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Bulgaria vs Equatorial Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 1.89M in Equatorial Guinea (ranked 148/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 10,830 sq mi for Equatorial Guinea (ranked 101st vs. 140th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Equatorial Guinea ranks 148/197 ($12.8B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Equatorial Guinea ranks 106/197 ($6,745).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Equatorial Guinea
Population
6403235
1975406
Population rank 111/197 148/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$12.8B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 148/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$6,745
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 106/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$17,567
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$4.62B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
35.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$2,442
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 112/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$4,393
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
10,830 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
174.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
4.08
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
22 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
64.1 years
2025

Bulgaria and Equatorial Guinea: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Equatorial Guinea economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Equatorial Guinea
Year GDP
Bulgaria Equatorial Guinea
1962 - $37,253,333
1963 - $44,266,667
1964 - $51,915,000
1965 - $64,748,333
1966 - $69,110,000
1967 - $72,317,447
1968 - $67,514,286
1969 - $67,225,714
1970 - $66,331,429
1971 - $64,946,955
1972 - $65,429,198
1973 - $81,203,227
1974 - $94,159,863
1975 - $104,295,643
1976 - $103,653,050
1977 - $103,987,520
1978 - -
1979 - -
1980 $19,839,230,769 $50,642,881
1981 $19,870,000,000 $36,731,423
1982 $19,342,000,000 $44,294,648
1983 $16,563,666,667 $44,442,457
1984 $17,594,944,444 $50,320,914
1985 $17,155,421,053 $62,118,570
1986 $20,249,294,118 $76,407,396
1987 $28,101,000,000 $93,345,860
1988 $22,555,941,176 $100,534,657
1989 $21,988,444,444 $88,265,975
1990 $20,632,090,909 $112,119,411
1991 $7,628,738,475 $110,906,029
1992 $8,602,887,623 $134,707,184
1993 $10,832,064,942 $136,047,906
1994 $9,709,240,034 $100,807,003
1995 $18,991,484,420 $141,853,361
1996 $12,294,964,838 $232,463,023
1997 $11,316,127,379 $442,337,871
1998 $15,031,055,047 $370,687,634
1999 $13,637,098,579 $621,117,886
2000 $13,245,990,274 $1,045,998,496
2001 $14,183,446,026 $1,461,139,022
2002 $16,403,043,850 $1,806,742,742
2003 $21,144,957,990 $2,484,745,935
2004 $26,157,743,369 $4,410,764,339
2005 $29,868,657,858 $8,217,369,093
2006 $34,380,536,496 $10,086,528,699
2007 $44,431,257,129 $13,071,718,759
2008 $54,480,684,188 $19,749,893,536
2009 $52,023,801,230 $15,027,795,173
2010 $50,689,051,382 $16,314,443,436
2011 $57,681,293,007 $21,357,343,669
2012 $54,297,052,002 $22,388,344,144
2013 $55,819,262,375 $21,948,834,284
2014 $57,080,897,012 $21,765,453,082
2015 $50,765,918,159 $13,185,496,881
2016 $53,929,397,039 $11,240,808,848
2017 $59,167,647,388 $12,200,913,879
2018 $66,251,582,036 $13,097,012,134
2019 $68,634,004,792 $11,364,133,550
2020 $70,550,652,467 $9,893,816,008
2021 $84,414,122,840 $12,215,878,033
2022 $90,509,236,929 $13,687,643,436
2023 $102,396,840,296 $12,337,550,584
2024 $112,211,952,704 $12,765,777,677

Bulgaria and Equatorial Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Equatorial Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Equatorial Guinea
1962 - $132.9
1963 - $154.8
1964 - $177.8
1965 - $217.1
1966 - $226.7
1967 - $231.9
1968 - $211.7
1969 - $208.4
1970 - $206.8
1971 - $205.6
1972 - $211.4
1973 - $268.6
1974 - $319
1975 - $362
1976 - $369
1977 - $376
1978 - $376
1979 - $372
1980 $2,239 $175.5
1981 $2,235 $121.1
1982 $2,169 $137.5
1983 $1,853 $129.4
1984 $1,964 $137.9
1985 $1,915 $161.1
1986 $2,260 $188.8
1987 $3,132 $220.9
1988 $2,511 $228.7
1989 $2,477 $193.2
1990 $2,367 $236.4
1991 $884 $225.3
1992 $1,007 $263.7
1993 $1,279 $256.7
1994 $1,150 $183.2
1995 $2,259 $248.3
1996 $1,470 $392
1997 $1,361 $717
1998 $1,820 $578
1999 $1,661 $931
2000 $1,621 $1,487
2001 $1,771 $1,949
2002 $2,093 $2,264
2003 $2,719 $2,931
2004 $3,390 $4,901
2005 $3,900 $8,674
2006 $4,523 $10,185
2007 $5,889 $12,617
2008 $7,271 $18,211
2009 $6,988 $13,233
2010 $6,854 $13,720
2011 $7,850 $17,198
2012 $7,432 $17,309
2013 $7,796 $16,304
2014 $8,070 $15,549
2015 $7,269 $9,069
2016 $7,822 $7,453
2017 $8,697 $7,809
2018 $9,872 $8,102
2019 $10,373 $6,804
2020 $10,770 $5,764
2021 $12,972 $6,946
2022 $14,000 $7,589
2023 $15,884 $6,678
2024 $17,412 $6,745

Bulgaria vs. Equatorial Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Equatorial Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Equatorial Guinea
1950 61.5 40.1
1951 60.7 40.4
1952 59.6 40.6
1953 64.2 40.9
1954 64.4 41.1
1955 64.8 41.4
1956 65.2 41.7
1957 66.6 41.9
1958 68.7 42.2
1959 66.6 42.5
1960 69.2 42.7
1961 70.2 43
1962 69.5 43.3
1963 70.3 43.5
1964 71.1 43.8
1965 71.3 44.1
1966 71.2 44.3
1967 70.4 44.6
1968 71.2 44.9
1969 70.5 31
1970 71.3 31.1
1971 70.9 37.2
1972 70.9 44.4
1973 71.3 44.7
1974 71.2 41.5
1975 71 37.3
1976 71.4 30.5
1977 70.8 42
1978 71.1 42.3
1979 71.2 43
1980 71.1 48.8
1981 71.5 49.1
1982 71.1 49.7
1983 71.2 50
1984 71.3 50.2
1985 71 50.6
1986 71.6 50.8
1987 71.3 51
1988 71.4 51.2
1989 71.5 51.3
1990 71.3 51.4
1991 71.2 51.5
1992 71.2 51.6
1993 71.2 51.7
1994 70.9 51.8
1995 71 51.9
1996 70.8 52.1
1997 70.3 52.4
1998 70.9 52.6
1999 71.6 53
2000 71.6 53.4
2001 71.9 53.8
2002 72.1 54.3
2003 72.4 54.8
2004 72.6 55.3
2005 72.6 55.8
2006 72.7 56.4
2007 73 56.9
2008 73.3 57.4
2009 73.7 57.9
2010 73.8 58.3
2011 74.2 58.8
2012 74.3 59.3
2013 74.8 59.8
2014 74.5 60.2
2015 74.6 60.6
2016 74.8 61.1
2017 74.8 61.5
2018 74.9 61.9
2019 75.1 62.3
2020 73.6 62.1
2021 71.4 62.4
2022 74 63.4
2023 75.6 63.7
2024 75.8 63.9
2025 76 64.1

Bulgaria and Equatorial Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Equatorial Guinea
Year Population
Bulgaria Equatorial Guinea
1960 7,867,374 269,807
1961 7,943,118 274,896
1962 8,012,946 280,286
1963 8,078,145 285,965
1964 8,144,340 291,942
1965 8,204,168 298,238
1966 8,258,057 304,859
1967 8,310,226 311,805
1968 8,369,603 318,849
1969 8,434,172 322,517
1970 8,489,574 320,803
1971 8,536,395 315,940
1972 8,576,200 309,468
1973 8,620,967 302,281
1974 8,678,745 294,953
1975 8,720,742 287,901
1976 8,758,599 281,031
1977 8,804,183 276,779
1978 8,814,032 276,531
1979 8,825,940 279,846
1980 8,861,535 288,644
1981 8,891,117 303,252
1982 8,917,457 322,216
1983 8,939,738 343,421
1984 8,960,679 364,899
1985 8,960,547 385,547
1986 8,958,171 404,728
1987 8,971,359 422,522
1988 8,981,446 439,651
1989 8,876,972 456,808
1990 8,718,289 474,274
1991 8,632,367 492,217
1992 8,540,164 510,770
1993 8,472,313 530,023
1994 8,443,591 550,138
1995 8,406,067 571,264
1996 8,362,826 593,492
1997 8,312,068 616,893
1998 8,256,786 641,474
1999 8,210,624 667,214
2000 8,170,172 703,279
2001 8,009,142 749,836
2002 7,837,161 797,957
2003 7,775,327 847,862
2004 7,716,860 899,917
2005 7,658,972 947,367
2006 7,601,022 990,343
2007 7,545,338 1,036,044
2008 7,492,561 1,084,530
2009 7,444,443 1,135,673
2010 7,395,599 1,189,085
2011 7,348,328 1,241,835
2012 7,305,888 1,293,483
2013 7,160,005 1,346,218
2014 7,073,572 1,399,828
2015 6,984,225 1,453,923
2016 6,894,139 1,508,186
2017 6,803,468 1,562,396
2018 6,710,798 1,616,422
2019 6,616,726 1,670,177
2020 6,550,696 1,716,468
2021 6,507,301 1,758,786
2022 6,465,097 1,803,545
2023 6,446,596 1,847,549
2024 6,444,366 1,892,516

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Equatorial Guinea

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Equatorial Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Equatorial Guinea
1960 2.31 5.65
1961 2.29 5.66
1962 2.24 5.67
1963 2.21 5.69
1964 2.19 5.71
1965 2.09 5.73
1966 2.03 5.76
1967 2.02 5.78
1968 2.27 5.79
1969 2.27 5.8
1970 2.17 5.81
1971 2.1 5.81
1972 2.03 5.81
1973 2.15 5.8
1974 2.29 5.8
1975 2.23 5.79
1976 2.24 5.79
1977 2.21 5.8
1978 2.15 5.8
1979 2.16 5.82
1980 2.05 5.84
1981 2 5.86
1982 2.01 5.88
1983 2.01 5.9
1984 2.01 5.93
1985 1.97 5.95
1986 2.02 5.96
1987 1.96 5.97
1988 1.97 5.98
1989 1.9 5.99
1990 1.82 5.99
1991 1.66 5.99
1992 1.55 5.98
1993 1.46 5.98
1994 1.37 5.98
1995 1.23 5.97
1996 1.23 5.96
1997 1.09 5.94
1998 1.11 5.91
1999 1.23 5.88
2000 1.26 5.83
2001 1.21 5.79
2002 1.23 5.73
2003 1.26 5.68
2004 1.33 5.62
2005 1.37 5.56
2006 1.44 5.5
2007 1.49 5.43
2008 1.56 5.36
2009 1.66 5.29
2010 1.57 5.21
2011 1.51 5.13
2012 1.5 5.04
2013 1.54 4.95
2014 1.62 4.86
2015 1.64 4.77
2016 1.67 4.69
2017 1.71 4.6
2018 1.73 4.51
2019 1.79 4.43
2020 1.77 4.35
2021 1.8 4.27
2022 1.78 4.17
2023 1.81 4.08

Bulgaria and Equatorial Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Equatorial Guinea
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Equatorial Guinea
1960 30.4 21.9
1961 30.7 21.7
1962 31 21.6
1963 31.3 21.4
1964 31.6 21.3
1965 32 21.1
1966 32.3 21
1967 32.6 20.8
1968 32.8 20.7
1969 33 20.5
1970 33.2 20.4
1971 33.3 20.2
1972 33.5 20.2
1973 33.6 20.1
1974 33.6 20
1975 33.7 19.9
1976 33.8 19.8
1977 33.9 19.6
1978 34 19.5
1979 34.1 19.4
1980 34.2 19.3
1981 34.4 19.2
1982 34.6 19.1
1983 34.8 19.3
1984 35 19.7
1985 35.3 19.9
1986 35.6 20
1987 35.8 20
1988 35.9 19.9
1989 36.2 19.8
1990 36.6 19.7
1991 37 19.5
1992 37.4 19.4
1993 37.7 19.2
1994 38 19.1
1995 38.3 19
1996 38.6 19
1997 38.9 18.9
1998 39.1 18.9
1999 39.4 18.9
2000 39.7 19
2001 40 19.1
2002 40.3 19.3
2003 40.6 19.4
2004 40.8 19.7
2005 41.1 19.9
2006 41.3 20.1
2007 41.5 20.4
2008 41.7 20.7
2009 42 20.9
2010 42.3 21.2
2011 42.5 21.3
2012 42.8 21.5
2013 43 21.6
2014 43.3 21.7
2015 43.6 21.9
2016 43.8 21.9
2017 44.1 22
2018 44.3 22.1
2019 44.6 22.2
2020 44.9 22.1
2021 45 22.1
2022 45.2 22.1
2023 45.3 22.1
2024 45.5 22

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Equatorial Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$8.96B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
18.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
2.19%
1998
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
1.59%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-0.78%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
8.6%
2014
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
51.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
45.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
47.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
29.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.6%
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
$1.54B
2023
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
2.22%
1996
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Bulgaria Equatorial Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
1,284 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$14.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
3.78 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
2.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
4.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
1.75%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
-423%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
745 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
8.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
31.3%
2022
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66.9%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Equatorial Guinea
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
+3,891
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
74.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
26.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
2.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
27.2
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
66
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
94.4%
2010
English speaking
24.9%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
60.4%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Equatorial Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$190.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$133.8
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
64.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
0.83%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
174
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
70.6
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
18.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
8.2%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
27
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
6.56 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Equatorial Guinea
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
5,723 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
404 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
9,357 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
1,790 mi
2017

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