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Bulgaria vs Central African Republic statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 5.33M in The Central African Republic (ranked 122/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 240,534 sq mi for The Central African Republic (ranked 101st vs. 43rd).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria CAR
Population
6403235
5662456
Population rank 111/197 117/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$2.75B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 171/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$516
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 194/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$1,264
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$1.67B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
58.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$313
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 178/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$1,261
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
240,534 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
6.01
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
15.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Bulgaria and Central African Republic: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Central African Republic economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Central African Republic
Year GDP
Bulgaria CAR
1960 - $112,155,598
1961 - $123,134,583
1962 - $124,482,774
1963 - $129,379,124
1964 - $142,025,079
1965 - $150,574,795
1966 - $157,930,018
1967 - $163,820,514
1968 - $191,767,442
1969 - $188,039,210
1970 - $189,106,529
1971 - $201,450,800
1972 - $230,317,883
1973 - $271,183,082
1974 - $281,398,706
1975 - $378,660,016
1976 - $451,152,461
1977 - $507,298,148
1978 - $610,578,632
1979 - $700,764,748
1980 $19,839,230,769 $797,048,199
1981 $19,870,000,000 $694,803,623
1982 $19,342,000,000 $748,312,391
1983 $16,563,666,667 $658,679,333
1984 $17,594,944,444 $637,820,670
1985 $17,155,421,053 $864,849,836
1986 $20,249,294,118 $1,122,265,013
1987 $28,101,000,000 $1,200,991,978
1988 $22,555,941,176 $1,264,899,288
1989 $21,988,444,444 $1,233,930,281
1990 $20,632,090,909 $1,440,711,459
1991 $7,628,738,475 $1,377,374,987
1992 $8,602,887,623 $1,411,917,553
1993 $10,832,064,942 $1,278,781,262
1994 $9,709,240,034 $851,174,357
1995 $18,991,484,420 $1,115,389,674
1996 $12,294,964,838 $1,007,791,127
1997 $11,316,127,379 $937,741,513
1998 $15,031,055,047 $967,338,390
1999 $13,637,098,579 $999,477,511
2000 $13,245,990,274 $916,777,283
2001 $14,183,446,026 $932,648,605
2002 $16,403,043,850 $996,068,145
2003 $21,144,957,990 $1,142,315,523
2004 $26,157,743,369 $1,272,360,517
2005 $29,868,657,858 $1,337,894,379
2006 $34,380,536,496 $1,461,859,762
2007 $44,431,257,129 $1,699,811,295
2008 $54,480,684,188 $1,993,407,888
2009 $52,023,801,230 $2,067,381,665
2010 $50,689,051,382 $2,142,591,540
2011 $57,681,293,007 $2,437,982,705
2012 $54,297,052,002 $2,510,126,512
2013 $55,819,262,375 $1,691,544,110
2014 $57,080,897,012 $1,894,813,389
2015 $50,765,918,159 $1,695,825,714
2016 $53,929,397,039 $1,825,018,145
2017 $59,167,647,388 $2,072,349,973
2018 $66,251,582,036 $2,220,979,146
2019 $68,634,004,792 $2,221,301,351
2020 $70,550,652,467 $2,326,720,900
2021 $84,414,122,840 $2,516,498,412
2022 $90,509,236,929 $2,382,618,615
2023 $102,396,840,296 $2,555,492,086
2024 $112,211,952,704 $2,751,544,520

Bulgaria and Central African Republic economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Central African Republic
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria CAR
1960 - $65.9
1961 - $71
1962 - $70.4
1963 - $71.8
1964 - $77.2
1965 - $80.2
1966 - $82.3
1967 - $83.6
1968 - $95.6
1969 - $91.7
1970 - $90.2
1971 - $94.1
1972 - $105.5
1973 - $121.8
1974 - $124
1975 - $163.6
1976 - $192.1
1977 - $213.8
1978 - $254.6
1979 - $289.1
1980 $2,239 $325
1981 $2,235 $280.3
1982 $2,169 $298.4
1983 $1,853 $259.6
1984 $1,964 $248.3
1985 $1,915 $333
1986 $2,260 $426
1987 $3,132 $450
1988 $2,511 $466
1989 $2,477 $443
1990 $2,367 $502
1991 $884 $465
1992 $1,007 $462
1993 $1,279 $405
1994 $1,150 $261.3
1995 $2,259 $333
1996 $1,470 $293.3
1997 $1,361 $265.5
1998 $1,820 $266.6
1999 $1,661 $268
2000 $1,621 $239.2
2001 $1,771 $238
2002 $2,093 $248.6
2003 $2,719 $278.4
2004 $3,390 $303
2005 $3,900 $312
2006 $4,523 $334
2007 $5,889 $381
2008 $7,271 $437
2009 $6,988 $456
2010 $6,854 $477
2011 $7,850 $534
2012 $7,432 $544
2013 $7,796 $364
2014 $8,070 $410
2015 $7,269 $366
2016 $7,822 $387
2017 $8,697 $432
2018 $9,872 $455
2019 $10,373 $449
2020 $10,770 $463
2021 $12,972 $492
2022 $14,000 $467
2023 $15,884 $496
2024 $17,412 $516

Bulgaria vs. Central African Republic life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Central African Republic
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria CAR
1950 61.5 35.4
1951 60.7 35.8
1952 59.6 36.2
1953 64.2 36.6
1954 64.4 37
1955 64.8 37.4
1956 65.2 37.8
1957 66.6 38.3
1958 68.7 38.7
1959 66.6 39.1
1960 69.2 39.6
1961 70.2 40.1
1962 69.5 40.6
1963 70.3 41.1
1964 71.1 41.6
1965 71.3 42.2
1966 71.2 42.8
1967 70.4 43.4
1968 71.2 44
1969 70.5 44.6
1970 71.3 45.2
1971 70.9 45.8
1972 70.9 46.3
1973 71.3 46.9
1974 71.2 47.4
1975 71 47.9
1976 71.4 48.4
1977 70.8 48.8
1978 71.1 49.2
1979 71.2 49.5
1980 71.1 49.8
1981 71.5 50
1982 71.1 50.2
1983 71.2 50.3
1984 71.3 50.4
1985 71 50.5
1986 71.6 50.4
1987 71.3 50.4
1988 71.4 50.2
1989 71.5 50.1
1990 71.3 49.9
1991 71.2 49.6
1992 71.2 49.2
1993 71.2 48.9
1994 70.9 48.5
1995 71 48.1
1996 70.8 47.7
1997 70.3 47.3
1998 70.9 47.1
1999 71.6 46.9
2000 71.6 46.6
2001 71.9 46.7
2002 72.1 46.8
2003 72.4 47.3
2004 72.6 47.7
2005 72.6 48.2
2006 72.7 48.7
2007 73 49.3
2008 73.3 49.9
2009 73.7 14.7
2010 73.8 46.9
2011 74.2 50.1
2012 74.3 51.3
2013 74.8 49.5
2014 74.5 40.3
2015 74.6 51.9
2016 74.8 51
2017 74.8 45.2
2018 74.9 52.3
2019 75.1 31.5
2020 73.6 50.6
2021 71.4 40.3
2022 74 18.8
2023 75.6 57.4
2024 75.8 57.7
2025 76 57.9

Bulgaria and Central African Republic population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Central African Republic
Year Population
Bulgaria CAR
1960 7,867,374 1,702,346
1961 7,943,118 1,734,580
1962 8,012,946 1,768,115
1963 8,078,145 1,803,063
1964 8,144,340 1,839,583
1965 8,204,168 1,877,854
1966 8,258,057 1,918,082
1967 8,310,226 1,960,444
1968 8,369,603 2,005,100
1969 8,434,172 2,051,515
1970 8,489,574 2,097,505
1971 8,536,395 2,141,450
1972 8,576,200 2,183,769
1973 8,620,967 2,226,008
1974 8,678,745 2,269,338
1975 8,720,742 2,313,916
1976 8,758,599 2,348,566
1977 8,804,183 2,372,930
1978 8,814,032 2,397,961
1979 8,825,940 2,423,794
1980 8,861,535 2,450,535
1981 8,891,117 2,478,402
1982 8,917,457 2,507,375
1983 8,939,738 2,537,399
1984 8,960,679 2,568,610
1985 8,960,547 2,600,932
1986 8,958,171 2,634,258
1987 8,971,359 2,669,155
1988 8,981,446 2,713,965
1989 8,876,972 2,783,970
1990 8,718,289 2,871,910
1991 8,632,367 2,963,191
1992 8,540,164 3,058,831
1993 8,472,313 3,157,839
1994 8,443,591 3,257,954
1995 8,406,067 3,348,052
1996 8,362,826 3,435,965
1997 8,312,068 3,531,700
1998 8,256,786 3,628,827
1999 8,210,624 3,729,450
2000 8,170,172 3,833,416
2001 8,009,142 3,919,487
2002 7,837,161 4,006,077
2003 7,775,327 4,103,086
2004 7,716,860 4,192,826
2005 7,658,972 4,288,810
2006 7,601,022 4,377,579
2007 7,545,338 4,462,770
2008 7,492,561 4,558,984
2009 7,444,443 4,529,047
2010 7,395,599 4,492,995
2011 7,348,328 4,565,021
2012 7,305,888 4,610,848
2013 7,160,005 4,642,419
2014 7,073,572 4,623,182
2015 6,984,225 4,629,320
2016 6,894,139 4,713,663
2017 6,803,468 4,793,511
2018 6,710,798 4,878,657
2019 6,616,726 4,944,703
2020 6,550,696 5,026,628
2021 6,507,301 5,112,100
2022 6,465,097 5,098,039
2023 6,446,596 5,152,421
2024 6,444,366 5,330,690

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Central African Republic

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Central African Republic
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria CAR
1960 2.31 5.95
1961 2.29 5.96
1962 2.24 5.97
1963 2.21 5.99
1964 2.19 6.01
1965 2.09 6.03
1966 2.03 6.06
1967 2.02 6.08
1968 2.27 6.1
1969 2.27 6.06
1970 2.17 6.03
1971 2.1 5.99
1972 2.03 5.96
1973 2.15 5.93
1974 2.29 5.9
1975 2.23 5.88
1976 2.24 5.94
1977 2.21 5.99
1978 2.15 6.04
1979 2.16 6.09
1980 2.05 6.13
1981 2 6.17
1982 2.01 6.16
1983 2.01 6.15
1984 2.01 6.14
1985 1.97 6.12
1986 2.02 6.11
1987 1.96 6.12
1988 1.97 6.1
1989 1.9 6.07
1990 1.82 6.05
1991 1.66 6.03
1992 1.55 5.96
1993 1.46 5.93
1994 1.37 5.92
1995 1.23 5.94
1996 1.23 5.96
1997 1.09 5.92
1998 1.11 5.89
1999 1.23 5.88
2000 1.26 5.85
2001 1.21 5.81
2002 1.23 5.79
2003 1.26 5.8
2004 1.33 5.78
2005 1.37 5.81
2006 1.44 5.84
2007 1.49 5.87
2008 1.56 5.9
2009 1.66 5.94
2010 1.57 5.96
2011 1.51 6.01
2012 1.5 6.05
2013 1.54 6.08
2014 1.62 6.1
2015 1.64 6.13
2016 1.67 6.13
2017 1.71 6.13
2018 1.73 6.11
2019 1.79 6.09
2020 1.77 6.06
2021 1.8 6.05
2022 1.78 6.02
2023 1.81 6.01

Bulgaria and Central African Republic demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Central African Republic
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria CAR
1960 30.4 20.3
1961 30.7 20.1
1962 31 19.9
1963 31.3 19.7
1964 31.6 19.6
1965 32 19.4
1966 32.3 19.3
1967 32.6 19.2
1968 32.8 19
1969 33 18.9
1970 33.2 18.9
1971 33.3 18.8
1972 33.5 18.7
1973 33.6 18.6
1974 33.6 18.6
1975 33.7 18.5
1976 33.8 18.5
1977 33.9 18.5
1978 34 18.5
1979 34.1 18.5
1980 34.2 18.5
1981 34.4 18.4
1982 34.6 18.4
1983 34.8 18.3
1984 35 18.3
1985 35.3 18.3
1986 35.6 18.2
1987 35.8 18.1
1988 35.9 18
1989 36.2 17.9
1990 36.6 17.8
1991 37 17.6
1992 37.4 17.5
1993 37.7 17.5
1994 38 17.4
1995 38.3 17.3
1996 38.6 17.2
1997 38.9 17.1
1998 39.1 17.1
1999 39.4 17.1
2000 39.7 17.1
2001 40 17.1
2002 40.3 17.1
2003 40.6 17.2
2004 40.8 17.2
2005 41.1 17.2
2006 41.3 17.1
2007 41.5 17.1
2008 41.7 17
2009 42 16.9
2010 42.3 16.7
2011 42.5 16.6
2012 42.8 16.3
2013 43 16
2014 43.3 15.6
2015 43.6 15.4
2016 43.8 15.4
2017 44.1 15.4
2018 44.3 15.4
2019 44.6 15.4
2020 44.9 15.4
2021 45 15.4
2022 45.2 15.3
2023 45.3 15.3
2024 45.5 15.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria CAR
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
17.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
2.29%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-1.62%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
6.9%
2017
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
40.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
42.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
33.1%
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
$480M
2023
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
87,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
13.7%
2017

Energy

Bulgaria CAR
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
39.8 megatons
2023
0.37 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
0.07 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
90.9%
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
96.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
96.2%
2021
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
17.6%
2023

Society

Bulgaria CAR
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-15,357
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
44.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
0
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
24
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
3
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
20.1
2016
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
37.7
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
37.5%
2020
English speaking
24.9%
2023
3%
2025
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
7.51%
2019

Health

Bulgaria CAR
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$47.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$22.8
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
35.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
0.02
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
92.2
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
9.57%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
7.6%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
7
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
1.75 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria CAR
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
45,122 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
21,887 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
85,765 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
14,913 mi
2018

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