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Bulgaria vs Cuba statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 11M in Cuba (ranked 86/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 40,077 sq mi for Cuba (ranked 101st vs. 103rd).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Cuba
Population
6403235
10937204
Population rank 111/197 89/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$107B
2020
GDP rank 68/197 69/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$9,605
2020
GDP per capita rank 64/197 87/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$12,300
2016
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 90/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$3,584
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
40,077 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
43.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
78.4 years
2025

Bulgaria and Cuba: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Cuba economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Cuba
Year GDP
Bulgaria Cuba
1970 - $5,693,005,200
1971 - $6,914,658,400
1972 - $8,135,150,892
1973 - $9,987,709,650
1974 - $11,405,957,317
1975 - $13,027,415,244
1976 - $13,789,579,903
1977 - $14,206,158,675
1978 - $17,844,705,325
1979 - $19,584,443,288
1980 $19,839,230,769 $19,912,889,861
1981 $19,870,000,000 $20,150,254,096
1982 $19,342,000,000 $20,953,510,235
1983 $16,563,666,667 $22,204,940,512
1984 $17,594,944,444 $24,039,383,608
1985 $17,155,421,053 $22,920,490,774
1986 $20,249,294,118 $24,226,574,634
1987 $28,101,000,000 $25,213,935,012
1988 $22,555,941,176 $27,458,999,472
1989 $21,988,444,444 $27,023,468,666
1990 $20,632,090,909 $28,645,436,569
1991 $7,628,738,475 $24,316,556,026
1992 $8,602,887,623 $22,085,858,243
1993 $10,832,064,942 $22,367,254,865
1994 $9,709,240,034 $28,448,326,757
1995 $18,991,484,420 $30,429,803,651
1996 $12,294,964,838 $25,017,368,700
1997 $11,316,127,379 $25,365,908,100
1998 $15,031,055,047 $25,736,331,200
1999 $13,637,098,579 $28,364,615,200
2000 $13,245,990,274 $30,565,400,000
2001 $14,183,446,026 $31,682,400,000
2002 $16,403,043,850 $33,590,500,000
2003 $21,144,957,990 $35,901,200,000
2004 $26,157,743,369 $38,203,000,000
2005 $29,868,657,858 $42,643,836,100
2006 $34,380,536,496 $48,835,925,926
2007 $44,431,257,129 $54,262,870,370
2008 $54,480,684,188 $56,302,129,630
2009 $52,023,801,230 $57,481,481,481
2010 $50,689,051,382 $59,562,962,963
2011 $57,681,293,007 $68,990,000,000
2012 $54,297,052,002 $73,141,000,000
2013 $55,819,262,375 $77,148,000,000
2014 $57,080,897,012 $80,656,100,000
2015 $50,765,918,159 $87,132,800,000
2016 $53,929,397,039 $91,370,407,864
2017 $59,167,647,388 $96,850,649,692
2018 $66,251,582,036 $100,050,036,096
2019 $68,634,004,792 $103,427,600,000
2020 $70,550,652,467 $107,351,800,000
2021 $84,414,122,840 -
2022 $90,509,236,929 -
2023 $102,396,840,296 -
2024 $112,211,952,704 -

Bulgaria and Cuba economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Cuba
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Cuba
1970 - $645
1971 - $770
1972 - $892
1973 - $1,079
1974 - $1,217
1975 - $1,374
1976 - $1,441
1977 - $1,472
1978 - $1,837
1979 - $2,006
1980 $2,239 $2,031
1981 $2,235 $2,046
1982 $2,169 $2,114
1983 $1,853 $2,222
1984 $1,964 $2,386
1985 $1,915 $2,257
1986 $2,260 $2,365
1987 $3,132 $2,440
1988 $2,511 $2,632
1989 $2,477 $2,566
1990 $2,367 $2,694
1991 $884 $2,269
1992 $1,007 $2,048
1993 $1,279 $2,063
1994 $1,150 $2,613
1995 $2,259 $2,785
1996 $1,470 $2,282
1997 $1,361 $2,306
1998 $1,820 $2,332
1999 $1,661 $2,562
2000 $1,621 $2,751
2001 $1,771 $2,843
2002 $2,093 $3,005
2003 $2,719 $3,203
2004 $3,390 $3,399
2005 $3,900 $3,786
2006 $4,523 $4,330
2007 $5,889 $4,807
2008 $7,271 $4,986
2009 $6,988 $5,089
2010 $6,854 $5,272
2011 $7,850 $6,104
2012 $7,432 $6,471
2013 $7,796 $6,828
2014 $8,070 $7,147
2015 $7,269 $7,728
2016 $7,822 $8,111
2017 $8,697 $8,611
2018 $9,872 $8,911
2019 $10,373 $9,232
2020 $10,770 $9,605
2021 $12,972 -
2022 $14,000 -
2023 $15,884 -
2024 $17,412 -

Bulgaria vs. Cuba life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Cuba
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Cuba
1950 61.5 59
1951 60.7 59.4
1952 59.6 59.8
1953 64.2 60.2
1954 64.4 60.7
1955 64.8 61.2
1956 65.2 61.5
1957 66.6 61.9
1958 68.7 62.3
1959 66.6 62.8
1960 69.2 63.3
1961 70.2 63.7
1962 69.5 64.4
1963 70.3 64.3
1964 71.1 65.3
1965 71.3 65.6
1966 71.2 66.1
1967 70.4 66.5
1968 71.2 66.9
1969 70.5 67.4
1970 71.3 67.9
1971 70.9 68.4
1972 70.9 68.9
1973 71.3 69.3
1974 71.2 69.9
1975 71 70.4
1976 71.4 70.9
1977 70.8 71.4
1978 71.1 71.9
1979 71.2 72.3
1980 71.1 72.6
1981 71.5 73
1982 71.1 73.4
1983 71.2 73.6
1984 71.3 73.6
1985 71 73.5
1986 71.6 73.6
1987 71.3 73.6
1988 71.4 73.7
1989 71.5 73.7
1990 71.3 73.8
1991 71.2 73.8
1992 71.2 73.8
1993 71.2 73.9
1994 70.9 74.1
1995 71 74.3
1996 70.8 74.7
1997 70.3 75.1
1998 70.9 75.4
1999 71.6 75.7
2000 71.6 75.9
2001 71.9 76.4
2002 72.1 76.8
2003 72.4 77.4
2004 72.6 77.3
2005 72.6 77.5
2006 72.7 77.4
2007 73 77.6
2008 73.3 77.6
2009 73.7 77.6
2010 73.8 77.9
2011 74.2 78.1
2012 74.3 78.2
2013 74.8 78
2014 74.5 77.8
2015 74.6 77.7
2016 74.8 77.6
2017 74.8 77.3
2018 74.9 77.4
2019 75.1 77.4
2020 73.6 77.4
2021 71.4 73.2
2022 74 77.6
2023 75.6 78.1
2024 75.8 78.3
2025 76 78.4

Bulgaria and Cuba population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Cuba
Year Population
Bulgaria Cuba
1960 7,867,374 7,238,081
1961 7,943,118 7,387,117
1962 8,012,946 7,541,098
1963 8,078,145 7,701,660
1964 8,144,340 7,866,020
1965 8,204,168 8,030,797
1966 8,258,057 8,193,450
1967 8,310,226 8,352,625
1968 8,369,603 8,509,522
1969 8,434,172 8,666,640
1970 8,489,574 8,824,382
1971 8,536,395 8,979,085
1972 8,576,200 9,123,891
1973 8,620,967 9,255,328
1974 8,678,745 9,374,183
1975 8,720,742 9,479,726
1976 8,758,599 9,571,242
1977 8,804,183 9,648,440
1978 8,814,032 9,711,980
1979 8,825,940 9,763,355
1980 8,861,535 9,804,796
1981 8,891,117 9,849,320
1982 8,917,457 9,912,681
1983 8,939,738 9,991,026
1984 8,960,679 10,073,299
1985 8,960,547 10,157,228
1986 8,958,171 10,244,247
1987 8,971,359 10,335,342
1988 8,981,446 10,432,585
1989 8,876,972 10,533,243
1990 8,718,289 10,631,799
1991 8,632,367 10,717,640
1992 8,540,164 10,785,801
1993 8,472,313 10,841,031
1994 8,443,591 10,886,021
1995 8,406,067 10,925,362
1996 8,362,826 10,962,010
1997 8,312,068 10,997,934
1998 8,256,786 11,034,712
1999 8,210,624 11,072,230
2000 8,170,172 11,109,109
2001 8,009,142 11,144,132
2002 7,837,161 11,177,418
2003 7,775,327 11,209,383
2004 7,716,860 11,238,756
2005 7,658,972 11,262,554
2006 7,601,022 11,278,550
2007 7,545,338 11,287,272
2008 7,492,561 11,291,762
2009 7,444,443 11,294,719
2010 7,395,599 11,297,409
2011 7,348,328 11,301,571
2012 7,305,888 11,303,175
2013 7,160,005 11,298,167
2014 7,073,572 11,285,775
2015 6,984,225 11,275,065
2016 6,894,139 11,265,612
2017 6,803,468 11,247,829
2018 6,710,798 11,227,118
2019 6,616,726 11,202,846
2020 6,550,696 11,176,354
2021 6,507,301 11,122,168
2022 6,465,097 11,059,820
2023 6,446,596 11,019,931
2024 6,444,366 10,979,783

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Cuba

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Cuba
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Cuba
1960 2.31 4.13
1961 2.29 4.26
1962 2.24 4.42
1963 2.21 4.56
1964 2.19 4.53
1965 2.09 4.5
1966 2.03 4.4
1967 2.02 4.29
1968 2.27 4.19
1969 2.27 4.12
1970 2.17 3.98
1971 2.1 3.8
1972 2.03 3.61
1973 2.15 3.4
1974 2.29 3.16
1975 2.23 2.82
1976 2.24 2.51
1977 2.21 2.21
1978 2.15 1.88
1979 2.16 1.77
1980 2.05 1.64
1981 2 1.59
1982 2.01 1.78
1983 2.01 1.8
1984 2.01 1.77
1985 1.97 1.77
1986 2.02 1.78
1987 1.96 1.8
1988 1.97 1.85
1989 1.9 1.83
1990 1.82 1.81
1991 1.66 1.66
1992 1.55 1.56
1993 1.46 1.49
1994 1.37 1.47
1995 1.23 1.48
1996 1.23 1.46
1997 1.09 1.59
1998 1.11 1.62
1999 1.23 1.64
2000 1.26 1.61
2001 1.21 1.6
2002 1.23 1.65
2003 1.26 1.63
2004 1.33 1.55
2005 1.37 1.49
2006 1.44 1.4
2007 1.49 1.44
2008 1.56 1.58
2009 1.66 1.68
2010 1.57 1.67
2011 1.51 1.73
2012 1.5 1.67
2013 1.54 1.68
2014 1.62 1.66
2015 1.64 1.69
2016 1.67 1.6
2017 1.71 1.59
2018 1.73 1.61
2019 1.79 1.54
2020 1.77 1.49
2021 1.8 1.43
2022 1.78 1.41
2023 1.81 1.44

Bulgaria and Cuba demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Cuba
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Cuba
1960 30.4 22.5
1961 30.7 22.5
1962 31 22.4
1963 31.3 22.3
1964 31.6 22.2
1965 32 22.1
1966 32.3 22
1967 32.6 21.9
1968 32.8 21.9
1969 33 21.8
1970 33.2 21.8
1971 33.3 21.9
1972 33.5 21.9
1973 33.6 22.1
1974 33.6 22.2
1975 33.7 22.5
1976 33.8 22.7
1977 33.9 23
1978 34 23.4
1979 34.1 23.7
1980 34.2 24.1
1981 34.4 24.5
1982 34.6 24.8
1983 34.8 25.1
1984 35 25.5
1985 35.3 25.9
1986 35.6 26.3
1987 35.8 26.7
1988 35.9 27.1
1989 36.2 27.5
1990 36.6 27.9
1991 37 28.3
1992 37.4 28.7
1993 37.7 29.2
1994 38 29.7
1995 38.3 30.3
1996 38.6 30.9
1997 38.9 31.4
1998 39.1 32
1999 39.4 32.5
2000 39.7 33.1
2001 40 33.6
2002 40.3 34.2
2003 40.6 34.7
2004 40.8 35.2
2005 41.1 35.7
2006 41.3 36.2
2007 41.5 36.8
2008 41.7 37.3
2009 42 37.7
2010 42.3 38.2
2011 42.5 38.6
2012 42.8 39.1
2013 43 39.7
2014 43.3 40.2
2015 43.6 40.6
2016 43.8 40.9
2017 44.1 41.3
2018 44.3 41.6
2019 44.6 41.9
2020 44.9 42.1
2021 45 42.3
2022 45.2 42.5
2023 45.3 42.8
2024 45.5 43.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Cuba
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$101B
2019
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
49%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
8.44%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
2.88%
2018
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
76,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
1.7%
2018
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
70%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
27.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
25.4
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
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$144M
1960
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
1,086,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Bulgaria Cuba
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
816 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
22.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
88.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
20.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
0.34%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
62.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
1,102 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
5.19%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
0.77%
2022
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Cuba
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-22,356
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
47.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
4.42
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
99.7%
2021
English speaking
24.9%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
71.3%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Cuba
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$1,199
2020
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$107
2020
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
78.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
0.03%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
9.43
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
35
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
8.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
22.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
9.4%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
17.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
5.38 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Cuba
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
3,650 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
24,714 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
12,517 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
n/a

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