204,168 | 9,361 |
| 1966 | 8,258,057 | 9,560 |
| 1967 | 8,310,226 | 9,769 |
| 1968 | 8,369,603 | 9,971 |
| 1969 | 8,434,172 | 10,165 |
| 1970 | 8,489,574 | 10,517 |
| 1971 | 8,536,395 | 11,098 |
| 1972 | 8,576,200 | 11,764 |
| 1973 | 8,620,967 | 12,438 |
| 1974 | 8,678,745 | 13,114 |
| 1975 | 8,720,742 | 13,788 |
| 1976 | 8,758,599 | 14,454 |
| 1977 | 8,804,183 | 15,105 |
| 1978 | 8,814,032 | 15,727 |
| 1979 | 8,825,940 | 16,351 |
| 1980 | 8,861,535 | 17,079 |
| 1981 | 8,891,117 | 17,905 |
| 1982 | 8,917,457 | 18,750 |
| 1983 | 8,939,738 | 19,598 |
| 1984 | 8,960,679 | 20,454 |
| 1985 | 8,960,547 | 21,324 |
| 1986 | 8,958,171 | 22,197 |
| 1987 | 8,971,359 | 23,073 |
| 1988 | 8,981,446 | 23,951 |
| 1989 | 8,876,972 | 24,874 |
| 1990 | 8,718,289 | 25,999 |
| 1991 | 8,632,367 | 27,294 |
| 1992 | 8,540,164 | 28,621 |
| 1993 | 8,472,313 | 29,976 |
| 1994 | 8,443,591 | 31,352 |
| 1995 | 8,406,067 | 32,743 |
| 1996 | 8,362,826 | 34,143 |
| 1997 | 8,312,068 | 35,543 |
| 1998 | 8,256,786 | 36,922 |
| 1999 | 8,210,624 | 38,284 |
| 2000 | 8,170,172 | 39,674 |
| 2001 | 8,009,142 | 41,089 |
| 2002 | 7,837,161 | 42,514 |
| 2003 | 7,775,327 | 43,934 |
| 2004 | 7,716,860 | 45,352 |
| 2005 | 7,658,972 | 46,788 |
| 2006 | 7,601,022 | 48,232 |
| 2007 | 7,545,338 | 49,687 |
| 2008 | 7,492,561 | 51,151 |
| 2009 | 7,444,443 | 52,618 |
| 2010 | 7,395,599 | 54,099 |
| 2011 | 7,348,328 | 55,606 |
| 2012 | 7,305,888 | 57,136 |
| 2013 | 7,160,005 | 58,655 |
| 2014 | 7,073,572 | 60,160 |
| 2015 | 6,984,225 | 61,642 |
| 2016 | 6,894,139 | 63,100 |
| 2017 | 6,803,468 | 64,535 |
| 2018 | 6,710,798 | 65,941 |
| 2019 | 6,616,726 | 67,327 |
| 2020 | 6,550,696 | 68,684 |
| 2021 | 6,507,301 | 70,108 |
| 2022 | 6,465,097 | 71,591 |
| 2023 | 6,446,596 | 73,038 |
| 2024 | 6,441,421 | 74,457 |
Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Cayman Islands
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 2.31 | 4.71 |
| 1961 | 2.29 | 4.78 |
| 1962 | 2.24 | 4.79 |
| 1963 | 2.21 | 4.69 |
| 1964 | 2.19 | 4.41 |
| 1965 | 2.09 | 4.16 |
| 1966 | 2.03 | 4.08 |
| 1967 | 2.02 | 4.05 |
| 1968 | 2.27 | 3.99 |
| 1969 | 2.27 | 3.52 |
| 1970 | 2.17 | 4.66 |
| 1971 | 2.1 | 3.47 |
| 1972 | 2.03 | 4.89 |
| 1973 | 2.15 | 3.56 |
| 1974 | 2.29 | 2.96 |
| 1975 | 2.23 | 2.72 |
| 1976 | 2.24 | 2.53 |
| 1977 | 2.21 | 2.41 |
| 1978 | 2.15 | 2.37 |
| 1979 | 2.16 | 2.37 |
| 1980 | 2.05 | 2.4 |
| 1981 | 2 | 2.38 |
| 1982 | 2.01 | 2.01 |
| 1983 | 2.01 | 1.83 |
| 1984 | 2.01 | 1.79 |
| 1985 | 1.97 | 1.75 |
| 1986 | 2.02 | 1.69 |
| 1987 | 1.96 | 1.58 |
| 1988 | 1.97 | 1.63 |
| 1989 | 1.9 | 1.76 |
| 1990 | 1.82 | 1.78 |
| 1991 | 1.66 | 1.85 |
| 1992 | 1.55 | 1.73 |
| 1993 | 1.46 | 1.67 |
| 1994 | 1.37 | 1.66 |
| 1995 | 1.23 | 1.67 |
| 1996 | 1.23 | 1.69 |
| 1997 | 1.09 | 1.7 |
| 1998 | 1.11 | 1.7 |
| 1999 | 1.23 | 1.71 |
| 2000 | 1.26 | 1.71 |
| 2001 | 1.21 | 1.7 |
| 2002 | 1.23 | 1.68 |
| 2003 | 1.26 | 1.67 |
| 2004 | 1.33 | 1.67 |
| 2005 | 1.37 | 1.67 |
| 2006 | 1.44 | 1.67 |
| 2007 | 1.49 | 1.68 |
| 2008 | 1.56 | 1.7 |
| 2009 | 1.66 | 1.72 |
| 2010 | 1.57 | 1.69 |
| 2011 | 1.51 | 1.64 |
| 2012 | 1.5 | 1.53 |
| 2013 | 1.54 | 1.45 |
| 2014 | 1.62 | 1.33 |
| 2015 | 1.64 | 1.27 |
| 2016 | 1.67 | 1.23 |
| 2017 | 1.71 | 1.22 |
| 2018 | 1.73 | 1.28 |
| 2019 | 1.79 | 1.51 |
| 2020 | 1.77 | 1.55 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 1.55 |
| 2022 | 1.78 | 1.54 |
| 2023 | 1.81 | 1.53 |
Bulgaria and Cayman Islands demographics compared
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 30.4 | 23.5 |
| 1961 | 30.7 | 23.3 |
| 1962 | 31 | 22.9 |
| 1963 | 31.3 | 22.6 |
| 1964 | 31.6 | 22.3 |
| 1965 | 32 | 22.1 |
| 1966 | 32.3 | 21.8 |
| 1967 | 32.6 | 21.6 |
| 1968 | 32.8 | 21.3 |
| 1969 | 33 | 21.2 |
| 1970 | 33.2 | 21.2 |
| 1971 | 33.3 | 21.4 |
| 1972 | 33.5 | 21.8 |
| 1973 | 33.6 | 22.2 |
| 1974 | 33.6 | 22.6 |
| 1975 | 33.7 | 23.1 |
| 1976 | 33.8 | 23.7 |
| 1977 | 33.9 | 24.3 |
| 1978 | 34 | 25 |
| 1979 | 34.1 | 25.7 |
| 1980 | 34.2 | 26 |
| 1981 | 34.4 | 26.1 |
| 1982 | 34.6 | 26.2 |
| 1983 | 34.8 | 26.4 |
| 1984 | 35 | 26.8 |
| 1985 | 35.3 | 27.2 |
| 1986 | 35.6 | 27.6 |
| 1987 | 35.8 | 28.1 |
| 1988 | 35.9 | 28.6 |
| 1989 | 36.2 | 29.1 |
| 1990 | 36.6 | 29.5 |
| 1991 | 37 | 29.6 |
| 1992 | 37.4 | 29.9 |
| 1993 | 37.7 | 30.1 |
| 1994 | 38 | 30.5 |
| 1995 | 38.3 | 30.8 |
| 1996 | 38.6 | 31.3 |
| 1997 | 38.9 | 31.8 |
| 1998 | 39.1 | 32.3 |
| 1999 | 39.4 | 32.9 |
| 2000 | 39.7 | 33.2 |
| 2001 | 40 | 33.3 |
| 2002 | 40.3 | 33.4 |
| 2003 | 40.6 | 33.5 |
| 2004 | 40.8 | 33.7 |
| 2005 | 41.1 | 33.9 |
| 2006 | 41.3 | 34.2 |
| 2007 | 41.5 | 34.5 |
| 2008 | 41.7 | 34.8 |
| 2009 | 42 | 35.1 |
| 2010 | 42.3 | 35.4 |
| 2011 | 42.5 | 35.7 |
| 2012 | 42.8 | 35.8 |
| 2013 | 43 | 35.9 |
| 2014 | 43.3 | 36.1 |
| 2015 | 43.6 | 36.3 |
| 2016 | 43.8 | 36.5 |
| 2017 | 44.1 | 36.8 |
| 2018 | 44.3 | 37.1 |
| 2019 | 44.6 | 37.4 |
| 2020 | 44.9 | 37.8 |
| 2021 | 45 | 38.1 |
| 2022 | 45.2 | 38.5 |
| 2023 | 45.3 | 38.9 |
| 2024 | 45.5 | 39.3 |
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$99B
2024 |
$5.53B
2023 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
38.2%
2026 |
14%
2025 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
4.5%
2022 |
1.57%
2023 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
2.15%
2024 |
n/a |
| Armed forces personnel |
37,000
2020 |
n/a |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-2.96%
2026 |
n/a |
| Unemployment rate |
4.17%
2024 |
4.24%
2015 |
| Services, % of GDP |
63.8%
2024 |
86%
2023 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
21.1%
2024 |
7.84%
2023 |
| Economic freedom index |
68.8
2025 |
74
2025 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
31.1%
2023 |
n/a |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
2.1%
2023 |
n/a |
| Number of billionaires |
2
2025 |
n/a |
| Percentage of billionaires |
0.00004%
2025 |
n/a |
| Listed domestic companies |
204
2024 |
4
2020 |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$8.41B
2024 |
$644M
2020 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$43.7B
2024 |
$234M
2023 |
| Personal remittances received |
$2.64B
2024 |
$10.2M
2024 |
| International tourist arrivals |
4,973,000
2020 |
660,000
2020 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
4.49%
2020 |
22.9%
2019 |
| Banked people share |
84.7%
2024 |
n/a |
Energy
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
2,604 kg
2023 |
n/a |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$14.4
2023 |
n/a |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
34.2 megatons
2024 |
0.37 megatons
2024 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
5.31 tons
2024 |
5 tons
2024 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
0%
2023 |
n/a |
| Renewable energy use share |
20.4%
2021 |
0%
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 |
2.94%
2021 |
| Hydroelectric share |
7.78%
2023 |
0%
2021 |
| Nuclear share |
40.2%
2023 |
0%
2021 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
100%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.08%
2024 |
0.0009%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
+524
2024 |
+896
2024 |
| Urban population |
73.9%
2024 |
100%
2024 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
| Average male height |
5.72 ft
2025 |
n/a |
| Average female height |
5.4 ft
2025 |
n/a |
| Quality of life index |
67.9
2026 |
83.2
2026 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
43
2024 |
76
2025 |
| Higher education index |
69
2026 |
20
2026 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
1.09
2023 |
4.46
2020 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
9.2
2019 |
14
2025 |
| Visa free countries |
171
2025 |
n/a |
| Adult literacy rate |
98.4%
2021 |
99%
2017 |
| English speaking |
24.9%
2023 |
76.6%
2023 |
| People using the Internet |
82.4%
2024 |
81.1%
2017 |
Health
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$1,011
2022 |
n/a |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$355
2022 |
n/a |
| Life expectancy |
76.1 years
2026 |
80.9 years
2026 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0.56%
2021 |
n/a |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
4.9
2022 |
1.94
1997 |
| Age at first childbirth |
26.9 years
2023 |
n/a |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
6
2023 |
n/a |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
6.1
2023 |
n/a |
| Obesity rate |
21.2%
2022 |
n/a |
| Diabetes prevalence |
7.4%
2024 |
11.1%
2024 |
| Air quality index |
60
2026 |
78
2026 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
39.5%
2022 |
n/a |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
11.6 liters
2020 |
n/a |
Territory
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.07%
2026 |
0.0002%
2026 |
| Land area per capita |
6,507 sq mi
2024 |
1,245 sq mi
2024 |
| Agricultural land area |
19,317 sq mi
2026 |
10.4 sq mi
2026 |
| Forest area |
15,182 sq mi
2026 |
48.6 sq mi
2026 |
| Roads length |
12,124 mi
2023 |
488 mi
2007 |
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