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Bulgaria vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 101st vs. 139th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Guinea-Bissau
Population
6403235
2288306
Population rank 111/197 146/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$3,053
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Bulgaria and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
Bulgaria Guinea-Bissau
1970 - $204,670,551
1971 - $204,167,297
1972 - $227,986,203
1973 - $232,331,281
1974 - $256,769,730
1975 - $283,311,997
1976 - $292,152,321
1977 - $298,871,675
1978 - $318,876,550
1979 - $308,143,183
1980 $19,839,230,769 $287,648,258
1981 $19,870,000,000 $402,230,865
1982 $19,342,000,000 $430,284,022
1983 $16,563,666,667 $425,225,177
1984 $17,594,944,444 $359,980,491
1985 $17,155,421,053 $373,959,151
1986 $20,249,294,118 $338,524,233
1987 $28,101,000,000 $451,893,375
1988 $22,555,941,176 $427,514,322
1989 $21,988,444,444 $554,072,303
1990 $20,632,090,909 $634,187,269
1991 $7,628,738,475 $668,470,891
1992 $8,602,887,623 $588,309,271
1993 $10,832,064,942 $615,779,519
1994 $9,709,240,034 $612,502,085
1995 $18,991,484,420 $660,195,402
1996 $12,294,964,838 $702,965,148
1997 $11,316,127,379 $698,107,222
1998 $15,031,055,047 $591,034,143
1999 $13,637,098,579 $579,365,780
2000 $13,245,990,274 $391,345,597
2001 $14,183,446,026 $412,610,872
2002 $16,403,043,850 $466,773,711
2003 $21,144,957,990 $553,614,800
2004 $26,157,743,369 $582,169,841
2005 $29,868,657,858 $639,776,041
2006 $34,380,536,496 $634,781,901
2007 $44,431,257,129 $753,162,998
2008 $54,480,684,188 $952,667,544
2009 $52,023,801,230 $890,167,833
2010 $50,689,051,382 $940,112,539
2011 $57,681,293,007 $1,157,074,319
2012 $54,297,052,002 $1,049,412,177
2013 $55,819,262,375 $1,109,682,824
2014 $57,080,897,012 $1,135,250,721
2015 $50,765,918,159 $1,152,384,167
2016 $53,929,397,039 $1,245,074,264
2017 $59,167,647,388 $1,469,978,606
2018 $66,251,582,036 $1,554,133,594
2019 $68,634,004,792 $1,588,767,976
2020 $70,550,652,467 $1,683,619,352
2021 $84,414,122,840 $1,878,659,687
2022 $90,509,236,929 $1,839,048,748
2023 $102,396,840,296 $2,077,816,135
2024 $112,211,952,704 $2,119,865,935

Bulgaria and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Guinea-Bissau
1970 - $350
1971 - $348
1972 - $389
1973 - $392
1974 - $419
1975 - $435
1976 - $421
1977 - $403
1978 - $403
1979 - $376
1980 $2,239 $347
1981 $2,235 $477
1982 $2,169 $503
1983 $1,853 $489
1984 $1,964 $407
1985 $1,915 $417
1986 $2,260 $371
1987 $3,132 $488
1988 $2,511 $454
1989 $2,477 $578
1990 $2,367 $651
1991 $884 $672
1992 $1,007 $574
1993 $1,279 $582
1994 $1,150 $561
1995 $2,259 $589
1996 $1,470 $615
1997 $1,361 $599
1998 $1,820 $498
1999 $1,661 $479
2000 $1,621 $317
2001 $1,771 $327
2002 $2,093 $362
2003 $2,719 $420
2004 $3,390 $431
2005 $3,900 $463
2006 $4,523 $449
2007 $5,889 $519
2008 $7,271 $640
2009 $6,988 $583
2010 $6,854 $600
2011 $7,850 $720
2012 $7,432 $635
2013 $7,796 $654
2014 $8,070 $652
2015 $7,269 $645
2016 $7,822 $680
2017 $8,697 $783
2018 $9,872 $809
2019 $10,373 $807
2020 $10,770 $836
2021 $12,972 $912
2022 $14,000 $873
2023 $15,884 $965
2024 $17,412 $963

Bulgaria vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Guinea-Bissau
1950 61.5 35.7
1951 60.7 35.9
1952 59.6 36.1
1953 64.2 36.3
1954 64.4 36.4
1955 64.8 36.6
1956 65.2 36.8
1957 66.6 37
1958 68.7 37.1
1959 66.6 37.3
1960 69.2 37.6
1961 70.2 37.8
1962 69.5 38
1963 70.3 35.6
1964 71.1 35.8
1965 71.3 35.9
1966 71.2 36.1
1967 70.4 36.3
1968 71.2 36.7
1969 70.5 37
1970 71.3 37.3
1971 70.9 37.5
1972 70.9 37.8
1973 71.3 38.2
1974 71.2 41.6
1975 71 41.9
1976 71.4 42.3
1977 70.8 42.6
1978 71.1 42.9
1979 71.2 43.2
1980 71.1 43.6
1981 71.5 43.9
1982 71.1 44.3
1983 71.2 44.6
1984 71.3 44.9
1985 71 45.3
1986 71.6 45.5
1987 71.3 45.8
1988 71.4 46.3
1989 71.5 46.6
1990 71.3 46.9
1991 71.2 47.2
1992 71.2 47.5
1993 71.2 47.8
1994 70.9 47.8
1995 71 48.5
1996 70.8 48.8
1997 70.3 48
1998 70.9 48.1
1999 71.6 48.5
2000 71.6 50.6
2001 71.9 51.1
2002 72.1 51.6
2003 72.4 52.2
2004 72.6 52.8
2005 72.6 52.9
2006 72.7 54.1
2007 73 54.9
2008 73.3 55.3
2009 73.7 56.3
2010 73.8 57
2011 74.2 57.7
2012 74.3 58.3
2013 74.8 58.9
2014 74.5 59.5
2015 74.6 60.1
2016 74.8 60.6
2017 74.8 61.1
2018 74.9 61.7
2019 75.1 62.2
2020 73.6 61.3
2021 71.4 61.7
2022 74 63.6
2023 75.6 64.1
2024 75.8 64.3
2025 76 64.4

Bulgaria and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
Bulgaria Guinea-Bissau
1960 7,867,374 577,633
1961 7,943,118 582,532
1962 8,012,946 589,474
1963 8,078,145 594,418
1964 8,144,340 588,543
1965 8,204,168 575,005
1966 8,258,057 566,908
1967 8,310,226 569,011
1968 8,369,603 578,170
1969 8,434,172 581,610
1970 8,489,574 584,403
1971 8,536,395 586,221
1972 8,576,200 586,620
1973 8,620,967 592,808
1974 8,678,745 613,338
1975 8,720,742 650,966
1976 8,758,599 694,191
1977 8,804,183 741,789
1978 8,814,032 791,694
1979 8,825,940 819,867
1980 8,861,535 829,303
1981 8,891,117 842,432
1982 8,917,457 855,891
1983 8,939,738 869,592
1984 8,960,679 883,519
1985 8,960,547 897,697
1986 8,958,171 912,126
1987 8,971,359 926,862
1988 8,981,446 942,061
1989 8,876,972 957,789
1990 8,718,289 973,669
1991 8,632,367 994,639
1992 8,540,164 1,024,356
1993 8,472,313 1,058,745
1994 8,443,591 1,092,031
1995 8,406,067 1,119,949
1996 8,362,826 1,143,535
1997 8,312,068 1,165,545
1998 8,256,786 1,187,473
1999 8,210,624 1,210,206
2000 8,170,172 1,234,741
2001 8,009,142 1,261,273
2002 7,837,161 1,289,307
2003 7,775,327 1,318,806
2004 7,716,860 1,349,563
2005 7,658,972 1,381,585
2006 7,601,022 1,415,303
2007 7,545,338 1,450,986
2008 7,492,561 1,488,054
2009 7,444,443 1,526,377
2010 7,395,599 1,566,347
2011 7,348,328 1,608,076
2012 7,305,888 1,651,417
2013 7,160,005 1,695,973
2014 7,073,572 1,741,122
2015 6,984,225 1,786,457
2016 6,894,139 1,831,893
2017 6,803,468 1,877,072
2018 6,710,798 1,922,168
2019 6,616,726 1,967,696
2020 6,550,696 2,013,255
2021 6,507,301 2,058,841
2022 6,465,097 2,105,529
2023 6,446,596 2,153,339
2024 6,444,366 2,201,352

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Guinea-Bissau
1960 2.31 5.92
1961 2.29 5.93
1962 2.24 5.94
1963 2.21 5.95
1964 2.19 5.96
1965 2.09 5.97
1966 2.03 5.98
1967 2.02 5.99
1968 2.27 6.01
1969 2.27 6.02
1970 2.17 6.04
1971 2.1 6.06
1972 2.03 6.08
1973 2.15 6.1
1974 2.29 6.12
1975 2.23 6.15
1976 2.24 6.19
1977 2.21 6.25
1978 2.15 6.32
1979 2.16 6.4
1980 2.05 6.49
1981 2 6.57
1982 2.01 6.64
1983 2.01 6.69
1984 2.01 6.73
1985 1.97 6.74
1986 2.02 6.73
1987 1.96 6.72
1988 1.97 6.69
1989 1.9 6.66
1990 1.82 6.5
1991 1.66 6.47
1992 1.55 6.44
1993 1.46 6.37
1994 1.37 6.3
1995 1.23 6.22
1996 1.23 6.14
1997 1.09 6.06
1998 1.11 5.97
1999 1.23 5.87
2000 1.26 5.79
2001 1.21 5.69
2002 1.23 5.63
2003 1.26 5.58
2004 1.33 5.5
2005 1.37 5.46
2006 1.44 5.41
2007 1.49 5.37
2008 1.56 5.27
2009 1.66 5.18
2010 1.57 5.11
2011 1.51 5.07
2012 1.5 5
2013 1.54 4.93
2014 1.62 4.79
2015 1.64 4.66
2016 1.67 4.52
2017 1.71 4.35
2018 1.73 4.24
2019 1.79 4.15
2020 1.77 4.08
2021 1.8 4
2022 1.78 3.91
2023 1.81 3.84

Bulgaria and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Guinea-Bissau
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Guinea-Bissau
1960 30.4 22.9
1961 30.7 22.9
1962 31 22.6
1963 31.3 22.3
1964 31.6 21.7
1965 32 20.7
1966 32.3 19.9
1967 32.6 19.6
1968 32.8 19.5
1969 33 19.3
1970 33.2 19.1
1971 33.3 19
1972 33.5 18.8
1973 33.6 18.9
1974 33.6 18.9
1975 33.7 18.8
1976 33.8 18.5
1977 33.9 18.2
1978 34 17.8
1979 34.1 17.6
1980 34.2 17.7
1981 34.4 17.6
1982 34.6 17.5
1983 34.8 17.3
1984 35 17.2
1985 35.3 17.2
1986 35.6 17.1
1987 35.8 17.1
1988 35.9 17
1989 36.2 17
1990 36.6 17.1
1991 37 17.1
1992 37.4 17.1
1993 37.7 17.1
1994 38 17.1
1995 38.3 17.2
1996 38.6 17.2
1997 38.9 17.3
1998 39.1 17.3
1999 39.4 17.4
2000 39.7 17.4
2001 40 17.5
2002 40.3 17.6
2003 40.6 17.6
2004 40.8 17.7
2005 41.1 17.8
2006 41.3 17.9
2007 41.5 17.9
2008 41.7 18
2009 42 18.1
2010 42.3 18.2
2011 42.5 18.3
2012 42.8 18.3
2013 43 18.4
2014 43.3 18.5
2015 43.6 18.6
2016 43.8 18.8
2017 44.1 18.9
2018 44.3 19.1
2019 44.6 19.2
2020 44.9 19.4
2021 45 19.6
2022 45.2 19.8
2023 45.3 19.9
2024 45.5 20.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
43.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
26.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
3.4%
2021
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
6.48%
2019
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Bulgaria Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
87.4%
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
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
45.9%
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
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
63.9%
2022
English speaking
24.9%
2023
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
32.5%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
0.21
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
69.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
2,734 mi
2018

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