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Bulgaria vs Iraq statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 46M in Iraq (ranked 34/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 167,619 sq mi for Iraq (ranked 101st vs. 57th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Iraq
Population
6403235
47813338
Population rank 111/197 34/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$280B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 51/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$6,074
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 114/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$14,464
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
50.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$2,606
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 108/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$6,159
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
167,619 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
3.25
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
21.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Bulgaria and Iraq: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Iraq economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Iraq
Year GDP
Bulgaria Iraq
1960 - $1,537,252,193
1961 - $1,671,960,965
1962 - $1,784,174,541
1963 - $1,805,901,510
1964 - $2,136,408,198
1965 - $2,335,785,506
1966 - $2,530,306,096
1967 - $2,551,522,656
1968 - $2,896,598,841
1969 - $3,007,758,797
1970 - $3,281,318,687
1971 - $3,865,346,535
1972 - $4,113,848,002
1973 - $5,134,367,778
1974 - $11,516,762,614
1975 - $13,458,516,763
1976 - $17,754,825,601
1977 - $19,838,130,715
1978 - $23,762,275,652
1979 - $37,816,457,839
1980 $19,839,230,769 $52,569,000,000
1981 $19,870,000,000 $37,823,000,000
1982 $19,342,000,000 $42,382,333,333
1983 $16,563,666,667 $40,712,903,226
1984 $17,594,944,444 $46,938,387,097
1985 $17,155,421,053 $48,425,161,290
1986 $20,249,294,118 $47,264,516,129
1987 $28,101,000,000 $56,774,193,548
1988 $22,555,941,176 $62,684,516,129
1989 $21,988,444,444 $65,831,935,484
1990 $20,632,090,909 $180,408,064,516
1991 $7,628,738,475 $407,796,350
1992 $8,602,887,623 $553,671,958
1993 $10,832,064,942 $1,031,944,881
1994 $9,709,240,034 $3,991,349,283
1995 $18,991,484,420 $12,894,029,888
1996 $12,294,964,838 $10,433,698,621
1997 $11,316,127,379 $20,764,857,056
1998 $15,031,055,047 $20,617,405,044
1999 $13,637,098,579 $36,881,601,584
2000 $13,245,990,274 $48,364,250,944
2001 $14,183,446,026 $36,176,430,129
2002 $16,403,043,850 $32,928,454,672
2003 $21,144,957,990 $21,921,569,479
2004 $26,157,743,369 $36,633,669,269
2005 $29,868,657,858 $50,065,104,668
2006 $34,380,536,496 $65,147,051,918
2007 $44,431,257,129 $88,837,057,320
2008 $54,480,684,188 $131,614,434,154
2009 $52,023,801,230 $111,657,580,326
2010 $50,689,051,382 $138,516,722,650
2011 $57,681,293,007 $185,749,664,444
2012 $54,297,052,002 $218,002,476,129
2013 $55,819,262,375 $234,637,675,129
2014 $57,080,897,012 $228,415,656,175
2015 $50,765,918,159 $166,774,104,959
2016 $53,929,397,039 $166,743,557,748
2017 $59,167,647,388 $187,217,660,051
2018 $66,251,582,036 $227,367,469,034
2019 $68,634,004,792 $233,636,097,800
2020 $70,550,652,467 $180,898,797,517
2021 $84,414,122,840 $209,691,945,713
2022 $90,509,236,929 $287,372,232,138
2023 $102,396,840,296 $268,881,051,644
2024 $112,211,952,704 $279,641,257,615

Bulgaria and Iraq economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Iraq
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Iraq
1960 - $218.9
1961 - $232.4
1962 - $240.7
1963 - $235.5
1964 - $269.4
1965 - $284.8
1966 - $298.2
1967 - $290.6
1968 - $319
1969 - $320
1970 - $337
1971 - $384
1972 - $394
1973 - $476
1974 - $1,031
1975 - $1,166
1976 - $1,489
1977 - $1,609
1978 - $1,863
1979 - $2,871
1980 $2,239 $3,868
1981 $2,235 $2,700
1982 $2,169 $2,942
1983 $1,853 $2,743
1984 $1,964 $3,066
1985 $1,915 $3,088
1986 $2,260 $2,940
1987 $3,132 $3,436
1988 $2,511 $3,707
1989 $2,477 $3,791
1990 $2,367 $10,261
1991 $884 $23
1992 $1,007 $30.3
1993 $1,279 $53.7
1994 $1,150 $198.2
1995 $2,259 $619
1996 $1,470 $485
1997 $1,361 $936
1998 $1,820 $901
1999 $1,661 $1,560
2000 $1,621 $1,980
2001 $1,771 $1,436
2002 $2,093 $1,266
2003 $2,719 $818
2004 $3,390 $1,328
2005 $3,900 $1,762
2006 $4,523 $2,277
2007 $5,889 $3,129
2008 $7,271 $4,543
2009 $6,988 $3,715
2010 $6,854 $4,462
2011 $7,850 $5,776
2012 $7,432 $6,478
2013 $7,796 $6,650
2014 $8,070 $6,249
2015 $7,269 $4,440
2016 $7,822 $4,334
2017 $8,697 $4,759
2018 $9,872 $5,647
2019 $10,373 $5,672
2020 $10,770 $4,295
2021 $12,972 $4,868
2022 $14,000 $6,521
2023 $15,884 $5,965
2024 $17,412 $6,074

Bulgaria vs. Iraq life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Iraq
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Iraq
1950 61.5 37.4
1951 60.7 39
1952 59.6 40.5
1953 64.2 42.1
1954 64.4 43.5
1955 64.8 45
1956 65.2 46.4
1957 66.6 47.7
1958 68.7 49
1959 66.6 49.7
1960 69.2 51.5
1961 70.2 52.3
1962 69.5 53.5
1963 70.3 54.4
1964 71.1 55.2
1965 71.3 56.4
1966 71.2 57.3
1967 70.4 58.4
1968 71.2 59
1969 70.5 59.6
1970 71.3 60.5
1971 70.9 61.3
1972 70.9 61.8
1973 71.3 62.3
1974 71.2 61
1975 71 61.4
1976 71.4 63.6
1977 70.8 63.9
1978 71.1 64.2
1979 71.2 64.4
1980 71.1 60.9
1981 71.5 58.7
1982 71.1 59
1983 71.2 59.3
1984 71.3 59.5
1985 71 59.8
1986 71.6 60
1987 71.3 60.3
1988 71.4 56.7
1989 71.5 57.5
1990 71.3 57.6
1991 71.2 61.3
1992 71.2 65.3
1993 71.2 65.3
1994 70.9 65
1995 71 64.8
1996 70.8 64.6
1997 70.3 64.2
1998 70.9 64.4
1999 71.6 64.5
2000 71.6 64.9
2001 71.9 65.3
2002 72.1 65.7
2003 72.4 64.8
2004 72.6 64.6
2005 72.6 64.9
2006 72.7 64
2007 73 64.4
2008 73.3 66.5
2009 73.7 67.8
2010 73.8 68.1
2011 74.2 68.4
2012 74.3 68.8
2013 74.8 69
2014 74.5 69.7
2015 74.6 70
2016 74.8 68.7
2017 74.8 69.8
2018 74.9 71.1
2019 75.1 71.2
2020 73.6 69.7
2021 71.4 70.7
2022 74 72
2023 75.6 72.3
2024 75.8 72.4
2025 76 72.5

Bulgaria and Iraq population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Iraq
Year Population
Bulgaria Iraq
1960 7,867,374 7,022,052
1961 7,943,118 7,194,553
1962 8,012,946 7,413,875
1963 8,078,145 7,667,928
1964 8,144,340 7,929,566
1965 8,204,168 8,202,140
1966 8,258,057 8,485,104
1967 8,310,226 8,778,869
1968 8,369,603 9,085,016
1969 8,434,172 9,403,356
1970 8,489,574 9,735,611
1971 8,536,395 10,077,809
1972 8,576,200 10,430,164
1973 8,620,967 10,795,869
1974 8,678,745 11,167,761
1975 8,720,742 11,543,639
1976 8,758,599 11,927,651
1977 8,804,183 12,331,046
1978 8,814,032 12,753,355
1979 8,825,940 13,170,365
1980 8,861,535 13,591,992
1981 8,891,117 14,006,381
1982 8,917,457 14,406,083
1983 8,939,738 14,840,555
1984 8,960,679 15,310,733
1985 8,960,547 15,683,430
1986 8,958,171 16,074,145
1987 8,971,359 16,521,049
1988 8,981,446 16,908,819
1989 8,876,972 17,364,542
1990 8,718,289 17,581,206
1991 8,632,367 17,767,253
1992 8,540,164 18,300,845
1993 8,472,313 19,201,195
1994 8,443,591 20,139,807
1995 8,406,067 20,825,860
1996 8,362,826 21,501,321
1997 8,312,068 22,176,593
1998 8,256,786 22,884,399
1999 8,210,624 23,636,527
2000 8,170,172 24,424,056
2001 8,009,142 25,197,840
2002 7,837,161 26,006,559
2003 7,775,327 26,802,659
2004 7,716,860 27,577,878
2005 7,658,972 28,407,448
2006 7,601,022 28,616,515
2007 7,545,338 28,391,607
2008 7,492,561 28,971,036
2009 7,444,443 30,058,206
2010 7,395,599 31,045,366
2011 7,348,328 32,161,424
2012 7,305,888 33,654,842
2013 7,160,005 35,281,989
2014 7,073,572 36,550,059
2015 6,984,225 37,560,535
2016 6,894,139 38,469,627
2017 6,803,468 39,337,353
2018 6,710,798 40,265,624
2019 6,616,726 41,192,171
2020 6,550,696 42,116,605
2021 6,507,301 43,071,211
2022 6,465,097 44,070,551
2023 6,446,596 45,074,049
2024 6,444,366 46,042,015

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Iraq

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Iraq
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Iraq
1960 2.31 5.3
1961 2.29 5.8
1962 2.24 6.99
1963 2.21 7.01
1964 2.19 7.01
1965 2.09 7.02
1966 2.03 7.02
1967 2.02 7.03
1968 2.27 7.06
1969 2.27 7.08
1970 2.17 7.07
1971 2.1 7.06
1972 2.03 7.02
1973 2.15 6.99
1974 2.29 6.95
1975 2.23 6.91
1976 2.24 6.86
1977 2.21 6.8
1978 2.15 6.73
1979 2.16 6.66
1980 2.05 6.59
1981 2 6.53
1982 2.01 6.46
1983 2.01 6.39
1984 2.01 6.32
1985 1.97 6.25
1986 2.02 6.18
1987 1.96 6.11
1988 1.97 6.05
1989 1.9 5.99
1990 1.82 5.93
1991 1.66 5.83
1992 1.55 5.72
1993 1.46 5.61
1994 1.37 5.49
1995 1.23 5.36
1996 1.23 5.25
1997 1.09 5.19
1998 1.11 5.11
1999 1.23 5.04
2000 1.26 4.92
2001 1.21 4.8
2002 1.23 4.67
2003 1.26 4.58
2004 1.33 4.53
2005 1.37 4.45
2006 1.44 4.46
2007 1.49 4.4
2008 1.56 4.37
2009 1.66 4.38
2010 1.57 4.46
2011 1.51 4.59
2012 1.5 4.54
2013 1.54 4.44
2014 1.62 4.31
2015 1.64 4.08
2016 1.67 3.84
2017 1.71 3.64
2018 1.73 3.55
2019 1.79 3.48
2020 1.77 3.42
2021 1.8 3.36
2022 1.78 3.29
2023 1.81 3.25

Bulgaria and Iraq demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Iraq
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Iraq
1960 30.4 20.4
1961 30.7 20.4
1962 31 20.1
1963 31.3 19.8
1964 31.6 19.5
1965 32 19.3
1966 32.3 19
1967 32.6 18.7
1968 32.8 18.5
1969 33 18.3
1970 33.2 18.1
1971 33.3 17.9
1972 33.5 17.7
1973 33.6 17.5
1974 33.6 17.2
1975 33.7 17
1976 33.8 16.7
1977 33.9 16.6
1978 34 16.6
1979 34.1 16.5
1980 34.2 16.5
1981 34.4 16.5
1982 34.6 16.5
1983 34.8 16.6
1984 35 16.6
1985 35.3 16.7
1986 35.6 16.8
1987 35.8 16.9
1988 35.9 16.9
1989 36.2 17
1990 36.6 17.1
1991 37 17.2
1992 37.4 17.3
1993 37.7 17.3
1994 38 17.4
1995 38.3 17.5
1996 38.6 17.6
1997 38.9 17.7
1998 39.1 17.8
1999 39.4 17.9
2000 39.7 17.9
2001 40 18
2002 40.3 18.1
2003 40.6 18.2
2004 40.8 18.3
2005 41.1 18.5
2006 41.3 18.6
2007 41.5 18.7
2008 41.7 18.8
2009 42 18.9
2010 42.3 19
2011 42.5 19.1
2012 42.8 19.2
2013 43 19.3
2014 43.3 19.4
2015 43.6 19.5
2016 43.8 19.7
2017 44.1 19.9
2018 44.3 20.1
2019 44.6 20.4
2020 44.9 20.6
2021 45 20.9
2022 45.2 21.1
2023 45.3 21.4
2024 45.5 21.6

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Finance

Bulgaria Iraq
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$278B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
42.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
3.55%
1989
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
459,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-4.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
16.2%
2021
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
45.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
51.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
15.6
2002
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
24.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
3.7%
2023
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
$101B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$879M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
892,000
2013
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
1.88%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
30.2%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Iraq
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
1,412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$10.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
192.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
4.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
98.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
0.37%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
-274.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
1,373 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
3.78%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
1.98%
2022
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Iraq
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.57%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-17,735
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
71.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
37.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
9.41
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
27.3
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
84.1%
2021
English speaking
24.9%
2023
35%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
81.7%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Iraq
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$254.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$121.8
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
1.01
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
22.6
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
41.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
14
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
0.24 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Iraq
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.29%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
3,641 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
36,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
3,185 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
n/a

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