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Bulgaria vs Gambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 2.76M in The Gambia (ranked 140/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 3,907 sq mi for The Gambia (ranked 101st vs. 161st).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Gambia
Population
6403235
2871879
Population rank 111/197 138/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$2.51B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 173/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$909
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 182/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$3,445
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$1.83B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
67.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$663
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 157/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$753
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
3,907 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
706 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
4.01
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
66.3 years
2025

Bulgaria and Gambia: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Gambia economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Gambia
Year GDP
Bulgaria Gambia
1966 - $44,212,081
1967 - $46,695,007
1968 - $41,160,066
1969 - $45,168,072
1970 - $52,296,084
1971 - $55,728,663
1972 - $59,160,569
1973 - $75,187,749
1974 - $95,796,022
1975 - $115,179,719
1976 - $112,190,829
1977 - $138,093,099
1978 - $171,833,086
1979 - $207,112,628
1980 $19,839,230,769 $241,083,090
1981 $19,870,000,000 $218,767,743
1982 $19,342,000,000 $216,050,552
1983 $16,563,666,667 $213,448,585
1984 $17,594,944,444 $177,340,880
1985 $17,155,421,053 $225,726,359
1986 $20,249,294,118 $185,646,987
1987 $28,101,000,000 $220,626,484
1988 $22,555,941,176 $266,672,212
1989 $21,988,444,444 $284,120,329
1990 $20,632,090,909 $317,083,695
1991 $7,628,738,475 $690,311,081
1992 $8,602,887,623 $714,254,256
1993 $10,832,064,942 $755,040,974
1994 $9,709,240,034 $746,493,952
1995 $18,991,484,420 $785,999,865
1996 $12,294,964,838 $848,239,446
1997 $11,316,127,379 $803,633,342
1998 $15,031,055,047 $840,285,265
1999 $13,637,098,579 $814,724,032
2000 $13,245,990,274 $782,913,872
2001 $14,183,446,026 $687,410,645
2002 $16,403,043,850 $578,235,309
2003 $21,144,957,990 $487,038,685
2004 $26,157,743,369 $961,900,651
2005 $29,868,657,858 $1,027,701,068
2006 $34,380,536,496 $1,054,112,488
2007 $44,431,257,129 $1,279,703,047
2008 $54,480,684,188 $1,561,766,956
2009 $52,023,801,230 $1,450,142,509
2010 $50,689,051,382 $1,543,294,927
2011 $57,681,293,007 $1,409,693,597
2012 $54,297,052,002 $1,415,004,738
2013 $55,819,262,375 $1,375,609,453
2014 $57,080,897,012 $1,229,461,721
2015 $50,765,918,159 $1,378,176,609
2016 $53,929,397,039 $1,484,578,886
2017 $59,167,647,388 $1,504,909,463
2018 $66,251,582,036 $1,670,671,328
2019 $68,634,004,792 $1,813,609,692
2020 $70,550,652,467 $1,812,170,891
2021 $84,414,122,840 $2,014,158,842
2022 $90,509,236,929 $2,204,734,527
2023 $102,396,840,296 $2,396,111,021
2024 $112,211,952,704 $2,507,519,958

Bulgaria and Gambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Gambia
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Gambia
1966 - $94.4
1967 - $97
1968 - $83.1
1969 - $88.7
1970 - $99.8
1971 - $103.3
1972 - $106.5
1973 - $131.4
1974 - $162.6
1975 - $189.8
1976 - $179.3
1977 - $213.8
1978 - $257.6
1979 - $300
1980 $2,239 $338
1981 $2,235 $296
1982 $2,169 $282.1
1983 $1,853 $268.6
1984 $1,964 $214.8
1985 $1,915 $262.8
1986 $2,260 $207.7
1987 $3,132 $237
1988 $2,511 $274.9
1989 $2,477 $280.9
1990 $2,367 $301
1991 $884 $628
1992 $1,007 $623
1993 $1,279 $635
1994 $1,150 $608
1995 $2,259 $622
1996 $1,470 $652
1997 $1,361 $600
1998 $1,820 $610
1999 $1,661 $575
2000 $1,621 $538
2001 $1,771 $460
2002 $2,093 $377
2003 $2,719 $309
2004 $3,390 $593
2005 $3,900 $616
2006 $4,523 $615
2007 $5,889 $725
2008 $7,271 $859
2009 $6,988 $775
2010 $6,854 $801
2011 $7,850 $711
2012 $7,432 $693
2013 $7,796 $654
2014 $8,070 $568
2015 $7,269 $620
2016 $7,822 $650
2017 $8,697 $643
2018 $9,872 $696
2019 $10,373 $738
2020 $10,770 $720
2021 $12,972 $782
2022 $14,000 $836
2023 $15,884 $888
2024 $17,412 $909

Bulgaria vs. Gambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Gambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Gambia
1950 61.5 31.2
1951 60.7 31.5
1952 59.6 31.7
1953 64.2 31.9
1954 64.4 32.2
1955 64.8 32.4
1956 65.2 32.8
1957 66.6 33.1
1958 68.7 33.6
1959 66.6 34.1
1960 69.2 34.6
1961 70.2 35.1
1962 69.5 35.6
1963 70.3 36.1
1964 71.1 36.6
1965 71.3 37.1
1966 71.2 37.6
1967 70.4 38.1
1968 71.2 38.5
1969 70.5 39
1970 71.3 39.5
1971 70.9 40
1972 70.9 40.5
1973 71.3 41.1
1974 71.2 41.7
1975 71 42.2
1976 71.4 42.9
1977 70.8 43.4
1978 71.1 43.6
1979 71.2 44.5
1980 71.1 45
1981 71.5 44.5
1982 71.1 46.3
1983 71.2 46.9
1984 71.3 47.5
1985 71 48.2
1986 71.6 48.8
1987 71.3 49.4
1988 71.4 50.1
1989 71.5 50.7
1990 71.3 51.3
1991 71.2 51.9
1992 71.2 52.5
1993 71.2 53.2
1994 70.9 53.8
1995 71 54.3
1996 70.8 54.8
1997 70.3 55.2
1998 70.9 56
1999 71.6 56.5
2000 71.6 56.9
2001 71.9 57.3
2002 72.1 57.7
2003 72.4 58.2
2004 72.6 58.7
2005 72.6 59.1
2006 72.7 59.7
2007 73 60
2008 73.3 60.5
2009 73.7 60.7
2010 73.8 61.2
2011 74.2 61.6
2012 74.3 61.9
2013 74.8 62.3
2014 74.5 62.6
2015 74.6 63
2016 74.8 63.4
2017 74.8 63.7
2018 74.9 64
2019 75.1 64.4
2020 73.6 64.4
2021 71.4 63.8
2022 74 64.9
2023 75.6 65.9
2024 75.8 66.1
2025 76 66.3

Bulgaria and Gambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Gambia
Year Population
Bulgaria Gambia
1960 7,867,374 398,060
1961 7,943,118 408,930
1962 8,012,946 420,163
1963 8,078,145 431,757
1964 8,144,340 443,687
1965 8,204,168 455,952
1966 8,258,057 468,516
1967 8,310,226 481,588
1968 8,369,603 495,269
1969 8,434,172 509,440
1970 8,489,574 524,105
1971 8,536,395 539,388
1972 8,576,200 555,370
1973 8,620,967 571,991
1974 8,678,745 589,085
1975 8,720,742 606,821
1976 8,758,599 625,667
1977 8,804,183 645,770
1978 8,814,032 667,103
1979 8,825,940 689,781
1980 8,861,535 713,913
1981 8,891,117 739,125
1982 8,917,457 765,753
1983 8,939,738 794,525
1984 8,960,679 825,631
1985 8,960,547 858,874
1986 8,958,171 894,019
1987 8,971,359 931,091
1988 8,981,446 970,160
1989 8,876,972 1,011,357
1990 8,718,289 1,054,696
1991 8,632,367 1,099,959
1992 8,540,164 1,145,582
1993 8,472,313 1,188,365
1994 8,443,591 1,227,226
1995 8,406,067 1,264,313
1996 8,362,826 1,301,410
1997 8,312,068 1,338,889
1998 8,256,786 1,376,987
1999 8,210,624 1,415,779
2000 8,170,172 1,455,084
2001 8,009,142 1,495,011
2002 7,837,161 1,535,691
2003 7,775,327 1,577,611
2004 7,716,860 1,621,312
2005 7,658,972 1,667,037
2006 7,601,022 1,715,275
2007 7,545,338 1,765,774
2008 7,492,561 1,817,852
2009 7,444,443 1,871,422
2010 7,395,599 1,926,630
2011 7,348,328 1,983,784
2012 7,305,888 2,043,094
2013 7,160,005 2,103,820
2014 7,073,572 2,164,528
2015 6,984,225 2,224,529
2016 6,894,139 2,283,769
2017 6,803,468 2,342,189
2018 6,710,798 2,399,632
2019 6,616,726 2,456,844
2020 6,550,696 2,515,733
2021 6,507,301 2,576,010
2022 6,465,097 2,636,470
2023 6,446,596 2,697,845
2024 6,444,366 2,759,988

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Gambia

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Gambia
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Gambia
1960 2.31 6.25
1961 2.29 6.23
1962 2.24 6.21
1963 2.21 6.2
1964 2.19 6.2
1965 2.09 6.19
1966 2.03 6.18
1967 2.02 6.21
1968 2.27 6.22
1969 2.27 6.25
1970 2.17 6.26
1971 2.1 6.33
1972 2.03 6.37
1973 2.15 6.41
1974 2.29 6.42
1975 2.23 6.43
1976 2.24 6.43
1977 2.21 6.43
1978 2.15 6.42
1979 2.16 6.41
1980 2.05 6.41
1981 2 6.4
1982 2.01 6.4
1983 2.01 6.39
1984 2.01 6.39
1985 1.97 6.36
1986 2.02 6.34
1987 1.96 6.3
1988 1.97 6.26
1989 1.9 6.25
1990 1.82 6.25
1991 1.66 6.19
1992 1.55 6.11
1993 1.46 6.03
1994 1.37 6.04
1995 1.23 5.99
1996 1.23 5.93
1997 1.09 5.85
1998 1.11 5.82
1999 1.23 5.77
2000 1.26 5.72
2001 1.21 5.67
2002 1.23 5.66
2003 1.26 5.66
2004 1.33 5.68
2005 1.37 5.71
2006 1.44 5.74
2007 1.49 5.69
2008 1.56 5.63
2009 1.66 5.57
2010 1.57 5.56
2011 1.51 5.54
2012 1.5 5.52
2013 1.54 5.39
2014 1.62 5.2
2015 1.64 5
2016 1.67 4.81
2017 1.71 4.61
2018 1.73 4.42
2019 1.79 4.33
2020 1.77 4.25
2021 1.8 4.17
2022 1.78 4.08
2023 1.81 4.01

Bulgaria and Gambia demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Gambia
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Gambia
1960 30.4 19.4
1961 30.7 19.4
1962 31 19.5
1963 31.3 19.6
1964 31.6 19.6
1965 32 19.7
1966 32.3 19.7
1967 32.6 19.8
1968 32.8 19.7
1969 33 19.6
1970 33.2 19.5
1971 33.3 19.4
1972 33.5 19.3
1973 33.6 19.2
1974 33.6 19.1
1975 33.7 18.9
1976 33.8 18.8
1977 33.9 18.6
1978 34 18.5
1979 34.1 18.4
1980 34.2 18.2
1981 34.4 18.1
1982 34.6 17.9
1983 34.8 17.8
1984 35 17.6
1985 35.3 17.5
1986 35.6 17.4
1987 35.8 17.4
1988 35.9 17.3
1989 36.2 17.2
1990 36.6 17.2
1991 37 17.1
1992 37.4 17.1
1993 37.7 17
1994 38 16.9
1995 38.3 16.8
1996 38.6 16.7
1997 38.9 16.6
1998 39.1 16.5
1999 39.4 16.5
2000 39.7 16.5
2001 40 16.6
2002 40.3 16.6
2003 40.6 16.7
2004 40.8 16.8
2005 41.1 16.9
2006 41.3 17
2007 41.5 17.1
2008 41.7 17.2
2009 42 17.3
2010 42.3 17.4
2011 42.5 17.5
2012 42.8 17.6
2013 43 17.7
2014 43.3 17.8
2015 43.6 17.9
2016 43.8 18.1
2017 44.1 18.2
2018 44.3 18.4
2019 44.6 18.5
2020 44.9 18.7
2021 45 18.9
2022 45.2 19.1
2023 45.3 19.2
2024 45.5 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Gambia
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$2.46B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
2.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
0.58%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-1.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
6.48%
2023
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
53.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
14.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
56.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
30.5%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.6%
2020
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
$629M
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$529M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
246,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
30.2%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
38.2%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Gambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
75.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$26.4
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
0.61 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
0.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
47.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
1.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66.9%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Gambia
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-2,989
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
65.1%
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
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
22.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
9.13
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
29.6
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
58.7%
2022
English speaking
24.9%
2023
2.34%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
45.9%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Gambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$28.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$5.75
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
66.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
24.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
0.1
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
20.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
44.1
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
15.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
9
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
10.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
0.61 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Gambia
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
1,416 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
2,448 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
871 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
1,850 mi
2011

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