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Bulgaria vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 387K in Iceland (ranked 173/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 101st vs. 104th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 67/197 ($113B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.3B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,596), while Iceland ranks 9/197 ($86,041).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Iceland
Population
6355610
395314
Population rank 112/197 173/197
GDP
$113B
2024
$33.3B
2024
GDP rank 67/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$17,596
2024
$86,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 9/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,520
2024
$81,924
2024
Government debt
$26.5B
2024
$19.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
29.5%
2026
49.8%
2026
Government debt per person
$4,110
2024
$50,830
2024
Government debt per person rank 92/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2026
$54,155
2026
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2026
38,931 sq mi
2026
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
9.93 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.1 years
2026
83.3 years
2026

Bulgaria and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Iceland
Year GDP
Bulgaria Iceland
1960 - $260,984,499
1961 - $266,711,460
1962 - $299,309,938
1963 - $357,240,896
1964 - $456,206,299
1965 - $550,150,988
1966 - $660,663,763
1967 - $652,609,076
1968 - $498,365,200
1969 - $435,659,610
1970 - $545,115,909
1971 - $693,679,545
1972 - $869,002,946
1973 - $1,194,794,186
1974 - $1,568,154,077
1975 - $1,456,052,700
1976 - $1,727,845,419
1977 - $2,285,707,749
1978 - $2,599,627,089
1979 - $2,953,176,971
1980 $19,839,230,769 $3,499,616,683
1981 $19,870,000,000 $3,615,094,820
1982 $19,342,000,000 $3,318,714,326
1983 $16,563,666,667 $2,862,634,164
1984 $17,594,944,444 $2,964,568,006
1985 $17,155,421,053 $3,088,359,967
1986 $20,249,294,118 $4,129,080,094
1987 $28,101,000,000 $5,713,281,235
1988 $22,555,941,176 $6,320,093,411
1989 $21,988,444,444 $5,870,854,233
1990 $20,632,090,909 $6,694,851,159
1991 $7,628,738,475 $7,151,260,062
1992 $8,602,887,623 $7,328,497,599
1993 $10,832,064,942 $6,435,952,174
1994 $9,709,240,034 $6,612,804,056
1995 $18,991,484,420 $7,372,640,169
1996 $12,294,964,838 $7,686,566,105
1997 $11,316,127,379 $7,716,781,803
1998 $15,031,055,047 $8,637,732,542
1999 $13,637,098,579 $9,107,644,691
2000 $13,245,990,274 $9,140,168,922
2001 $14,183,446,026 $8,323,401,820
2002 $16,403,043,850 $9,416,199,700
2003 $21,144,957,990 $11,564,687,742
2004 $26,157,743,369 $13,963,943,244
2005 $29,868,657,858 $17,146,410,561
2006 $34,380,536,496 $17,671,649,843
2007 $44,431,257,129 $21,960,110,030
2008 $54,480,684,188 $18,247,921,360
2009 $52,023,801,230 $13,212,543,838
2010 $50,689,051,382 $13,922,711,577
2011 $57,681,293,007 $15,394,005,872
2012 $54,297,052,002 $14,943,757,823
2013 $55,819,262,375 $16,244,319,959
2014 $57,080,897,012 $18,052,183,515
2015 $50,765,918,159 $17,700,486,957
2016 $53,929,397,039 $21,083,713,310
2017 $59,167,647,388 $25,060,086,488
2018 $66,097,226,262 $26,677,652,544
2019 $68,507,731,354 $24,985,687,022
2020 $70,486,877,546 $22,034,665,041
2021 $84,374,613,233 $26,234,872,402
2022 $90,506,153,294 $29,166,102,877
2023 $102,199,231,385 $31,677,891,897
2024 $113,343,355,780 $33,255,181,469

Bulgaria and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Iceland
1960 - $1,486
1961 - $1,490
1962 - $1,641
1963 - $1,924
1964 - $2,414
1965 - $2,861
1966 - $3,378
1967 - $3,284
1968 - $2,473
1969 - $2,142
1970 - $2,666
1971 - $3,366
1972 - $4,155
1973 - $5,627
1974 - $7,287
1975 - $6,680
1976 - $7,848
1977 - $10,305
1978 - $11,630
1979 - $13,082
1980 $2,239 $15,340
1981 $2,235 $15,666
1982 $2,169 $14,191
1983 $1,853 $12,080
1984 $1,964 $12,378
1985 $1,915 $12,793
1986 $2,260 $16,980
1987 $3,132 $23,238
1988 $2,511 $25,307
1989 $2,477 $23,219
1990 $2,367 $26,272
1991 $884 $27,740
1992 $1,007 $28,072
1993 $1,279 $24,404
1994 $1,150 $24,858
1995 $2,259 $27,565
1996 $1,470 $28,584
1997 $1,361 $28,462
1998 $1,820 $31,519
1999 $1,661 $32,834
2000 $1,621 $32,504
2001 $1,771 $29,208
2002 $2,093 $32,749
2003 $2,719 $39,944
2004 $3,390 $47,810
2005 $3,900 $57,784
2006 $4,523 $58,172
2007 $5,889 $70,483
2008 $7,271 $57,489
2009 $6,988 $41,484
2010 $6,854 $43,776
2011 $7,850 $48,255
2012 $7,432 $46,595
2013 $7,796 $50,173
2014 $8,070 $55,140
2015 $7,269 $53,506
2016 $7,822 $62,854
2017 $8,697 $72,976
2018 $9,849 $75,634
2019 $10,354 $69,296
2020 $10,760 $60,128
2021 $12,966 $70,425
2022 $13,999 $76,350
2023 $15,853 $82,139
2024 $17,596 $86,041

Bulgaria vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Iceland
1950 61.5 71
1951 60.7 71
1952 59.6 72.4
1953 64.2 72.3
1954 64.4 73.3
1955 64.8 73.3
1956 65.2 72.9
1957 66.6 73.4
1958 68.7 73.3
1959 66.6 72.6
1960 69.2 74
1961 70.2 73.4
1962 69.5 73.6
1963 70.3 72.9
1964 71.1 73.5
1965 71.3 73.8
1966 71.2 73.1
1967 70.4 73.7
1968 71.2 73.9
1969 70.5 73.7
1970 71.3 73.8
1971 70.9 73.5
1972 70.9 74.4
1973 71.3 74.3
1974 71.2 74.1
1975 71 75.3
1976 71.4 76.6
1977 70.8 76.1
1978 71.1 76.4
1979 71.2 76.5
1980 71.1 76.6
1981 71.5 76.2
1982 71.1 76.8
1983 71.2 76.4
1984 71.3 77.3
1985 71 77.4
1986 71.6 77.9
1987 71.3 77.1
1988 71.4 76.9
1989 71.5 77.9
1990 71.3 77.7
1991 71.2 77.8
1992 71.2 78.6
1993 71.2 78.8
1994 70.9 79
1995 71 77.5
1996 70.8 78.6
1997 70.3 78.7
1998 70.9 79.4
1999 71.6 79.2
2000 71.6 79.5
2001 71.9 80.4
2002 72.1 80.3
2003 72.4 80.8
2004 72.6 80.7
2005 72.6 81.2
2006 72.7 80.9
2007 73 81.1
2008 73.3 81.2
2009 73.7 81.4
2010 73.8 81.6
2011 74.2 82
2012 74.3 82.3
2013 74.8 81.7
2014 74.5 82.4
2015 74.6 82.2
2016 74.8 81.8
2017 74.8 82.2
2018 74.9 82.5
2019 75.1 82.8
2020 73.6 82.7
2021 71.4 82.8
2022 74 81.6
2023 75.6 82.7
2024 75.8 83
2025 76 83.2
2026 76.1 83.3

Bulgaria and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Iceland
Year Population
Bulgaria Iceland
1960 7,867,374 175,574
1961 7,943,118 179,029
1962 8,012,946 182,378
1963 8,078,145 185,653
1964 8,144,340 188,983
1965 8,204,168 192,286
1966 8,258,057 195,570
1967 8,310,226 198,751
1968 8,369,603 201,488
1969 8,434,172 203,369
1970 8,489,574 204,438
1971 8,536,395 206,098
1972 8,576,200 209,137
1973 8,620,967 212,317
1974 8,678,745 215,209
1975 8,720,742 217,979
1976 8,758,599 220,154
1977 8,804,183 221,799
1978 8,814,032 223,537
1979 8,825,940 225,735
1980 8,861,535 228,138
1981 8,891,117 230,755
1982 8,917,457 233,860
1983 8,939,738 236,977
1984 8,960,679 239,511
1985 8,960,547 241,405
1986 8,958,171 243,180
1987 8,971,359 245,859
1988 8,981,446 249,740
1989 8,876,972 252,852
1990 8,718,289 254,826
1991 8,632,367 257,797
1992 8,540,164 261,057
1993 8,472,313 263,725
1994 8,443,591 266,021
1995 8,406,067 267,468
1996 8,362,826 268,916
1997 8,312,068 271,128
1998 8,256,786 274,047
1999 8,210,624 277,381
2000 8,170,172 281,205
2001 8,009,142 284,968
2002 7,837,161 287,523
2003 7,775,327 289,521
2004 7,716,860 292,074
2005 7,658,972 296,734
2006 7,601,022 303,782
2007 7,545,338 311,566
2008 7,492,561 317,414
2009 7,444,443 318,499
2010 7,395,599 318,041
2011 7,348,328 319,014
2012 7,305,888 320,716
2013 7,160,005 323,764
2014 7,073,572 327,386
2015 6,984,225 330,815
2016 6,894,139 335,439
2017 6,803,468 343,400
2018 6,710,798 352,721
2019 6,616,726 360,563
2020 6,550,696 366,463
2021 6,507,301 372,520
2022 6,465,097 382,003
2023 6,446,596 385,663
2024 6,441,421 386,506

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Iceland

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Iceland
1960 2.31 4.29
1961 2.29 3.88
1962 2.24 3.98
1963 2.21 3.99
1964 2.19 3.88
1965 2.09 3.73
1966 2.03 3.59
1967 2.02 3.28
1968 2.27 3.06
1969 2.27 2.99
1970 2.17 2.81
1971 2.1 2.92
1972 2.03 3.09
1973 2.15 2.94
1974 2.29 2.66
1975 2.23 2.65
1976 2.24 2.52
1977 2.21 2.31
1978 2.15 2.35
1979 2.16 2.49
1980 2.05 2.48
1981 2 2.33
1982 2.01 2.27
1983 2.01 2.24
1984 2.01 2.08
1985 1.97 1.93
1986 2.02 1.92
1987 1.96 2.06
1988 1.97 2.26
1989 1.9 2.19
1990 1.82 2.3
1991 1.66 2.18
1992 1.55 2.21
1993 1.46 2.22
1994 1.37 2.14
1995 1.23 2.08
1996 1.23 2.12
1997 1.09 2.04
1998 1.11 2.05
1999 1.23 1.99
2000 1.26 2.08
2001 1.21 1.95
2002 1.23 1.93
2003 1.26 1.99
2004 1.33 2.04
2005 1.37 2.05
2006 1.44 2.08
2007 1.49 2.09
2008 1.56 2.15
2009 1.66 2.23
2010 1.57 2.2
2011 1.51 2.02
2012 1.5 2.04
2013 1.54 1.93
2014 1.62 1.93
2015 1.64 1.8
2016 1.67 1.74
2017 1.71 1.71
2018 1.73 1.71
2019 1.79 1.74
2020 1.77 1.72
2021 1.8 1.82
2022 1.78 1.59
2023 1.81 1.59

Bulgaria and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Iceland
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Iceland
1960 30.4 25.4
1961 30.7 25.2
1962 31 24.9
1963 31.3 24.7
1964 31.6 24.4
1965 32 24.2
1966 32.3 24.1
1967 32.6 24.1
1968 32.8 24.2
1969 33 24.3
1970 33.2 24.5
1971 33.3 24.7
1972 33.5 24.8
1973 33.6 24.9
1974 33.6 25.1
1975 33.7 25.4
1976 33.8 25.7
1977 33.9 26
1978 34 26.4
1979 34.1 26.7
1980 34.2 26.9
1981 34.4 27.2
1982 34.6 27.5
1983 34.8 27.7
1984 35 28
1985 35.3 28.4
1986 35.6 28.8
1987 35.8 29.1
1988 35.9 29.3
1989 36.2 29.6
1990 36.6 30
1991 37 30.2
1992 37.4 30.5
1993 37.7 30.8
1994 38 31.1
1995 38.3 31.5
1996 38.6 31.8
1997 38.9 32.1
1998 39.1 32.4
1999 39.4 32.6
2000 39.7 32.8
2001 40 33
2002 40.3 33.4
2003 40.6 33.7
2004 40.8 34
2005 41.1 34.2
2006 41.3 34.5
2007 41.5 34.6
2008 41.7 34.5
2009 42 34.6
2010 42.3 34.9
2011 42.5 35.1
2012 42.8 35.4
2013 43 35.5
2014 43.3 35.7
2015 43.6 36
2016 43.8 36.2
2017 44.1 36.3
2018 44.3 36.4
2019 44.6 36.5
2020 44.9 36.6
2021 45 36.7
2022 45.2 36.7
2023 45.3 36.9
2024 45.5 37.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$99B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.2%
2026
43.5%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
7.29%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.15%
2024
n/a
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.96%
2026
-1.39%
2026
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.8%
2024
64.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.1%
2024
20.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires
2
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
34
2004
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.64B
2024
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
11.9%
2008
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
99.9%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
15,686 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
34.2 megatons
2024
3.29 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
5.31 tons
2024
8.52 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2023
0%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
50,951 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Iceland
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
73.9%
2024
94.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2026
92.4
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
69
2026
79
2026
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
24.9%
2023
98%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
99.8%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
76.1 years
2026
83.3 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
60
2026
98
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Iceland
% of world land
0.07%
2026
0.07%
2026
Land area per capita
6,507 sq mi
2024
100,725 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2026
6,324 sq mi
2026
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2026
205.8 sq mi
2026
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
8,014 mi
2012

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