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Bulgaria vs Chile statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 19.8M in Chile (ranked 66/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 286,809 sq mi for Chile (ranked 101st vs. 38th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Chile ranks 46/197 ($330B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Chile ranks 65/197 ($16,710).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Chile
Population
6403235
19928941
Population rank 111/197 67/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$330B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 46/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$16,710
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 65/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$34,637
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$139B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
43%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$7,015
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 69/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$9,593
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
286,809 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
68.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.17
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
37.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Bulgaria and Chile: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Chile economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Chile
Year GDP
Bulgaria Chile
1960 - $4,211,103,677
1961 - $4,948,564,551
1962 - $5,765,971,144
1963 - $5,702,520,146
1964 - $6,065,708,668
1965 - $6,183,988,944
1966 - $7,256,882,086
1967 - $7,145,068,068
1968 - $7,286,820,526
1969 - $8,456,519,044
1970 - $9,261,006,540
1971 - $10,999,807,567
1972 - $12,057,501,635
1973 - $17,237,336,173
1974 - $16,584,311,220
1975 - $7,812,161,793
1976 - $10,523,479,089
1977 - $14,272,711,437
1978 - $16,373,093,554
1979 - $22,249,574,628
1980 $19,839,230,769 $29,586,676,576
1981 $19,870,000,000 $35,180,322,211
1982 $19,342,000,000 $19,710,229,067
1983 $16,563,666,667 $20,629,678,694
1984 $17,594,944,444 $19,974,595,028
1985 $17,155,421,053 $17,933,557,360
1986 $20,249,294,118 $19,197,818,085
1987 $28,101,000,000 $22,605,488,851
1988 $22,555,941,176 $26,174,858,614
1989 $21,988,444,444 $30,101,767,991
1990 $20,632,090,909 $33,428,580,448
1991 $7,628,738,475 $38,232,330,917
1992 $8,602,887,623 $46,538,895,686
1993 $10,832,064,942 $49,934,943,321
1994 $9,709,240,034 $57,438,273,591
1995 $18,991,484,420 $73,820,425,702
1996 $12,294,964,838 $78,584,098,984
1997 $11,316,127,379 $85,741,415,285
1998 $15,031,055,047 $81,990,010,704
1999 $13,637,098,579 $75,578,685,736
2000 $13,245,990,274 $78,339,750,721
2001 $14,183,446,026 $71,574,739,561
2002 $16,403,043,850 $70,264,045,939
2003 $21,144,957,990 $76,492,579,644
2004 $26,157,743,369 $99,075,985,774
2005 $29,868,657,858 $122,294,145,163
2006 $34,380,536,496 $153,843,518,171
2007 $44,431,257,129 $172,491,076,034
2008 $54,480,684,188 $179,894,594,475
2009 $52,023,801,230 $171,777,900,624
2010 $50,689,051,382 $217,051,209,239
2011 $57,681,293,007 $251,382,573,894
2012 $54,297,052,002 $267,024,782,487
2013 $55,819,262,375 $277,395,018,842
2014 $57,080,897,012 $259,560,978,224
2015 $50,765,918,159 $242,450,355,831
2016 $53,929,397,039 $249,344,863,928
2017 $59,167,647,388 $276,154,259,981
2018 $66,251,582,036 $295,857,562,992
2019 $68,634,004,792 $278,285,058,719
2020 $70,550,652,467 $254,042,159,309
2021 $84,414,122,840 $315,325,547,162
2022 $90,509,236,929 $301,226,575,540
2023 $102,396,840,296 $335,518,054,098
2024 $112,211,952,704 $330,267,137,372

Bulgaria and Chile economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Chile
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Chile
1960 - $516
1961 - $594
1962 - $679
1963 - $658
1964 - $686
1965 - $686
1966 - $790
1967 - $764
1968 - $766
1969 - $874
1970 - $941
1971 - $1,099
1972 - $1,185
1973 - $1,667
1974 - $1,579
1975 - $732
1976 - $971
1977 - $1,297
1978 - $1,465
1979 - $1,962
1980 $2,239 $2,571
1981 $2,235 $3,012
1982 $2,169 $1,663
1983 $1,853 $1,715
1984 $1,964 $1,636
1985 $1,915 $1,447
1986 $2,260 $1,525
1987 $3,132 $1,767
1988 $2,511 $2,014
1989 $2,477 $2,278
1990 $2,367 $2,488
1991 $884 $2,798
1992 $1,007 $3,352
1993 $1,279 $3,541
1994 $1,150 $4,012
1995 $2,259 $5,081
1996 $1,470 $5,334
1997 $1,361 $5,742
1998 $1,820 $5,420
1999 $1,661 $4,934
2000 $1,621 $5,053
2001 $1,771 $4,564
2002 $2,093 $4,431
2003 $2,719 $4,773
2004 $3,390 $6,121
2005 $3,900 $7,480
2006 $4,523 $9,319
2007 $5,889 $10,346
2008 $7,271 $10,683
2009 $6,988 $10,099
2010 $6,854 $12,633
2011 $7,850 $14,487
2012 $7,432 $15,242
2013 $7,796 $15,684
2014 $8,070 $14,530
2015 $7,269 $13,434
2016 $7,822 $13,650
2017 $8,697 $14,880
2018 $9,872 $15,659
2019 $10,373 $14,496
2020 $10,770 $13,115
2021 $12,972 $16,207
2022 $14,000 $15,406
2023 $15,884 $17,067
2024 $17,412 $16,710

Bulgaria vs. Chile life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Chile
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Chile
1950 61.5 53.2
1951 60.7 53.5
1952 59.6 53.9
1953 64.2 54.3
1954 64.4 54.7
1955 64.8 54.9
1956 65.2 55.5
1957 66.6 55.8
1958 68.7 56.3
1959 66.6 56.6
1960 69.2 57.2
1961 70.2 57.3
1962 69.5 57.8
1963 70.3 58.3
1964 71.1 58.8
1965 71.3 59.5
1966 71.2 60.4
1967 70.4 61.1
1968 71.2 61.7
1969 70.5 62.3
1970 71.3 62.6
1971 70.9 63.1
1972 70.9 63.7
1973 71.3 64.4
1974 71.2 65.1
1975 71 66
1976 71.4 66.8
1977 70.8 67.5
1978 71.1 68
1979 71.2 68.9
1980 71.1 69.5
1981 71.5 69.8
1982 71.1 70.3
1983 71.2 70.8
1984 71.3 71.2
1985 71 71.6
1986 71.6 72.1
1987 71.3 72.5
1988 71.4 72.8
1989 71.5 73.2
1990 71.3 73.7
1991 71.2 74.1
1992 71.2 74.4
1993 71.2 74.7
1994 70.9 75
1995 71 75.3
1996 70.8 75.6
1997 70.3 75.8
1998 70.9 76.3
1999 71.6 76.7
2000 71.6 77.1
2001 71.9 77.6
2002 72.1 77.8
2003 72.4 77.9
2004 72.6 78.3
2005 72.6 78.5
2006 72.7 78.5
2007 73 78.7
2008 73.3 78.8
2009 73.7 78.9
2010 73.8 79.1
2011 74.2 79.2
2012 74.3 79.2
2013 74.8 79.6
2014 74.5 79.7
2015 74.6 80
2016 74.8 80.3
2017 74.8 80.6
2018 74.9 80.6
2019 75.1 80.3
2020 73.6 79.3
2021 71.4 78.9
2022 74 79.2
2023 75.6 81.2
2024 75.8 81.4
2025 76 81.5

Bulgaria and Chile population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Chile
Year Population
Bulgaria Chile
1960 7,867,374 8,153,350
1961 7,943,118 8,324,802
1962 8,012,946 8,497,059
1963 8,078,145 8,670,144
1964 8,144,340 8,842,525
1965 8,204,168 9,012,938
1966 8,258,057 9,181,722
1967 8,310,226 9,348,939
1968 8,369,603 9,514,716
1969 8,434,172 9,680,282
1970 8,489,574 9,845,344
1971 8,536,395 10,009,701
1972 8,576,200 10,174,678
1973 8,620,967 10,340,362
1974 8,678,745 10,505,817
1975 8,720,742 10,671,559
1976 8,758,599 10,838,251
1977 8,804,183 11,005,519
1978 8,814,032 11,172,695
1979 8,825,940 11,339,779
1980 8,861,535 11,508,550
1981 8,891,117 11,678,717
1982 8,917,457 11,850,214
1983 8,939,738 12,026,138
1984 8,960,679 12,207,733
1985 8,960,547 12,395,274
1986 8,958,171 12,588,914
1987 8,971,359 12,790,150
1988 8,981,446 12,999,424
1989 8,876,972 13,215,005
1990 8,718,289 13,437,176
1991 8,632,367 13,662,491
1992 8,540,164 13,884,577
1993 8,472,313 14,102,276
1994 8,443,591 14,316,256
1995 8,406,067 14,527,381
1996 8,362,826 14,734,046
1997 8,312,068 14,932,434
1998 8,256,786 15,127,799
1999 8,210,624 15,319,313
2000 8,170,172 15,503,635
2001 8,009,142 15,683,849
2002 7,837,161 15,857,925
2003 7,775,327 16,024,752
2004 7,716,860 16,187,322
2005 7,658,972 16,348,778
2006 7,601,022 16,509,195
2007 7,545,338 16,671,581
2008 7,492,561 16,838,988
2009 7,444,443 17,009,731
2010 7,395,599 17,181,464
2011 7,348,328 17,351,816
2012 7,305,888 17,519,119
2013 7,160,005 17,687,006
2014 7,073,572 17,864,195
2015 6,984,225 18,047,625
2016 6,894,139 18,267,221
2017 6,803,468 18,558,868
2018 6,710,798 18,893,191
2019 6,616,726 19,197,744
2020 6,550,696 19,370,624
2021 6,507,301 19,456,334
2022 6,465,097 19,553,036
2023 6,446,596 19,658,835
2024 6,444,366 19,764,771

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Chile

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Chile
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Chile
1960 2.31 4.7
1961 2.29 4.66
1962 2.24 4.6
1963 2.21 4.54
1964 2.19 4.46
1965 2.09 4.36
1966 2.03 4.26
1967 2.02 4.14
1968 2.27 4.03
1969 2.27 3.9
1970 2.17 3.78
1971 2.1 3.65
1972 2.03 3.53
1973 2.15 3.41
1974 2.29 3.29
1975 2.23 3.18
1976 2.24 3.08
1977 2.21 2.98
1978 2.15 2.89
1979 2.16 2.81
1980 2.05 2.74
1981 2 2.69
1982 2.01 2.65
1983 2.01 2.62
1984 2.01 2.6
1985 1.97 2.59
1986 2.02 2.59
1987 1.96 2.59
1988 1.97 2.59
1989 1.9 2.59
1990 1.82 2.58
1991 1.66 2.56
1992 1.55 2.48
1993 1.46 2.43
1994 1.37 2.38
1995 1.23 2.35
1996 1.23 2.28
1997 1.09 2.2
1998 1.11 2.15
1999 1.23 2.07
2000 1.26 2.05
2001 1.21 2.01
2002 1.23 1.93
2003 1.26 1.89
2004 1.33 1.84
2005 1.37 1.83
2006 1.44 1.8
2007 1.49 1.83
2008 1.56 1.85
2009 1.66 1.86
2010 1.57 1.84
2011 1.51 1.82
2012 1.5 1.8
2013 1.54 1.79
2014 1.62 1.77
2015 1.64 1.74
2016 1.67 1.69
2017 1.71 1.56
2018 1.73 1.54
2019 1.79 1.43
2020 1.77 1.31
2021 1.8 1.18
2022 1.78 1.25
2023 1.81 1.17

Bulgaria and Chile demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Chile
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Chile
1960 30.4 20.4
1961 30.7 20.3
1962 31 20.3
1963 31.3 20.3
1964 31.6 20.3
1965 32 20.3
1966 32.3 20.3
1967 32.6 20.4
1968 32.8 20.5
1969 33 20.6
1970 33.2 20.8
1971 33.3 20.9
1972 33.5 21.1
1973 33.6 21.3
1974 33.6 21.5
1975 33.7 21.7
1976 33.8 22
1977 33.9 22.3
1978 34 22.5
1979 34.1 22.8
1980 34.2 23
1981 34.4 23.3
1982 34.6 23.6
1983 34.8 23.9
1984 35 24.2
1985 35.3 24.4
1986 35.6 24.7
1987 35.8 25
1988 35.9 25.3
1989 36.2 25.6
1990 36.6 25.9
1991 37 26.1
1992 37.4 26.4
1993 37.7 26.7
1994 38 27
1995 38.3 27.3
1996 38.6 27.7
1997 38.9 28
1998 39.1 28.3
1999 39.4 28.7
2000 39.7 29
2001 40 29.4
2002 40.3 29.8
2003 40.6 30.2
2004 40.8 30.6
2005 41.1 30.9
2006 41.3 31.3
2007 41.5 31.7
2008 41.7 32.1
2009 42 32.4
2010 42.3 32.7
2011 42.5 33.1
2012 42.8 33.4
2013 43 33.7
2014 43.3 34
2015 43.6 34.3
2016 43.8 34.6
2017 44.1 34.9
2018 44.3 35.1
2019 44.6 35.3
2020 44.9 35.7
2021 45 36.2
2022 45.2 36.6
2023 45.3 37
2024 45.5 37.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Chile
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$311B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
26.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
4.9%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
1.63%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
114,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-2.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
8.76%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
56.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
30.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
73.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
34.5%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.3%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
81,274
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.53%
2024
Number of billionaires
2
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
437
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$262B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$44.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$100M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
5,431,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
85.1%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Chile
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
2,039 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$16.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
84 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
4.27 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
66.7%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
12%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
62.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
4,323 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
48.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
26%
2023
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Chile
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.24%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
+58,316
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
88.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.67 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
67.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
63
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
6.74
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
162
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
97.2%
2022
English speaking
24.9%
2023
9.53%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
94.5%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Chile
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$1,715
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$601
2023
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
3.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
10
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
7.2
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
39.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
12.2%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
46
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
28.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
7.56 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Chile
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.5%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
14,511 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
41,303 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
71,736 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
53,427 mi
2020

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