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Bulgaria vs Hungary statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 9.56M in Hungary (ranked 97/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 35,236 sq mi for Hungary (ranked 101st vs. 109th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Hungary ranks 55/197 ($223B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Hungary ranks 54/197 ($23,311).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Hungary
Population
6403235
9518980
Population rank 111/197 98/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$223B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 55/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$23,311
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 54/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$47,636
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$164B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
73.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$17,123
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 35/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$15,444
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
35,236 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
271.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
44.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
77.3 years
2025

Bulgaria and Hungary: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Hungary economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Hungary
Year GDP
Bulgaria Hungary
1968 - $4,886,222,555
1969 - $5,429,812,387
1970 - $5,780,929,203
1971 - $6,291,568,221
1972 - $7,379,313,742
1973 - $9,138,292,402
1974 - $10,016,338,179
1975 - $11,420,392,515
1976 - $13,235,612,079
1977 - $14,783,674,055
1978 - $17,286,744,154
1979 - $19,959,731,325
1980 $19,839,230,769 $23,116,977,148
1981 $19,870,000,000 $23,705,883,892
1982 $19,342,000,000 $24,141,667,188
1983 $16,563,666,667 $21,910,365,258
1984 $17,594,944,444 $21,242,726,264
1985 $17,155,421,053 $21,510,643,750
1986 $20,249,294,118 $24,778,163,812
1987 $28,101,000,000 $27,232,016,527
1988 $22,555,941,176 $29,799,838,597
1989 $21,988,444,444 $30,422,508,938
1990 $20,632,090,909 $34,478,360,679
1991 $7,628,738,475 $34,867,307,353
1992 $8,602,887,623 $38,857,339,125
1993 $10,832,064,942 $40,256,233,360
1994 $9,709,240,034 $43,307,949,890
1995 $18,991,484,420 $46,577,614,589
1996 $12,294,964,838 $46,833,767,124
1997 $11,316,127,379 $47,398,564,799
1998 $15,031,055,047 $48,784,412,624
1999 $13,637,098,579 $49,160,204,397
2000 $13,245,990,274 $47,275,954,429
2001 $14,183,446,026 $53,800,068,066
2002 $16,403,043,850 $67,636,468,625
2003 $21,144,957,990 $85,190,469,121
2004 $26,157,743,369 $104,015,363,080
2005 $29,868,657,858 $113,098,237,571
2006 $34,380,536,496 $115,604,111,412
2007 $44,431,257,129 $140,123,326,896
2008 $54,480,684,188 $158,228,265,916
2009 $52,023,801,230 $130,807,441,076
2010 $50,689,051,382 $131,898,737,241
2011 $57,681,293,007 $141,712,804,954
2012 $54,297,052,002 $128,470,269,690
2013 $55,819,262,375 $135,646,053,779
2014 $57,080,897,012 $141,128,696,412
2015 $50,765,918,159 $125,244,126,623
2016 $53,929,397,039 $128,983,560,865
2017 $59,167,647,388 $143,335,098,992
2018 $66,251,582,036 $161,184,691,014
2019 $68,634,004,792 $164,936,682,034
2020 $70,550,652,467 $158,468,487,754
2021 $84,414,122,840 $183,282,685,440
2022 $90,509,236,929 $177,536,698,165
2023 $102,396,840,296 $214,022,571,311
2024 $112,211,952,704 $222,904,723,252

Bulgaria and Hungary economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Hungary
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Hungary
1968 - $476
1969 - $527
1970 - $559
1971 - $607
1972 - $710
1973 - $876
1974 - $956
1975 - $1,083
1976 - $1,249
1977 - $1,388
1978 - $1,618
1979 - $1,865
1980 $2,239 $2,158
1981 $2,235 $2,213
1982 $2,169 $2,255
1983 $1,853 $2,050
1984 $1,964 $1,991
1985 $1,915 $2,020
1986 $2,260 $2,331
1987 $3,132 $2,566
1988 $2,511 $2,812
1989 $2,477 $2,902
1990 $2,367 $3,324
1991 $884 $3,361
1992 $1,007 $3,747
1993 $1,279 $3,887
1994 $1,150 $4,187
1995 $2,259 $4,509
1996 $1,470 $4,542
1997 $1,361 $4,606
1998 $1,820 $4,752
1999 $1,661 $4,802
2000 $1,621 $4,630
2001 $1,771 $5,281
2002 $2,093 $6,658
2003 $2,719 $8,410
2004 $3,390 $10,291
2005 $3,900 $11,212
2006 $4,523 $11,478
2007 $5,889 $13,935
2008 $7,271 $15,763
2009 $6,988 $13,051
2010 $6,854 $13,190
2011 $7,850 $14,211
2012 $7,432 $12,950
2013 $7,796 $13,739
2014 $8,070 $14,353
2015 $7,269 $12,783
2016 $7,822 $13,216
2017 $8,697 $14,736
2018 $9,872 $16,605
2019 $10,373 $17,013
2020 $10,770 $16,387
2021 $12,972 $19,031
2022 $14,000 $18,484
2023 $15,884 $22,312
2024 $17,412 $23,311

Bulgaria vs. Hungary life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Hungary
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Hungary
1950 61.5 62.1
1951 60.7 62.5
1952 59.6 63.9
1953 64.2 63.9
1954 64.4 65.4
1955 64.8 66.9
1956 65.2 66
1957 66.6 66.3
1958 68.7 67.4
1959 66.6 67.3
1960 69.2 68.1
1961 70.2 69
1962 69.5 67.9
1963 70.3 68.9
1964 71.1 69.5
1965 71.3 69.1
1966 71.2 69.9
1967 70.4 69.5
1968 71.2 69.3
1969 70.5 69.4
1970 71.3 69.2
1971 70.9 69.1
1972 70.9 69.7
1973 71.3 69.6
1974 71.2 69.3
1975 71 69.4
1976 71.4 69.7
1977 70.8 69.9
1978 71.1 69.5
1979 71.2 69.7
1980 71.1 69.1
1981 71.5 69.2
1982 71.1 69.4
1983 71.2 68.9
1984 71.3 69
1985 71 68.9
1986 71.6 69.1
1987 71.3 69.6
1988 71.4 69.9
1989 71.5 69.4
1990 71.3 69.4
1991 71.2 69.4
1992 71.2 69.2
1993 71.2 69.2
1994 70.9 69.6
1995 71 70
1996 70.8 70.6
1997 70.3 71
1998 70.9 70.9
1999 71.6 71
2000 71.6 71.8
2001 71.9 72.4
2002 72.1 72.5
2003 72.4 72.5
2004 72.6 72.9
2005 72.6 72.9
2006 72.7 73.3
2007 73 73.4
2008 73.3 74
2009 73.7 74.2
2010 73.8 74.5
2011 74.2 74.9
2012 74.3 75.2
2013 74.8 75.7
2014 74.5 75.8
2015 74.6 75.7
2016 74.8 76.2
2017 74.8 76
2018 74.9 76.2
2019 75.1 76.5
2020 73.6 75.7
2021 71.4 74.2
2022 74 76.2
2023 75.6 77
2024 75.8 77.2
2025 76 77.3

Bulgaria and Hungary population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Hungary
Year Population
Bulgaria Hungary
1960 7,867,374 9,983,512
1961 7,943,118 10,027,958
1962 8,012,946 10,060,825
1963 8,078,145 10,087,947
1964 8,144,340 10,119,835
1965 8,204,168 10,147,935
1966 8,258,057 10,178,653
1967 8,310,226 10,216,604
1968 8,369,603 10,255,815
1969 8,434,172 10,298,723
1970 8,489,574 10,337,910
1971 8,536,395 10,367,537
1972 8,576,200 10,398,489
1973 8,620,967 10,432,055
1974 8,678,745 10,478,720
1975 8,720,742 10,540,525
1976 8,758,599 10,598,677
1977 8,804,183 10,648,031
1978 8,814,032 10,684,822
1979 8,825,940 10,704,152
1980 8,861,535 10,711,122
1981 8,891,117 10,711,848
1982 8,917,457 10,705,535
1983 8,939,738 10,689,463
1984 8,960,679 10,668,095
1985 8,960,547 10,648,713
1986 8,958,171 10,630,564
1987 8,971,359 10,612,741
1988 8,981,446 10,596,487
1989 8,876,972 10,481,719
1990 8,718,289 10,373,988
1991 8,632,367 10,373,400
1992 8,540,164 10,369,341
1993 8,472,313 10,357,523
1994 8,443,591 10,343,355
1995 8,406,067 10,328,965
1996 8,362,826 10,311,238
1997 8,312,068 10,290,486
1998 8,256,786 10,266,570
1999 8,210,624 10,237,530
2000 8,170,172 10,210,971
2001 8,009,142 10,187,576
2002 7,837,161 10,158,608
2003 7,775,327 10,129,552
2004 7,716,860 10,107,146
2005 7,658,972 10,087,065
2006 7,601,022 10,071,370
2007 7,545,338 10,055,780
2008 7,492,561 10,038,188
2009 7,444,443 10,022,650
2010 7,395,599 10,000,023
2011 7,348,328 9,971,727
2012 7,305,888 9,920,362
2013 7,160,005 9,872,734
2014 7,073,572 9,833,038
2015 6,984,225 9,797,755
2016 6,894,139 9,759,755
2017 6,803,468 9,726,756
2018 6,710,798 9,706,964
2019 6,616,726 9,694,824
2020 6,550,696 9,670,419
2021 6,507,301 9,630,932
2022 6,465,097 9,605,074
2023 6,446,596 9,592,186
2024 6,444,366 9,562,314

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Hungary

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Hungary
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Hungary
1960 2.31 2.02
1961 2.29 1.94
1962 2.24 1.79
1963 2.21 1.82
1964 2.19 1.82
1965 2.09 1.82
1966 2.03 1.89
1967 2.02 2.01
1968 2.27 2.06
1969 2.27 2.04
1970 2.17 1.98
1971 2.1 1.93
1972 2.03 1.93
1973 2.15 1.93
1974 2.29 2.27
1975 2.23 2.35
1976 2.24 2.23
1977 2.21 2.15
1978 2.15 2.06
1979 2.16 2.01
1980 2.05 1.91
1981 2 1.88
1982 2.01 1.8
1983 2.01 1.75
1984 2.01 1.75
1985 1.97 1.85
1986 2.02 1.84
1987 1.96 1.82
1988 1.97 1.81
1989 1.9 1.82
1990 1.82 1.87
1991 1.66 1.87
1992 1.55 1.77
1993 1.46 1.68
1994 1.37 1.64
1995 1.23 1.57
1996 1.23 1.46
1997 1.09 1.37
1998 1.11 1.32
1999 1.23 1.28
2000 1.26 1.32
2001 1.21 1.31
2002 1.23 1.3
2003 1.26 1.27
2004 1.33 1.28
2005 1.37 1.31
2006 1.44 1.34
2007 1.49 1.32
2008 1.56 1.35
2009 1.66 1.32
2010 1.57 1.25
2011 1.51 1.23
2012 1.5 1.34
2013 1.54 1.35
2014 1.62 1.44
2015 1.64 1.45
2016 1.67 1.53
2017 1.71 1.54
2018 1.73 1.55
2019 1.79 1.55
2020 1.77 1.59
2021 1.8 1.61
2022 1.78 1.56
2023 1.81 1.51

Bulgaria and Hungary demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Hungary
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Hungary
1960 30.4 32.1
1961 30.7 32.4
1962 31 32.6
1963 31.3 32.9
1964 31.6 33.2
1965 32 33.4
1966 32.3 33.7
1967 32.6 33.8
1968 32.8 34
1969 33 34.1
1970 33.2 34.1
1971 33.3 34.2
1972 33.5 34.3
1973 33.6 34.3
1974 33.6 34.3
1975 33.7 34.3
1976 33.8 34.2
1977 33.9 34.2
1978 34 34.2
1979 34.1 34.3
1980 34.2 34.3
1981 34.4 34.4
1982 34.6 34.5
1983 34.8 34.7
1984 35 34.9
1985 35.3 35.1
1986 35.6 35.3
1987 35.8 35.5
1988 35.9 35.8
1989 36.2 36.1
1990 36.6 36.5
1991 37 36.7
1992 37.4 36.9
1993 37.7 37
1994 38 37.2
1995 38.3 37.5
1996 38.6 37.7
1997 38.9 37.9
1998 39.1 38.1
1999 39.4 38.3
2000 39.7 38.4
2001 40 38.6
2002 40.3 38.7
2003 40.6 38.8
2004 40.8 38.9
2005 41.1 39
2006 41.3 39.1
2007 41.5 39.2
2008 41.7 39.4
2009 42 39.6
2010 42.3 39.9
2011 42.5 40.4
2012 42.8 40.9
2013 43 41.2
2014 43.3 41.5
2015 43.6 41.9
2016 43.8 42.3
2017 44.1 42.6
2018 44.3 42.8
2019 44.6 43
2020 44.9 43.3
2021 45 43.6
2022 45.2 43.9
2023 45.3 44.2
2024 45.5 44.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Hungary
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$198B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
46.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
3.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
2.13%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-4.59%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
4.47%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
59.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
23.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
61.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
24.4%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.8%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
24,692
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.32%
2024
Number of billionaires
2
2025
4
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
68
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$41.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$46.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$5.24B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
31,641,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
3.4%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
87%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Hungary
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
2,515 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$18
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
43.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
4.57 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
64.2%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
15.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
21.1%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
62.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
4,605 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
19.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
0.62%
2023
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
44.8%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Hungary
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.12%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
+16,223
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
73.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
69.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
80
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
0.77
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
7.7
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
99.1%
2021
English speaking
24.9%
2023
25.3%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
93.8%
2024

Health

Bulgaria Hungary
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$1,407
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$401
2023
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
77.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
3.3
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
3.8
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
32.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
8.3%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
59
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
32.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
9.93 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Hungary
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
3,685 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
19,626 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
7,910 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
130,979 mi
2018

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