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Bulgaria vs Finland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 5.64M in Finland (ranked 116/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 117,360 sq mi for Finland (ranked 101st vs. 70th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Finland ranks 48/197 ($300B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Finland ranks 22/197 ($53,189).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Finland
Population
6403235
5643254
Population rank 111/197 118/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$300B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 48/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$53,189
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 22/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$64,091
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$247B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
86.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$43,897
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 12/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$37,252
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
117,360 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
48 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.26
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
44 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
82.2 years
2025

Bulgaria and Finland: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Finland economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Finland
Year GDP
Bulgaria Finland
1960 - $5,279,481,824
1961 - $5,984,433,774
1962 - $6,407,796,043
1963 - $6,958,916,548
1964 - $7,848,987,793
1965 - $8,680,393,839
1966 - $9,306,142,172
1967 - $9,468,272,357
1968 - $8,916,565,041
1969 - $10,177,524,839
1970 - $11,358,529,162
1971 - $12,528,522,307
1972 - $14,744,499,570
1973 - $19,474,098,335
1974 - $24,851,036,710
1975 - $29,475,251,333
1976 - $31,852,352,670
1977 - $33,502,784,418
1978 - $36,259,392,058
1979 - $44,469,218,440
1980 $19,839,230,769 $53,649,984,061
1981 $19,870,000,000 $52,440,066,134
1982 $19,342,000,000 $52,784,013,815
1983 $16,563,666,667 $50,956,447,481
1984 $17,594,944,444 $52,870,993,273
1985 $17,155,421,053 $55,856,676,899
1986 $20,249,294,118 $73,511,611,541
1987 $28,101,000,000 $91,564,993,913
1988 $22,555,941,176 $109,039,090,263
1989 $21,988,444,444 $118,991,270,611
1990 $20,632,090,909 $141,446,120,355
1991 $7,628,738,475 $127,794,441,994
1992 $8,602,887,623 $112,537,828,511
1993 $10,832,064,942 $89,112,105,756
1994 $9,709,240,034 $103,182,697,780
1995 $18,991,484,420 $134,060,457,516
1996 $12,294,964,838 $131,991,975,149
1997 $11,316,127,379 $126,862,902,302
1998 $15,031,055,047 $133,990,876,725
1999 $13,637,098,579 $135,234,241,918
2000 $13,245,990,274 $125,967,821,111
2001 $14,183,446,026 $129,519,672,869
2002 $16,403,043,850 $140,360,963,812
2003 $21,144,957,990 $171,612,867,736
2004 $26,157,743,369 $197,458,297,640
2005 $29,868,657,858 $204,859,368,791
2006 $34,380,536,496 $217,044,068,234
2007 $44,431,257,129 $256,360,251,538
2008 $54,480,684,188 $285,698,662,071
2009 $52,023,801,230 $253,480,783,439
2010 $50,689,051,382 $249,429,613,683
2011 $57,681,293,007 $275,126,915,516
2012 $54,297,052,002 $257,443,384,493
2013 $55,819,262,375 $270,268,036,626
2014 $57,080,897,012 $273,478,528,955
2015 $50,765,918,159 $233,210,733,506
2016 $53,929,397,039 $238,777,818,793
2017 $59,167,647,388 $253,846,138,440
2018 $66,251,582,036 $273,869,255,596
2019 $68,634,004,792 $267,014,821,129
2020 $70,550,652,467 $270,000,311,606
2021 $84,414,122,840 $294,223,210,496
2022 $90,509,236,929 $280,253,099,309
2023 $102,396,840,296 $294,950,618,733
2024 $112,211,952,704 $299,835,625,551

Bulgaria and Finland economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Finland
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Finland
1960 - $1,192
1961 - $1,341
1962 - $1,427
1963 - $1,538
1964 - $1,726
1965 - $1,902
1966 - $2,032
1967 - $2,056
1968 - $1,927
1969 - $2,201
1970 - $2,466
1971 - $2,716
1972 - $3,178
1973 - $4,174
1974 - $5,298
1975 - $6,256
1976 - $6,740
1977 - $7,070
1978 - $7,629
1979 - $9,333
1980 $2,239 $11,225
1981 $2,235 $10,925
1982 $2,169 $10,935
1983 $1,853 $10,494
1984 $1,964 $10,830
1985 $1,915 $11,394
1986 $2,260 $14,947
1987 $3,132 $18,565
1988 $2,511 $22,044
1989 $2,477 $23,969
1990 $2,367 $28,366
1991 $884 $25,489
1992 $1,007 $22,320
1993 $1,279 $17,589
1994 $1,150 $20,278
1995 $2,259 $26,246
1996 $1,470 $25,757
1997 $1,361 $24,682
1998 $1,820 $26,000
1999 $1,661 $26,180
2000 $1,621 $24,336
2001 $1,771 $24,965
2002 $2,093 $26,989
2003 $2,719 $32,920
2004 $3,390 $37,768
2005 $3,900 $39,050
2006 $4,523 $41,214
2007 $5,889 $48,473
2008 $7,271 $53,769
2009 $6,988 $47,478
2010 $6,854 $46,506
2011 $7,850 $51,060
2012 $7,432 $47,552
2013 $7,796 $49,691
2014 $8,070 $50,074
2015 $7,269 $42,560
2016 $7,822 $43,451
2017 $8,697 $46,085
2018 $9,872 $49,654
2019 $10,373 $48,358
2020 $10,770 $48,829
2021 $12,972 $53,099
2022 $14,000 $50,441
2023 $15,884 $52,822
2024 $17,412 $53,189

Bulgaria vs. Finland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Finland
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Finland
1950 61.5 64.2
1951 60.7 65.6
1952 59.6 66.5
1953 64.2 66.6
1954 64.4 67.5
1955 64.8 67.3
1956 65.2 68
1957 66.6 67.5
1958 68.7 68.6
1959 66.6 68.8
1960 69.2 69
1961 70.2 69
1962 69.5 68.7
1963 70.3 69.2
1964 71.1 69.4
1965 71.3 69.1
1966 71.2 69.6
1967 70.4 69.8
1968 71.2 69.8
1969 70.5 69.6
1970 71.3 70.3
1971 70.9 70.1
1972 70.9 70.9
1973 71.3 71.4
1974 71.2 71.3
1975 71 71.8
1976 71.4 72
1977 70.8 72.5
1978 71.1 73.1
1979 71.2 73.4
1980 71.1 73.6
1981 71.5 74
1982 71.1 74.5
1983 71.2 74.4
1984 71.3 74.7
1985 71 74.4
1986 71.6 74.8
1987 71.3 74.8
1988 71.4 74.8
1989 71.5 75
1990 71.3 75
1991 71.2 75.4
1992 71.2 75.6
1993 71.2 75.9
1994 70.9 76.6
1995 71 76.6
1996 70.8 76.9
1997 70.3 77.1
1998 70.9 77.3
1999 71.6 77.5
2000 71.6 77.7
2001 71.9 78.1
2002 72.1 78.3
2003 72.4 78.5
2004 72.6 78.8
2005 72.6 79
2006 72.7 79.4
2007 73 79.4
2008 73.3 79.7
2009 73.7 79.8
2010 73.8 80
2011 74.2 80.4
2012 74.3 80.5
2013 74.8 80.9
2014 74.5 81.1
2015 74.6 81.4
2016 74.8 81.3
2017 74.8 81.5
2018 74.9 81.6
2019 75.1 81.9
2020 73.6 81.8
2021 71.4 81.8
2022 74 81.2
2023 75.6 81.9
2024 75.8 82.1
2025 76 82.2

Bulgaria and Finland population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Finland
Year Population
Bulgaria Finland
1960 7,867,374 4,429,634
1961 7,943,118 4,461,005
1962 8,012,946 4,491,443
1963 8,078,145 4,523,309
1964 8,144,340 4,548,543
1965 8,204,168 4,563,732
1966 8,258,057 4,580,869
1967 8,310,226 4,605,744
1968 8,369,603 4,626,469
1969 8,434,172 4,623,785
1970 8,489,574 4,606,307
1971 8,536,395 4,612,124
1972 8,576,200 4,639,657
1973 8,620,967 4,666,081
1974 8,678,745 4,690,574
1975 8,720,742 4,711,440
1976 8,758,599 4,725,664
1977 8,804,183 4,738,902
1978 8,814,032 4,752,528
1979 8,825,940 4,764,690
1980 8,861,535 4,779,535
1981 8,891,117 4,799,964
1982 8,917,457 4,826,933
1983 8,939,738 4,855,787
1984 8,960,679 4,881,803
1985 8,960,547 4,902,206
1986 8,958,171 4,918,154
1987 8,971,359 4,932,123
1988 8,981,446 4,946,481
1989 8,876,972 4,964,371
1990 8,718,289 4,986,431
1991 8,632,367 5,013,740
1992 8,540,164 5,041,992
1993 8,472,313 5,066,447
1994 8,443,591 5,088,333
1995 8,406,067 5,107,790
1996 8,362,826 5,124,573
1997 8,312,068 5,139,835
1998 8,256,786 5,153,498
1999 8,210,624 5,165,474
2000 8,170,172 5,176,209
2001 8,009,142 5,188,008
2002 7,837,161 5,200,598
2003 7,775,327 5,213,014
2004 7,716,860 5,228,172
2005 7,658,972 5,246,096
2006 7,601,022 5,266,268
2007 7,545,338 5,288,720
2008 7,492,561 5,313,399
2009 7,444,443 5,338,871
2010 7,395,599 5,363,352
2011 7,348,328 5,388,272
2012 7,305,888 5,413,971
2013 7,160,005 5,438,972
2014 7,073,572 5,461,512
2015 6,984,225 5,479,531
2016 6,894,139 5,495,303
2017 6,803,468 5,508,214
2018 6,710,798 5,515,525
2019 6,616,726 5,521,606
2020 6,550,696 5,529,543
2021 6,507,301 5,541,017
2022 6,465,097 5,556,106
2023 6,446,596 5,583,911
2024 6,444,366 5,637,214

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Finland

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Finland
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Finland
1960 2.31 2.72
1961 2.29 2.72
1962 2.24 2.68
1963 2.21 2.68
1964 2.19 2.59
1965 2.09 2.48
1966 2.03 2.41
1967 2.02 2.32
1968 2.27 2.14
1969 2.27 1.93
1970 2.17 1.83
1971 2.1 1.68
1972 2.03 1.58
1973 2.15 1.49
1974 2.29 1.61
1975 2.23 1.68
1976 2.24 1.7
1977 2.21 1.68
1978 2.15 1.64
1979 2.16 1.64
1980 2.05 1.63
1981 2 1.64
1982 2.01 1.71
1983 2.01 1.74
1984 2.01 1.69
1985 1.97 1.64
1986 2.02 1.6
1987 1.96 1.59
1988 1.97 1.69
1989 1.9 1.71
1990 1.82 1.78
1991 1.66 1.79
1992 1.55 1.85
1993 1.46 1.81
1994 1.37 1.85
1995 1.23 1.81
1996 1.23 1.78
1997 1.09 1.75
1998 1.11 1.7
1999 1.23 1.73
2000 1.26 1.73
2001 1.21 1.73
2002 1.23 1.72
2003 1.26 1.76
2004 1.33 1.8
2005 1.37 1.8
2006 1.44 1.84
2007 1.49 1.83
2008 1.56 1.85
2009 1.66 1.86
2010 1.57 1.87
2011 1.51 1.83
2012 1.5 1.8
2013 1.54 1.75
2014 1.62 1.71
2015 1.64 1.65
2016 1.67 1.57
2017 1.71 1.49
2018 1.73 1.41
2019 1.79 1.35
2020 1.77 1.37
2021 1.8 1.46
2022 1.78 1.32
2023 1.81 1.26

Bulgaria and Finland demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Finland
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Finland
1960 30.4 28.4
1961 30.7 28.4
1962 31 28.5
1963 31.3 28.5
1964 31.6 28.6
1965 32 28.7
1966 32.3 28.8
1967 32.6 28.9
1968 32.8 29
1969 33 29.3
1970 33.2 29.6
1971 33.3 29.9
1972 33.5 30.1
1973 33.6 30.2
1974 33.6 30.4
1975 33.7 30.7
1976 33.8 31.2
1977 33.9 31.7
1978 34 32.1
1979 34.1 32.4
1980 34.2 32.8
1981 34.4 33.2
1982 34.6 33.5
1983 34.8 33.9
1984 35 34.3
1985 35.3 34.7
1986 35.6 35.1
1987 35.8 35.4
1988 35.9 35.8
1989 36.2 36.1
1990 36.6 36.4
1991 37 36.7
1992 37.4 37
1993 37.7 37.2
1994 38 37.5
1995 38.3 37.8
1996 38.6 38.1
1997 38.9 38.4
1998 39.1 38.7
1999 39.4 39
2000 39.7 39.4
2001 40 39.7
2002 40.3 40
2003 40.6 40.3
2004 40.8 40.6
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 42.1
2012 42.8 42.2
2013 43 42.3
2014 43.3 42.4
2015 43.6 42.5
2016 43.8 42.6
2017 44.1 42.7
2018 44.3 42.8
2019 44.6 43
2020 44.9 43.2
2021 45 43.3
2022 45.2 43.5
2023 45.3 43.8
2024 45.5 44

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Finland
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$292B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
57.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
6.38%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
2.42%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-3.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
8.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
62.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
22.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
77
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
22.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires
2
2025
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
134
2004
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$20.3B
2004
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$18B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$749M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
896,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
1.79%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
99.8%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Finland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
5,867 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$10.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
32.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
5.78 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
32.7%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
50.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
35.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
30.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
14,391 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
52.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
18.6%
2023
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
42.1%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Finland
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
+26,894
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
85.9%
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
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
90.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
88
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
96
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
0.98
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
3.9
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
100%
2000
English speaking
24.9%
2023
70.2%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
93.5%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Finland
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$4,902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$789
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
82.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
4.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
30 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
2.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
22%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
22.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
9.08 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Finland
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.2%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
20,819 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
8,734 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
86,522 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
282,103 mi
2019

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