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Bulgaria vs Estonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 1.37M in Estonia (ranked 153/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 16,498 sq mi for Estonia (ranked 101st vs. 129th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Estonia ranks 102/197 ($42.8B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Estonia ranks 40/197 ($31,170).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Estonia
Population
6403235
1355535
Population rank 111/197 155/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$42.8B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 102/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$31,170
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 40/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$49,334
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$10.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
25.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$7,362
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 66/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$21,368
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
16,498 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
83.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.31
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
43.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
79.5 years
2025

Bulgaria and Estonia: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Estonia economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Estonia
Year GDP
Bulgaria Estonia
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 -
1991 $7,628,738,475 -
1992 $8,602,887,623 -
1993 $10,832,064,942 $4,013,091,682
1994 $9,709,240,034 $4,123,011,420
1995 $18,991,484,420 $4,502,970,889
1996 $12,294,964,838 $4,786,018,988
1997 $11,316,127,379 $5,154,420,649
1998 $15,031,055,047 $5,674,080,543
1999 $13,637,098,579 $5,756,912,266
2000 $13,245,990,274 $5,686,579,748
2001 $14,183,446,026 $6,250,218,423
2002 $16,403,043,850 $7,370,119,619
2003 $21,144,957,990 $9,876,595,528
2004 $26,157,743,369 $12,148,595,031
2005 $29,868,657,858 $14,109,491,357
2006 $34,380,536,496 $17,025,671,810
2007 $44,431,257,129 $22,450,264,166
2008 $54,480,684,188 $24,342,935,404
2009 $52,023,801,230 $19,633,984,440
2010 $50,689,051,382 $19,524,355,419
2011 $57,681,293,007 $23,303,915,795
2012 $54,297,052,002 $23,237,406,116
2013 $55,819,262,375 $25,451,032,781
2014 $57,080,897,012 $27,055,689,003
2015 $50,765,918,159 $23,311,847,751
2016 $53,929,397,039 $24,561,027,788
2017 $59,167,647,388 $27,469,461,919
2018 $66,251,582,036 $31,222,632,741
2019 $68,634,004,792 $31,873,748,770
2020 $70,550,652,467 $31,820,771,494
2021 $84,414,122,840 $37,204,563,051
2022 $90,509,236,929 $38,376,046,175
2023 $102,396,840,296 $41,291,245,222
2024 $112,211,952,704 $42,764,929,169

Bulgaria and Estonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Estonia
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Estonia
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 -
1991 $884 -
1992 $1,007 -
1993 $1,279 $2,686
1994 $1,150 $2,819
1995 $2,259 $3,134
1996 $1,470 $3,381
1997 $1,361 $3,683
1998 $1,820 $4,093
1999 $1,661 $4,141
2000 $1,621 $4,071
2001 $1,771 $4,503
2002 $2,093 $5,343
2003 $2,719 $7,205
2004 $3,390 $8,916
2005 $3,900 $10,415
2006 $4,523 $12,641
2007 $5,889 $16,745
2008 $7,271 $18,206
2009 $6,988 $14,712
2010 $6,854 $14,664
2011 $7,850 $17,556
2012 $7,432 $17,568
2013 $7,796 $19,310
2014 $8,070 $20,582
2015 $7,269 $17,722
2016 $7,822 $18,666
2017 $8,697 $20,852
2018 $9,872 $23,618
2019 $10,373 $24,021
2020 $10,770 $23,934
2021 $12,972 $27,954
2022 $14,000 $28,451
2023 $15,884 $30,133
2024 $17,412 $31,170

Bulgaria vs. Estonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Estonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Estonia
1950 61.5 66.4
1951 60.7 66.8
1952 59.6 67.2
1953 64.2 67.5
1954 64.4 67.8
1955 64.8 68.2
1956 65.2 68.5
1957 66.6 68.8
1958 68.7 68.8
1959 66.6 68.7
1960 69.2 69.3
1961 70.2 69.6
1962 69.5 69.8
1963 70.3 69.9
1964 71.1 70.6
1965 71.3 70.7
1966 71.2 70.7
1967 70.4 71
1968 71.2 70.6
1969 70.5 70.3
1970 71.3 70.4
1971 70.9 70.6
1972 70.9 70.4
1973 71.3 70.7
1974 71.2 70.8
1975 71 70.1
1976 71.4 69.7
1977 70.8 69.8
1978 71.1 69.7
1979 71.2 69.4
1980 71.1 69.5
1981 71.5 69.3
1982 71.1 69.9
1983 71.2 69.8
1984 71.3 69.6
1985 71 69.8
1986 71.6 70.9
1987 71.3 70.9
1988 71.4 71
1989 71.5 70.5
1990 71.3 69.9
1991 71.2 69.8
1992 71.2 69.2
1993 71.2 68.2
1994 70.9 66.7
1995 71 67.8
1996 70.8 70
1997 70.3 70.2
1998 70.9 69.8
1999 71.6 70.7
2000 71.6 71
2001 71.9 70.8
2002 72.1 71.4
2003 72.4 71.9
2004 72.6 72.4
2005 72.6 73
2006 72.7 73.2
2007 73 73.2
2008 73.3 74.3
2009 73.7 75.2
2010 73.8 75.9
2011 74.2 76.3
2012 74.3 76.4
2013 74.8 77.3
2014 74.5 77.1
2015 74.6 77.7
2016 74.8 77.8
2017 74.8 78.2
2018 74.9 78.3
2019 75.1 78.8
2020 73.6 78.9
2021 71.4 77.4
2022 74 78.2
2023 75.6 79.2
2024 75.8 79.3
2025 76 79.5

Bulgaria and Estonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Estonia
Year Population
Bulgaria Estonia
1960 7,867,374 1,211,537
1961 7,943,118 1,225,077
1962 8,012,946 1,241,623
1963 8,078,145 1,258,857
1964 8,144,340 1,277,086
1965 8,204,168 1,294,566
1966 8,258,057 1,308,597
1967 8,310,226 1,318,946
1968 8,369,603 1,331,214
1969 8,434,172 1,345,249
1970 8,489,574 1,360,076
1971 8,536,395 1,376,955
1972 8,576,200 1,392,518
1973 8,620,967 1,405,951
1974 8,678,745 1,418,169
1975 8,720,742 1,429,352
1976 8,758,599 1,439,576
1977 8,804,183 1,450,211
1978 8,814,032 1,460,188
1979 8,825,940 1,468,333
1980 8,861,535 1,477,219
1981 8,891,117 1,487,666
1982 8,917,457 1,498,414
1983 8,939,738 1,508,745
1984 8,960,679 1,518,617
1985 8,960,547 1,528,781
1986 8,958,171 1,540,190
1987 8,971,359 1,552,221
1988 8,981,446 1,561,900
1989 8,876,972 1,568,131
1990 8,718,289 1,569,174
1991 8,632,367 1,561,314
1992 8,540,164 1,533,091
1993 8,472,313 1,494,128
1994 8,443,591 1,462,514
1995 8,406,067 1,436,634
1996 8,362,826 1,415,594
1997 8,312,068 1,399,535
1998 8,256,786 1,386,156
1999 8,210,624 1,390,244
2000 8,170,172 1,396,985
2001 8,009,142 1,388,115
2002 7,837,161 1,379,350
2003 7,775,327 1,370,720
2004 7,716,860 1,362,550
2005 7,658,972 1,354,775
2006 7,601,022 1,346,810
2007 7,545,338 1,340,680
2008 7,492,561 1,337,090
2009 7,444,443 1,334,515
2010 7,395,599 1,331,475
2011 7,348,328 1,327,439
2012 7,305,888 1,322,696
2013 7,160,005 1,317,997
2014 7,073,572 1,314,545
2015 6,984,225 1,315,407
2016 6,894,139 1,315,790
2017 6,803,468 1,317,384
2018 6,710,798 1,321,977
2019 6,616,726 1,326,898
2020 6,550,696 1,329,522
2021 6,507,301 1,330,932
2022 6,465,097 1,348,840
2023 6,446,596 1,370,286
2024 6,444,366 1,371,986

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Estonia

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Estonia
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Estonia
1960 2.31 1.98
1961 2.29 1.98
1962 2.24 1.95
1963 2.21 1.89
1964 2.19 1.94
1965 2.09 1.88
1966 2.03 1.87
1967 2.02 1.9
1968 2.27 2.03
1969 2.27 2.13
1970 2.17 2.17
1971 2.1 2.19
1972 2.03 2.13
1973 2.15 2.06
1974 2.29 2.07
1975 2.23 2.04
1976 2.24 2.07
1977 2.21 2.06
1978 2.15 2.02
1979 2.16 2
1980 2.05 2.02
1981 2 2.07
1982 2.01 2.07
1983 2.01 2.16
1984 2.01 2.17
1985 1.97 2.13
1986 2.02 2.18
1987 1.96 2.27
1988 1.97 2.27
1989 1.9 2.22
1990 1.82 2.05
1991 1.66 1.8
1992 1.55 1.71
1993 1.46 1.49
1994 1.37 1.42
1995 1.23 1.38
1996 1.23 1.37
1997 1.09 1.32
1998 1.11 1.28
1999 1.23 1.3
2000 1.26 1.36
2001 1.21 1.32
2002 1.23 1.36
2003 1.26 1.37
2004 1.33 1.47
2005 1.37 1.52
2006 1.44 1.58
2007 1.49 1.69
2008 1.56 1.72
2009 1.66 1.7
2010 1.57 1.72
2011 1.51 1.61
2012 1.5 1.56
2013 1.54 1.52
2014 1.62 1.54
2015 1.64 1.58
2016 1.67 1.6
2017 1.71 1.59
2018 1.73 1.67
2019 1.79 1.66
2020 1.77 1.58
2021 1.8 1.61
2022 1.78 1.41
2023 1.81 1.31

Bulgaria and Estonia demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Estonia
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Estonia
1960 30.4 32.2
1961 30.7 32.4
1962 31 32.5
1963 31.3 32.7
1964 31.6 32.8
1965 32 33
1966 32.3 33.2
1967 32.6 33.4
1968 32.8 33.6
1969 33 33.7
1970 33.2 33.7
1971 33.3 33.8
1972 33.5 33.9
1973 33.6 34.1
1974 33.6 34.2
1975 33.7 34.2
1976 33.8 34.3
1977 33.9 34.3
1978 34 34.2
1979 34.1 34
1980 34.2 33.9
1981 34.4 33.8
1982 34.6 33.8
1983 34.8 33.9
1984 35 33.9
1985 35.3 33.9
1986 35.6 34
1987 35.8 34
1988 35.9 34.1
1989 36.2 34.2
1990 36.6 34.3
1991 37 34.6
1992 37.4 35
1993 37.7 35.6
1994 38 36
1995 38.3 36.3
1996 38.6 36.7
1997 38.9 37
1998 39.1 37.3
1999 39.4 37.6
2000 39.7 38
2001 40 38.3
2002 40.3 38.5
2003 40.6 38.8
2004 40.8 39.1
2005 41.1 39.3
2006 41.3 39.6
2007 41.5 39.7
2008 41.7 39.8
2009 42 40
2010 42.3 40.3
2011 42.5 40.6
2012 42.8 40.9
2013 43 41.1
2014 43.3 41.4
2015 43.6 41.5
2016 43.8 41.7
2017 44.1 41.9
2018 44.3 42
2019 44.6 42.2
2020 44.9 42.4
2021 45 42.5
2022 45.2 42.7
2023 45.3 42.9
2024 45.5 43.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Estonia
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$39.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
5.21%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
2.87%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
7,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-2.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
7.5%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
65.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
20.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
78.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
23.7%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
3.1%
2023
Number of billionaires
2
2025
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
14
2003
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$2.07B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$496M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
1,695,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
3.98%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
98.9%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Estonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
3,089 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$15.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
11.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
8.35 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
60.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
38%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
2.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
3.77%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
5,722 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
40%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
0.42%
2023
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Estonia
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-7,742
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
70%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
82
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
76
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
81
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
1.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
4.5
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
99.9%
2021
English speaking
24.9%
2023
50.2%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
92.2%
2024

Health

Bulgaria Estonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$1,999
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$463
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
79.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
3.44
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
28.7 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
22.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
28.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Estonia
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
12,025 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
3,815 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
9,415 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
n/a

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