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Bulgaria vs Ghana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 34.4M in Ghana (ranked 47/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 87,851 sq mi for Ghana (ranked 101st vs. 81st).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Ghana
Population
6403235
35572974
Population rank 111/197 47/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$82.8B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 79/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$2,406
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 150/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$8,027
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$58.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
66.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$1,696
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 122/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$1,836
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
87,851 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
392 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
3.4
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
22.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
65.9 years
2025

Bulgaria and Ghana: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Ghana economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Ghana
Year GDP
Bulgaria Ghana
1960 - $1,217,230,095
1961 - $1,302,674,325
1962 - $1,382,515,654
1963 - $1,540,797,589
1964 - $1,731,296,200
1965 - $2,053,462,968
1966 - $2,126,300,672
1967 - $1,747,187,645
1968 - $1,666,909,518
1969 - $1,962,050,556
1970 - $2,215,028,588
1971 - $2,417,108,578
1972 - $2,112,293,280
1973 - $3,006,766,758
1974 - $2,894,409,938
1975 - $2,810,106,383
1976 - $2,765,254,237
1977 - $3,189,428,571
1978 - $3,662,478,185
1979 - $4,020,227,920
1980 $19,839,230,769 $4,445,228,216
1981 $19,870,000,000 $4,222,441,860
1982 $19,342,000,000 $4,035,994,398
1983 $16,563,666,667 $4,057,275,132
1984 $17,594,944,444 $4,412,279,843
1985 $17,155,421,053 $4,504,306,723
1986 $20,249,294,118 $5,735,677,434
1987 $28,101,000,000 $5,074,829,932
1988 $22,555,941,176 $5,197,765,032
1989 $21,988,444,444 $5,251,858,440
1990 $20,632,090,909 $5,889,106,573
1991 $7,628,738,475 $6,603,185,268
1992 $8,602,887,623 $6,416,103,926
1993 $10,832,064,942 $5,968,922,939
1994 $9,709,240,034 $5,446,383,727
1995 $18,991,484,420 $6,464,382,808
1996 $12,294,964,838 $6,932,991,739
1997 $11,316,127,379 $6,891,443,192
1998 $15,031,055,047 $7,482,069,162
1999 $13,637,098,579 $7,718,109,982
2000 $13,245,990,274 $4,982,850,662
2001 $14,183,446,026 $5,314,872,854
2002 $16,403,043,850 $6,166,197,848
2003 $21,144,957,990 $7,632,723,556
2004 $26,157,743,369 $8,881,417,907
2005 $29,868,657,858 $10,744,568,381
2006 $34,380,536,496 $20,885,037,597
2007 $44,431,257,129 $24,827,339,138
2008 $54,480,684,188 $28,679,383,241
2009 $52,023,801,230 $26,048,720,006
2010 $50,689,051,382 $32,197,655,567
2011 $57,681,293,007 $39,336,668,081
2012 $54,297,052,002 $41,271,701,061
2013 $55,819,262,375 $62,845,721,960
2014 $57,080,897,012 $54,678,533,806
2015 $50,765,918,159 $49,436,806,230
2016 $53,929,397,039 $56,144,179,398
2017 $59,167,647,388 $60,385,409,435
2018 $66,251,582,036 $67,259,353,966
2019 $68,634,004,792 $68,352,629,246
2020 $70,550,652,467 $70,008,243,860
2021 $84,414,122,840 $79,514,204,730
2022 $90,509,236,929 $73,919,003,210
2023 $102,396,840,296 $80,547,146,878
2024 $112,211,952,704 $82,825,288,889

Bulgaria and Ghana economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Ghana
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Ghana
1960 - $174.9
1961 - $181.9
1962 - $188.4
1963 - $205
1964 - $225
1965 - $260.5
1966 - $263.3
1967 - $211.2
1968 - $196.7
1969 - $225.8
1970 - $248.2
1971 - $263.4
1972 - $223.8
1973 - $310
1974 - $289.4
1975 - $273
1976 - $261
1977 - $292.3
1978 - $326
1979 - $347
1980 $2,239 $372
1981 $2,235 $344
1982 $2,169 $319
1983 $1,853 $311
1984 $1,964 $330
1985 $1,915 $330
1986 $2,260 $411
1987 $3,132 $355
1988 $2,511 $355
1989 $2,477 $350
1990 $2,367 $383
1991 $884 $418
1992 $1,007 $396
1993 $1,279 $360
1994 $1,150 $321
1995 $2,259 $372
1996 $1,470 $389
1997 $1,361 $378
1998 $1,820 $400
1999 $1,661 $403
2000 $1,621 $253.7
2001 $1,771 $263.5
2002 $2,093 $297.5
2003 $2,719 $358
2004 $3,390 $406
2005 $3,900 $479
2006 $4,523 $906
2007 $5,889 $1,050
2008 $7,271 $1,183
2009 $6,988 $1,048
2010 $6,854 $1,264
2011 $7,850 $1,507
2012 $7,432 $1,544
2013 $7,796 $2,295
2014 $8,070 $1,950
2015 $7,269 $1,723
2016 $7,822 $1,912
2017 $8,697 $2,012
2018 $9,872 $2,195
2019 $10,373 $2,187
2020 $10,770 $2,195
2021 $12,972 $2,445
2022 $14,000 $2,230
2023 $15,884 $2,384
2024 $17,412 $2,406

Bulgaria vs. Ghana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Ghana
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Ghana
1950 61.5 43.1
1951 60.7 43.6
1952 59.6 44
1953 64.2 44.5
1954 64.4 45
1955 64.8 45.4
1956 65.2 45.7
1957 66.6 46.1
1958 68.7 46.4
1959 66.6 46.7
1960 69.2 46.9
1961 70.2 47.1
1962 69.5 47.3
1963 70.3 47.5
1964 71.1 47.6
1965 71.3 47.7
1966 71.2 47.7
1967 70.4 47.7
1968 71.2 47.8
1969 70.5 47.9
1970 71.3 47.9
1971 70.9 47.9
1972 70.9 48.3
1973 71.3 48.6
1974 71.2 48.9
1975 71 49.3
1976 71.4 49.7
1977 70.8 50.1
1978 71.1 50.5
1979 71.2 50.8
1980 71.1 51.1
1981 71.5 51.3
1982 71.1 51.4
1983 71.2 51.8
1984 71.3 52.2
1985 71 52.7
1986 71.6 53.3
1987 71.3 53.8
1988 71.4 54.4
1989 71.5 54.9
1990 71.3 55.4
1991 71.2 55.7
1992 71.2 56.1
1993 71.2 56.3
1994 70.9 56.2
1995 71 56.7
1996 70.8 57
1997 70.3 57.2
1998 70.9 57.5
1999 71.6 57.8
2000 71.6 58.1
2001 71.9 58.4
2002 72.1 58.7
2003 72.4 59
2004 72.6 59.3
2005 72.6 59.6
2006 72.7 60
2007 73 60.3
2008 73.3 60.6
2009 73.7 60.9
2010 73.8 61.3
2011 74.2 61.6
2012 74.3 62
2013 74.8 62.4
2014 74.5 62.8
2015 74.6 63.2
2016 74.8 63.5
2017 74.8 63.8
2018 74.9 64.1
2019 75.1 64.5
2020 73.6 64.3
2021 71.4 64.3
2022 74 65.2
2023 75.6 65.5
2024 75.8 65.7
2025 76 65.9

Bulgaria and Ghana population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Ghana
Year Population
Bulgaria Ghana
1960 7,867,374 6,961,215
1961 7,943,118 7,162,667
1962 8,012,946 7,337,375
1963 8,078,145 7,514,714
1964 8,144,340 7,695,739
1965 8,204,168 7,882,606
1966 8,258,057 8,074,521
1967 8,310,226 8,271,913
1968 8,369,603 8,475,729
1969 8,434,172 8,690,383
1970 8,489,574 8,925,813
1971 8,536,395 9,176,264
1972 8,576,200 9,438,187
1973 8,620,967 9,714,617
1974 8,678,745 10,000,523
1975 8,720,742 10,294,308
1976 8,758,599 10,594,913
1977 8,804,183 10,911,871
1978 8,814,032 11,248,450
1979 8,825,940 11,597,255
1980 8,861,535 11,941,448
1981 8,891,117 12,281,712
1982 8,917,457 12,643,819
1983 8,939,738 13,029,836
1984 8,960,679 13,370,590
1985 8,960,547 13,661,229
1986 8,958,171 13,965,217
1987 8,971,359 14,289,108
1988 8,981,446 14,636,568
1989 8,876,972 15,006,813
1990 8,718,289 15,394,648
1991 8,632,367 15,787,496
1992 8,540,164 16,184,855
1993 8,472,313 16,589,519
1994 8,443,591 16,993,190
1995 8,406,067 17,399,017
1996 8,362,826 17,810,181
1997 8,312,068 18,238,958
1998 8,256,786 18,688,036
1999 8,210,624 19,149,864
2000 8,170,172 19,637,087
2001 8,009,142 20,167,069
2002 7,837,161 20,729,388
2003 7,775,327 21,296,705
2004 7,716,860 21,868,298
2005 7,658,972 22,449,438
2006 7,601,022 23,040,702
2007 7,545,338 23,642,279
2008 7,492,561 24,249,946
2009 7,444,443 24,862,664
2010 7,395,599 25,474,995
2011 7,348,328 26,095,088
2012 7,305,888 26,734,268
2013 7,160,005 27,386,193
2014 7,073,572 28,041,592
2015 6,984,225 28,696,068
2016 6,894,139 29,356,742
2017 6,803,468 30,008,354
2018 6,710,798 30,637,585
2019 6,616,726 31,258,945
2020 6,550,696 31,887,809
2021 6,507,301 32,518,665
2022 6,465,097 33,149,152
2023 6,446,596 33,787,914
2024 6,444,366 34,427,414

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Ghana

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Ghana
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Ghana
1960 2.31 6.89
1961 2.29 6.91
1962 2.24 6.94
1963 2.21 6.94
1964 2.19 6.9
1965 2.09 6.88
1966 2.03 6.86
1967 2.02 6.89
1968 2.27 6.89
1969 2.27 6.95
1970 2.17 6.95
1971 2.1 6.95
1972 2.03 6.92
1973 2.15 6.87
1974 2.29 6.82
1975 2.23 6.76
1976 2.24 6.7
1977 2.21 6.64
1978 2.15 6.56
1979 2.16 6.51
1980 2.05 6.47
1981 2 6.42
1982 2.01 6.31
1983 2.01 6.23
1984 2.01 6.15
1985 1.97 6.12
1986 2.02 6.08
1987 1.96 6.02
1988 1.97 5.92
1989 1.9 5.82
1990 1.82 5.74
1991 1.66 5.63
1992 1.55 5.52
1993 1.46 5.41
1994 1.37 5.25
1995 1.23 5.11
1996 1.23 4.96
1997 1.09 4.88
1998 1.11 4.83
1999 1.23 4.82
2000 1.26 4.83
2001 1.21 4.77
2002 1.23 4.69
2003 1.26 4.6
2004 1.33 4.5
2005 1.37 4.5
2006 1.44 4.4
2007 1.49 4.29
2008 1.56 4.22
2009 1.66 4.18
2010 1.57 4.18
2011 1.51 4.18
2012 1.5 4.15
2013 1.54 4.11
2014 1.62 4.03
2015 1.64 3.98
2016 1.67 3.87
2017 1.71 3.72
2018 1.73 3.65
2019 1.79 3.59
2020 1.77 3.54
2021 1.8 3.49
2022 1.78 3.43
2023 1.81 3.4

Bulgaria and Ghana demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Ghana
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Ghana
1960 30.4 17.7
1961 30.7 17.4
1962 31 17.2
1963 31.3 16.9
1964 31.6 16.7
1965 32 16.5
1966 32.3 16.4
1967 32.6 16.2
1968 32.8 16.1
1969 33 16
1970 33.2 15.9
1971 33.3 15.9
1972 33.5 15.8
1973 33.6 15.8
1974 33.6 15.8
1975 33.7 15.9
1976 33.8 16
1977 33.9 16.2
1978 34 16.4
1979 34.1 16.5
1980 34.2 16.7
1981 34.4 16.7
1982 34.6 16.9
1983 34.8 17
1984 35 17.1
1985 35.3 17.1
1986 35.6 17.1
1987 35.8 17.1
1988 35.9 17.1
1989 36.2 17.1
1990 36.6 17.2
1991 37 17.2
1992 37.4 17.3
1993 37.7 17.4
1994 38 17.5
1995 38.3 17.6
1996 38.6 17.7
1997 38.9 17.9
1998 39.1 18.1
1999 39.4 18.3
2000 39.7 18.4
2001 40 18.6
2002 40.3 18.8
2003 40.6 19
2004 40.8 19.1
2005 41.1 19.3
2006 41.3 19.5
2007 41.5 19.7
2008 41.7 19.9
2009 42 20
2010 42.3 20.2
2011 42.5 20.3
2012 42.8 20.5
2013 43 20.6
2014 43.3 20.7
2015 43.6 20.8
2016 43.8 20.9
2017 44.1 21
2018 44.3 21.2
2019 44.6 21.3
2020 44.9 21.5
2021 45 21.7
2022 45.2 21.8
2023 45.3 22
2024 45.5 22.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Ghana
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$79.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
18.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
2.91%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
0.39%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
2.87%
2022
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
43.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
56
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
32.2%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
1.6%
2016
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
30
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$7.58B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$3.62B
2023
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$3.03B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
897,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
0.87%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
81.2%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Ghana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$20.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
24.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
62%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
39%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
6.03%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
-22.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
553 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
34.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
35.4%
2022
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
89.5%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Ghana
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-13,114
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
39.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
42
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
1.81
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
25.7
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
76.5%
2021
English speaking
24.9%
2023
66.7%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
69.9%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Ghana
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$82.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$20.6
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
65.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
22.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
234
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
37.1
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
13.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
2.7%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
3.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
4.26 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Ghana
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
2,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
48,663 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
30,917 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
68,049 mi
2009

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