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Bulgaria vs Chad statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 20.3M in Chad (ranked 65/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 486,180 sq mi for Chad (ranked 101st vs. 21st).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Chad
Population
6403235
21450865
Population rank 111/197 64/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$20.6B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 127/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$1,016
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 175/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$2,962
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$6.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
33.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$343
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 175/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$1,511
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
486,180 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
6.12
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
16.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
55.4 years
2025

Bulgaria and Chad: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Chad economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Chad
Year GDP
Bulgaria Chad
1960 - $313,582,728
1961 - $333,975,336
1962 - $357,635,713
1963 - $371,767,002
1964 - $392,247,518
1965 - $416,926,303
1966 - $432,794,922
1967 - $449,826,323
1968 - $453,980,096
1969 - $471,635,622
1970 - $469,266,737
1971 - $501,866,730
1972 - $585,427,547
1973 - $647,199,483
1974 - $652,532,795
1975 - $864,602,105
1976 - $866,044,962
1977 - $935,360,465
1978 - $1,113,920,124
1979 - $1,004,316,496
1980 $19,839,230,769 $1,033,002,404
1981 $19,870,000,000 $876,937,558
1982 $19,342,000,000 $834,369,860
1983 $16,563,666,667 $832,415,806
1984 $17,594,944,444 $919,103,735
1985 $17,155,421,053 $1,033,069,709
1986 $20,249,294,118 $1,067,828,246
1987 $28,101,000,000 $1,163,426,852
1988 $22,555,941,176 $1,482,597,298
1989 $21,988,444,444 $1,433,686,312
1990 $20,632,090,909 $1,738,605,558
1991 $7,628,738,475 $1,877,137,982
1992 $8,602,887,623 $1,881,847,670
1993 $10,832,064,942 $1,463,251,164
1994 $9,709,240,034 $1,179,837,963
1995 $18,991,484,420 $1,445,919,895
1996 $12,294,964,838 $1,607,345,356
1997 $11,316,127,379 $1,544,689,577
1998 $15,031,055,047 $1,744,794,531
1999 $13,637,098,579 $1,534,673,583
2000 $13,245,990,274 $1,388,506,772
2001 $14,183,446,026 $1,710,843,377
2002 $16,403,043,850 $1,997,005,709
2003 $21,144,957,990 $2,742,815,072
2004 $26,157,743,369 $4,422,855,661
2005 $29,868,657,858 $8,655,892,393
2006 $34,380,536,496 $9,709,626,596
2007 $44,431,257,129 $10,865,385,132
2008 $54,480,684,188 $13,385,593,990
2009 $52,023,801,230 $12,317,614,054
2010 $50,689,051,382 $14,058,506,664
2011 $57,681,293,007 $16,685,349,674
2012 $54,297,052,002 $17,892,228,570
2013 $55,819,262,375 $17,865,316,886
2014 $57,080,897,012 $18,144,336,904
2015 $50,765,918,159 $14,559,599,500
2016 $53,929,397,039 $13,026,289,836
2017 $59,167,647,388 $13,349,041,409
2018 $66,251,582,036 $15,327,000,249
2019 $68,634,004,792 $14,905,517,743
2020 $70,550,652,467 $14,932,897,821
2021 $84,414,122,840 $16,871,937,698
2022 $90,509,236,929 $17,828,508,290
2023 $102,396,840,296 $19,107,685,021
2024 $112,211,952,704 $20,625,711,665

Bulgaria and Chad economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Chad
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Chad
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $107.3
1962 - $112.6
1963 - $114.7
1964 - $118.6
1965 - $123.6
1966 - $125.8
1967 - $128.2
1968 - $126.9
1969 - $129.2
1970 - $125.9
1971 - $131.8
1972 - $150.4
1973 - $162.4
1974 - $160
1975 - $207.5
1976 - $203.7
1977 - $215.9
1978 - $252.5
1979 - $222.9
1980 $2,239 $228.8
1981 $2,235 $194
1982 $2,169 $176.1
1983 $1,853 $167.2
1984 $1,964 $182.2
1985 $1,915 $202.7
1986 $2,260 $203.4
1987 $3,132 $213.9
1988 $2,511 $263.5
1989 $2,477 $246.4
1990 $2,367 $290.6
1991 $884 $302
1992 $1,007 $290.6
1993 $1,279 $220.7
1994 $1,150 $173.9
1995 $2,259 $204
1996 $1,470 $216.9
1997 $1,361 $201.4
1998 $1,820 $219.8
1999 $1,661 $186.6
2000 $1,621 $163.1
2001 $1,771 $194.3
2002 $2,093 $219.1
2003 $2,719 $289.1
2004 $3,390 $446
2005 $3,900 $838
2006 $4,523 $907
2007 $5,889 $980
2008 $7,271 $1,166
2009 $6,988 $1,036
2010 $6,854 $1,142
2011 $7,850 $1,308
2012 $7,432 $1,354
2013 $7,796 $1,305
2014 $8,070 $1,279
2015 $7,269 $994
2016 $7,822 $862
2017 $8,697 $854
2018 $9,872 $949
2019 $10,373 $893
2020 $10,770 $867
2021 $12,972 $946
2022 $14,000 $966
2023 $15,884 $989
2024 $17,412 $1,016

Bulgaria vs. Chad life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Chad
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Chad
1950 61.5 35.2
1951 60.7 35.5
1952 59.6 35.9
1953 64.2 36.3
1954 64.4 36.8
1955 64.8 37.3
1956 65.2 37.9
1957 66.6 38.3
1958 68.7 38.7
1959 66.6 39
1960 69.2 39.2
1961 70.2 39.4
1962 69.5 39.6
1963 70.3 39.9
1964 71.1 40.1
1965 71.3 40.1
1966 71.2 40.1
1967 70.4 40.4
1968 71.2 40.7
1969 70.5 41
1970 71.3 41.4
1971 70.9 40.9
1972 70.9 41.9
1973 71.3 42.4
1974 71.2 42.6
1975 71 42.7
1976 71.4 42.7
1977 70.8 42.9
1978 71.1 43
1979 71.2 43.2
1980 71.1 43.5
1981 71.5 43.5
1982 71.1 43.9
1983 71.2 44.4
1984 71.3 44.7
1985 71 45.3
1986 71.6 45.6
1987 71.3 43.1
1988 71.4 46.4
1989 71.5 46.4
1990 71.3 45.1
1991 71.2 46.6
1992 71.2 46.8
1993 71.2 47
1994 70.9 47.1
1995 71 47.5
1996 70.8 47.6
1997 70.3 47.8
1998 70.9 47.8
1999 71.6 47.9
2000 71.6 47.9
2001 71.9 48.3
2002 72.1 48.4
2003 72.4 48.6
2004 72.6 48.7
2005 72.6 48.9
2006 72.7 48.7
2007 73 49.2
2008 73.3 49.5
2009 73.7 49.8
2010 73.8 50.1
2011 74.2 50.4
2012 74.3 50.8
2013 74.8 51.1
2014 74.5 51.1
2015 74.6 51.3
2016 74.8 51.6
2017 74.8 51.9
2018 74.9 52.4
2019 75.1 53
2020 73.6 53.1
2021 71.4 53.1
2022 74 54.5
2023 75.6 55.1
2024 75.8 55.2
2025 76 55.4

Bulgaria and Chad population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Chad
Year Population
Bulgaria Chad
1960 7,867,374 3,049,838
1961 7,943,118 3,111,947
1962 8,012,946 3,175,598
1963 8,078,145 3,240,905
1964 8,144,340 3,307,479
1965 8,204,168 3,374,220
1966 8,258,057 3,440,903
1967 8,310,226 3,508,512
1968 8,369,603 3,578,231
1969 8,434,172 3,651,113
1970 8,489,574 3,727,828
1971 8,536,395 3,807,316
1972 8,576,200 3,893,252
1973 8,620,967 3,985,909
1974 8,678,745 4,078,356
1975 8,720,742 4,167,234
1976 8,758,599 4,251,297
1977 8,804,183 4,331,667
1978 8,814,032 4,411,366
1979 8,825,940 4,505,384
1980 8,861,535 4,515,453
1981 8,891,117 4,520,959
1982 8,917,457 4,738,483
1983 8,939,738 4,979,130
1984 8,960,679 5,045,145
1985 8,960,547 5,096,269
1986 8,958,171 5,251,069
1987 8,971,359 5,438,309
1988 8,981,446 5,625,602
1989 8,876,972 5,819,586
1990 8,718,289 5,982,833
1991 8,632,367 6,205,676
1992 8,540,164 6,474,656
1993 8,472,313 6,629,146
1994 8,443,591 6,783,450
1995 8,406,067 7,089,064
1996 8,362,826 7,410,108
1997 8,312,068 7,670,366
1998 8,256,786 7,938,840
1999 8,210,624 8,222,705
2000 8,170,172 8,512,093
2001 8,009,142 8,804,124
2002 7,837,161 9,116,192
2003 7,775,327 9,487,833
2004 7,716,860 9,920,036
2005 7,658,972 10,328,092
2006 7,601,022 10,706,424
2007 7,545,338 11,081,660
2008 7,492,561 11,476,296
2009 7,444,443 11,893,754
2010 7,395,599 12,312,575
2011 7,348,328 12,754,997
2012 7,305,888 13,210,998
2013 7,160,005 13,691,079
2014 7,073,572 14,188,678
2015 6,984,225 14,647,621
2016 6,894,139 15,114,655
2017 6,803,468 15,622,759
2018 6,710,798 16,156,531
2019 6,616,726 16,685,223
2020 6,550,696 17,224,679
2021 6,507,301 17,828,273
2022 6,465,097 18,455,316
2023 6,446,596 19,319,064
2024 6,444,366 20,299,123

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Chad

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Chad
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Chad
1960 2.31 6.25
1961 2.29 6.27
1962 2.24 6.29
1963 2.21 6.3
1964 2.19 6.32
1965 2.09 6.34
1966 2.03 6.36
1967 2.02 6.39
1968 2.27 6.43
1969 2.27 6.48
1970 2.17 6.53
1971 2.1 6.58
1972 2.03 6.85
1973 2.15 6.87
1974 2.29 6.86
1975 2.23 6.88
1976 2.24 6.89
1977 2.21 6.9
1978 2.15 6.89
1979 2.16 6.91
1980 2.05 6.91
1981 2 6.94
1982 2.01 6.96
1983 2.01 6.98
1984 2.01 7.02
1985 1.97 7.04
1986 2.02 7.07
1987 1.96 7.11
1988 1.97 7.15
1989 1.9 7.19
1990 1.82 7.22
1991 1.66 7.26
1992 1.55 7.3
1993 1.46 7.34
1994 1.37 7.31
1995 1.23 7.29
1996 1.23 7.29
1997 1.09 7.27
1998 1.11 7.27
1999 1.23 7.26
2000 1.26 7.25
2001 1.21 7.23
2002 1.23 7.2
2003 1.26 7.18
2004 1.33 7.16
2005 1.37 7.13
2006 1.44 7.12
2007 1.49 7.09
2008 1.56 7.06
2009 1.66 7.02
2010 1.57 6.99
2011 1.51 6.95
2012 1.5 6.91
2013 1.54 6.84
2014 1.62 6.78
2015 1.64 6.71
2016 1.67 6.62
2017 1.71 6.54
2018 1.73 6.46
2019 1.79 6.41
2020 1.77 6.35
2021 1.8 6.26
2022 1.78 6.22
2023 1.81 6.12

Bulgaria and Chad demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Chad
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Chad
1960 30.4 19.9
1961 30.7 19.8
1962 31 19.6
1963 31.3 19.5
1964 31.6 19.4
1965 32 19.2
1966 32.3 19.1
1967 32.6 19
1968 32.8 18.8
1969 33 18.7
1970 33.2 18.6
1971 33.3 18.5
1972 33.5 18.3
1973 33.6 18.2
1974 33.6 18
1975 33.7 17.9
1976 33.8 17.7
1977 33.9 17.5
1978 34 17.3
1979 34.1 17.1
1980 34.2 16.7
1981 34.4 16.2
1982 34.6 16.6
1983 34.8 17
1984 35 16.7
1985 35.3 16.3
1986 35.6 16.3
1987 35.8 16.4
1988 35.9 16.5
1989 36.2 16.5
1990 36.6 16.3
1991 37 16.3
1992 37.4 16.4
1993 37.7 16.2
1994 38 15.9
1995 38.3 16
1996 38.6 16.1
1997 38.9 15.9
1998 39.1 15.8
1999 39.4 15.7
2000 39.7 15.6
2001 40 15.5
2002 40.3 15.4
2003 40.6 15.5
2004 40.8 15.7
2005 41.1 15.7
2006 41.3 15.7
2007 41.5 15.6
2008 41.7 15.6
2009 42 15.6
2010 42.3 15.6
2011 42.5 15.6
2012 42.8 15.6
2013 43 15.7
2014 43.3 15.7
2015 43.6 15.7
2016 43.8 15.7
2017 44.1 15.8
2018 44.3 15.8
2019 44.6 15.9
2020 44.9 16
2021 45 16.1
2022 45.2 16.2
2023 45.3 16.5
2024 45.5 16.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Chad
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$19.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
3.2%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
2.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
45,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-0.54%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
1.14%
2018
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
31.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
29.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
52.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
29.5%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.8%
2022
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
$1.05B
2023
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
10,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
20.9%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Chad
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
198.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$14.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
2.57 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
70%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
0.02%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
-177.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
14.5 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
4.64%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
12%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Chad
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.25%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
+204,040
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
24.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.64 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
9.04
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
32.4
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
27.3%
2022
English speaking
24.9%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
13.2%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Chad
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$40.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$23.4
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
55.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
18.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
0.09
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
18.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
748
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
101.1
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
7.01%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
7.3%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
1
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
7.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Chad
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.85%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
23,951 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
194,353 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
15,368 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
24,855 mi
2018

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