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Bulgaria vs Croatia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 3.87M in Croatia (ranked 129/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 21,606 sq mi for Croatia (ranked 101st vs. 123rd).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Croatia
Population
6403235
3839202
Population rank 111/197 129/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$92.5B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 74/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$23,931
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 50/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$48,575
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$53.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
55.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$13,796
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 42/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$20,265
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
21,606 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.46
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
46 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
78.9 years
2025

Bulgaria and Croatia: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Croatia economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Croatia
Year GDP
Bulgaria Croatia
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 $25,650,213,280
1991 $7,628,738,475 $18,760,386,775
1992 $8,602,887,623 $10,621,169,291
1993 $10,832,064,942 $11,259,647,874
1994 $9,709,240,034 $15,062,911,617
1995 $18,991,484,420 $22,772,394,547
1996 $12,294,964,838 $24,150,978,347
1997 $11,316,127,379 $24,175,764,812
1998 $15,031,055,047 $25,890,228,430
1999 $13,637,098,579 $23,777,026,779
2000 $13,245,990,274 $22,134,411,297
2001 $14,183,446,026 $23,066,883,850
2002 $16,403,043,850 $26,757,722,429
2003 $21,144,957,990 $35,245,317,002
2004 $26,157,743,369 $41,836,292,157
2005 $29,868,657,858 $45,013,119,282
2006 $34,380,536,496 $49,590,197,657
2007 $44,431,257,129 $59,298,265,770
2008 $54,480,684,188 $68,478,776,206
2009 $52,023,801,230 $62,321,642,125
2010 $50,689,051,382 $58,981,738,869
2011 $57,681,293,007 $62,903,737,380
2012 $54,297,052,002 $57,551,963,753
2013 $55,819,262,375 $59,852,401,272
2014 $57,080,897,012 $59,612,144,078
2015 $50,765,918,159 $51,005,200,670
2016 $53,929,397,039 $52,654,855,638
2017 $59,167,647,388 $56,186,190,438
2018 $66,251,582,036 $61,668,130,123
2019 $68,634,004,792 $61,467,582,194
2020 $70,550,652,467 $57,963,370,885
2021 $84,414,122,840 $69,006,802,299
2022 $90,509,236,929 $71,198,635,102
2023 $102,396,840,296 $84,393,795,502
2024 $112,211,952,704 $92,526,176,109

Bulgaria and Croatia economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Croatia
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Croatia
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 $5,369
1991 $884 $4,001
1992 $1,007 $2,321
1993 $1,279 $2,448
1994 $1,150 $3,238
1995 $2,259 $4,929
1996 $1,470 $5,300
1997 $1,361 $5,331
1998 $1,820 $5,713
1999 $1,661 $5,269
2000 $1,621 $4,954
2001 $1,771 $5,365
2002 $2,093 $6,220
2003 $2,719 $8,190
2004 $3,390 $9,719
2005 $3,900 $10,444
2006 $4,523 $11,503
2007 $5,889 $13,758
2008 $7,271 $15,889
2009 $6,988 $14,476
2010 $6,854 $13,731
2011 $7,850 $14,695
2012 $7,432 $13,509
2013 $7,796 $14,136
2014 $8,070 $14,188
2015 $7,269 $12,285
2016 $7,822 $12,821
2017 $8,697 $13,903
2018 $9,872 $15,460
2019 $10,373 $15,564
2020 $10,770 $14,808
2021 $12,972 $17,790
2022 $14,000 $18,466
2023 $15,884 $21,865
2024 $17,412 $23,931

Bulgaria vs. Croatia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Croatia
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Croatia
1950 61.5 58.5
1951 60.7 59
1952 59.6 59.8
1953 64.2 61.5
1954 64.4 62.2
1955 64.8 63.1
1956 65.2 63.6
1957 66.6 64.4
1958 68.7 65
1959 66.6 65.5
1960 69.2 65.9
1961 70.2 66.5
1962 69.5 67.3
1963 70.3 67.6
1964 71.1 68
1965 71.3 68.5
1966 71.2 68.9
1967 70.4 69
1968 71.2 68.9
1969 70.5 69
1970 71.3 69.2
1971 70.9 69.4
1972 70.9 69.8
1973 71.3 70.1
1974 71.2 70.6
1975 71 71
1976 71.4 71.4
1977 70.8 71.4
1978 71.1 71.3
1979 71.2 71.1
1980 71.1 71
1981 71.5 70.9
1982 71.1 70.7
1983 71.2 70.7
1984 71.3 71
1985 71 71.5
1986 71.6 71.8
1987 71.3 71.9
1988 71.4 72.2
1989 71.5 72.5
1990 71.3 72.2
1991 71.2 70.6
1992 71.2 71.7
1993 71.2 72.3
1994 70.9 72.6
1995 71 72.6
1996 70.8 73
1997 70.3 73
1998 70.9 73.2
1999 71.6 73.6
2000 71.6 74
2001 71.9 74.4
2002 72.1 74.6
2003 72.4 74.7
2004 72.6 75.3
2005 72.6 75.6
2006 72.7 75.7
2007 73 75.9
2008 73.3 76
2009 73.7 76.3
2010 73.8 76.7
2011 74.2 77
2012 74.3 77.3
2013 74.8 77.5
2014 74.5 77.5
2015 74.6 77.6
2016 74.8 77.6
2017 74.8 77.7
2018 74.9 77.9
2019 75.1 78.2
2020 73.6 77.5
2021 71.4 77.1
2022 74 78.3
2023 75.6 78.6
2024 75.8 78.8
2025 76 78.9

Bulgaria and Croatia population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Croatia
Year Population
Bulgaria Croatia
1960 7,867,374 4,140,181
1961 7,943,118 4,167,292
1962 8,012,946 4,196,712
1963 8,078,145 4,225,675
1964 8,144,340 4,252,876
1965 8,204,168 4,280,923
1966 8,258,057 4,310,701
1967 8,310,226 4,338,683
1968 8,369,603 4,365,628
1969 8,434,172 4,391,490
1970 8,489,574 4,412,252
1971 8,536,395 4,431,275
1972 8,576,200 4,450,564
1973 8,620,967 4,470,161
1974 8,678,745 4,490,660
1975 8,720,742 4,512,082
1976 8,758,599 4,535,934
1977 8,804,183 4,559,571
1978 8,814,032 4,581,085
1979 8,825,940 4,594,778
1980 8,861,535 4,599,782
1981 8,891,117 4,611,509
1982 8,917,457 4,634,234
1983 8,939,738 4,658,254
1984 8,960,679 4,680,285
1985 8,960,547 4,701,417
1986 8,958,171 4,721,446
1987 8,971,359 4,739,745
1988 8,981,446 4,755,207
1989 8,876,972 4,767,260
1990 8,718,289 4,777,368
1991 8,632,367 4,689,022
1992 8,540,164 4,575,818
1993 8,472,313 4,600,463
1994 8,443,591 4,652,024
1995 8,406,067 4,620,030
1996 8,362,826 4,557,097
1997 8,312,068 4,534,920
1998 8,256,786 4,532,135
1999 8,210,624 4,512,597
2000 8,170,172 4,468,302
2001 8,009,142 4,299,642
2002 7,837,161 4,302,174
2003 7,775,327 4,303,399
2004 7,716,860 4,304,600
2005 7,658,972 4,310,145
2006 7,601,022 4,311,159
2007 7,545,338 4,310,217
2008 7,492,561 4,309,705
2009 7,444,443 4,305,181
2010 7,395,599 4,295,427
2011 7,348,328 4,280,622
2012 7,305,888 4,260,368
2013 7,160,005 4,233,922
2014 7,073,572 4,201,598
2015 6,984,225 4,151,725
2016 6,894,139 4,106,867
2017 6,803,468 4,041,407
2018 6,710,798 3,988,775
2019 6,616,726 3,949,390
2020 6,550,696 3,914,206
2021 6,507,301 3,878,981
2022 6,465,097 3,855,641
2023 6,446,596 3,859,686
2024 6,444,366 3,866,300

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Croatia

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Croatia
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Croatia
1960 2.31 2.24
1961 2.29 2.22
1962 2.24 2.19
1963 2.21 2.15
1964 2.19 2.14
1965 2.09 2.22
1966 2.03 2.23
1967 2.02 2.1
1968 2.27 2.03
1969 2.27 1.95
1970 2.17 1.88
1971 2.1 1.97
1972 2.03 2.01
1973 2.15 2.01
1974 2.29 1.98
1975 2.23 1.95
1976 2.24 1.94
1977 2.21 1.95
1978 2.15 1.96
1979 2.16 1.95
1980 2.05 1.93
1981 2 1.93
1982 2.01 1.9
1983 2.01 1.88
1984 2.01 1.87
1985 1.97 1.82
1986 2.02 1.76
1987 1.96 1.64
1988 1.97 1.79
1989 1.9 1.63
1990 1.82 1.63
1991 1.66 1.53
1992 1.55 1.48
1993 1.46 1.52
1994 1.37 1.47
1995 1.23 1.58
1996 1.23 1.67
1997 1.09 1.69
1998 1.11 1.45
1999 1.23 1.38
2000 1.26 1.39
2001 1.21 1.46
2002 1.23 1.42
2003 1.26 1.41
2004 1.33 1.43
2005 1.37 1.5
2006 1.44 1.47
2007 1.49 1.48
2008 1.56 1.47
2009 1.66 1.5
2010 1.57 1.46
2011 1.51 1.41
2012 1.5 1.52
2013 1.54 1.46
2014 1.62 1.46
2015 1.64 1.41
2016 1.67 1.43
2017 1.71 1.42
2018 1.73 1.47
2019 1.79 1.47
2020 1.77 1.48
2021 1.8 1.62
2022 1.78 1.53
2023 1.81 1.46

Bulgaria and Croatia demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Croatia
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Croatia
1960 30.4 29
1961 30.7 29.4
1962 31 29.7
1963 31.3 30
1964 31.6 30.3
1965 32 30.6
1966 32.3 30.9
1967 32.6 31.2
1968 32.8 31.5
1969 33 31.8
1970 33.2 32.1
1971 33.3 32.3
1972 33.5 32.5
1973 33.6 32.7
1974 33.6 32.8
1975 33.7 33
1976 33.8 33.1
1977 33.9 33.2
1978 34 33.3
1979 34.1 33.4
1980 34.2 33.4
1981 34.4 33.5
1982 34.6 33.6
1983 34.8 33.8
1984 35 34
1985 35.3 34.2
1986 35.6 34.4
1987 35.8 34.7
1988 35.9 35
1989 36.2 35.3
1990 36.6 35.6
1991 37 36
1992 37.4 36.4
1993 37.7 36.9
1994 38 37.3
1995 38.3 37.8
1996 38.6 38.2
1997 38.9 38.6
1998 39.1 38.9
1999 39.4 39.2
2000 39.7 39.6
2001 40 39.9
2002 40.3 40.2
2003 40.6 40.5
2004 40.8 40.7
2005 41.1 40.9
2006 41.3 41.2
2007 41.5 41.4
2008 41.7 41.6
2009 42 41.8
2010 42.3 41.9
2011 42.5 42.2
2012 42.8 42.5
2013 43 42.7
2014 43.3 43
2015 43.6 43.3
2016 43.8 43.7
2017 44.1 44.2
2018 44.3 44.6
2019 44.6 45
2020 44.9 45.2
2021 45 45.4
2022 45.2 45.6
2023 45.3 45.8
2024 45.5 46

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Croatia
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$85.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
48.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
4.09%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
1.78%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
20,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-2.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
5.03%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
59.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
19.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
23.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.9%
2023
Number of billionaires
2
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
81
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$27.8B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$3.34B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$6.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
21,608,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
23.4%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
92.6%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Croatia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
2,237 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$20.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
17.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
4.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
68%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
34.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
11.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
57.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
4,484 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
69.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
47%
2023
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Croatia
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.05%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-5,186
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
58.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
73
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
47
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
83
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
0.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
7.9
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
99.4%
2021
English speaking
24.9%
2023
57.1%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
83.6%
2024

Health

Bulgaria Croatia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$1,344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$123.5
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
78.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
0.009%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
3.61
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
29.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
4.6
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
31.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
64
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
37%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
7.65 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Croatia
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
5,588 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
5,737 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
7,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
16,751 mi
2015

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