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Bulgaria vs Jordan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 11.6M in Jordan (ranked 84/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 34,284 sq mi for Jordan (ranked 101st vs. 110th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Jordan ranks 91/197 ($53.4B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Jordan ranks 124/197 ($4,618).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Jordan
Population
6403235
11575983
Population rank 111/197 85/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$53.4B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 91/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$4,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 124/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$10,821
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$51.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
92.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$4,429
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 88/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$5,420
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
34,284 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
337 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
2.64
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
25.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Bulgaria and Jordan: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Jordan economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Jordan
Year GDP
Bulgaria Jordan
1965 - $599,759,760
1966 - $657,999,737
1967 - $631,679,747
1968 - $561,119,776
1969 - $698,879,720
1970 - $639,519,744
1971 - $678,159,729
1972 - $788,479,685
1973 - $943,783,840
1974 - $1,197,483,949
1975 - $1,363,073,498
1976 - $1,708,521,219
1977 - $2,096,778,602
1978 - $2,602,208,589
1979 - $3,271,368,781
1980 $19,839,230,769 $3,910,044,474
1981 $19,870,000,000 $4,383,944,703
1982 $19,342,000,000 $4,681,240,993
1983 $16,563,666,667 $4,920,692,191
1984 $17,594,944,444 $4,967,162,160
1985 $17,155,421,053 $4,993,601,520
1986 $20,249,294,118 $6,402,050,485
1987 $28,101,000,000 $6,756,209,762
1988 $22,555,941,176 $6,277,451,829
1989 $21,988,444,444 $4,221,373,674
1990 $20,632,090,909 $4,160,087,508
1991 $7,628,738,475 $4,344,467,193
1992 $8,602,887,623 $5,310,833,194
1993 $10,832,064,942 $5,606,400,222
1994 $9,709,240,034 $6,236,295,978
1995 $18,991,484,420 $6,727,597,032
1996 $12,294,964,838 $6,927,503,526
1997 $11,316,127,379 $7,245,839,210
1998 $15,031,055,047 $7,912,270,804
1999 $13,637,098,579 $8,149,929,478
2000 $13,245,990,274 $8,460,789,845
2001 $14,183,446,026 $8,975,814,653
2002 $16,403,043,850 $9,582,510,578
2003 $21,144,957,990 $10,195,627,645
2004 $26,157,743,369 $11,411,706,629
2005 $29,868,657,858 $12,588,998,590
2006 $34,380,536,496 $15,056,981,664
2007 $44,431,257,129 $17,110,437,236
2008 $54,480,684,188 $22,658,715,989
2009 $52,023,801,230 $24,537,876,056
2010 $50,689,051,382 $27,133,804,225
2011 $57,681,293,007 $29,524,149,155
2012 $54,297,052,002 $31,634,561,690
2013 $55,819,262,375 $34,454,440,141
2014 $57,080,897,012 $36,847,643,521
2015 $50,765,918,159 $38,587,017,887
2016 $53,929,397,039 $39,892,551,127
2017 $59,167,647,388 $41,608,435,915
2018 $66,251,582,036 $43,370,860,704
2019 $68,634,004,792 $44,503,006,338
2020 $70,550,652,467 $43,700,383,099
2021 $84,414,122,840 $46,296,100,141
2022 $90,509,236,929 $48,764,963,380
2023 $102,396,840,296 $51,088,476,338
2024 $112,211,952,704 $53,352,289,577

Bulgaria and Jordan economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Jordan
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Jordan
1965 - $546
1966 - $558
1967 - $497
1968 - $409
1969 - $474
1970 - $409
1971 - $412
1972 - $460
1973 - $531
1974 - $651
1975 - $718
1976 - $873
1977 - $1,039
1978 - $1,249
1979 - $1,519
1980 $2,239 $1,750
1981 $2,235 $1,885
1982 $2,169 $1,929
1983 $1,853 $1,939
1984 $1,964 $1,871
1985 $1,915 $1,797
1986 $2,260 $2,200
1987 $3,132 $2,217
1988 $2,511 $1,966
1989 $2,477 $1,260
1990 $2,367 $1,149
1991 $884 $1,110
1992 $1,007 $1,287
1993 $1,279 $1,289
1994 $1,150 $1,367
1995 $2,259 $1,416
1996 $1,470 $1,410
1997 $1,361 $1,436
1998 $1,820 $1,532
1999 $1,661 $1,545
2000 $1,621 $1,571
2001 $1,771 $1,632
2002 $2,093 $1,706
2003 $2,719 $1,776
2004 $3,390 $1,940
2005 $3,900 $2,088
2006 $4,523 $2,343
2007 $5,889 $2,506
2008 $7,271 $3,242
2009 $6,988 $3,436
2010 $6,854 $3,718
2011 $7,850 $3,947
2012 $7,432 $4,170
2013 $7,796 $4,311
2014 $8,070 $4,191
2015 $7,269 $4,043
2016 $7,822 $3,987
2017 $8,697 $4,066
2018 $9,872 $4,145
2019 $10,373 $4,170
2020 $10,770 $4,022
2021 $12,972 $4,183
2022 $14,000 $4,332
2023 $15,884 $4,466
2024 $17,412 $4,618

Bulgaria vs. Jordan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Jordan
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Jordan
1950 61.5 40.9
1951 60.7 42
1952 59.6 43.2
1953 64.2 44.4
1954 64.4 45.6
1955 64.8 46.8
1956 65.2 48
1957 66.6 49.2
1958 68.7 50.4
1959 66.6 51.6
1960 69.2 52.7
1961 70.2 53.7
1962 69.5 54.6
1963 70.3 55.5
1964 71.1 56.5
1965 71.3 57.3
1966 71.2 57.8
1967 70.4 59
1968 71.2 59.8
1969 70.5 60.5
1970 71.3 59.8
1971 70.9 61.8
1972 70.9 62.5
1973 71.3 63.1
1974 71.2 63.6
1975 71 64.1
1976 71.4 64.7
1977 70.8 65.1
1978 71.1 65.6
1979 71.2 66
1980 71.1 66.5
1981 71.5 66.9
1982 71.1 67.4
1983 71.2 67.8
1984 71.3 68.2
1985 71 68.6
1986 71.6 69
1987 71.3 69.3
1988 71.4 69.6
1989 71.5 69.9
1990 71.3 70.1
1991 71.2 70.2
1992 71.2 70.4
1993 71.2 70.6
1994 70.9 70.7
1995 71 70.9
1996 70.8 71.1
1997 70.3 71.3
1998 70.9 71.5
1999 71.6 71.7
2000 71.6 71.9
2001 71.9 72.1
2002 72.1 72.4
2003 72.4 72.6
2004 72.6 72.8
2005 72.6 73
2006 72.7 73.2
2007 73 73.4
2008 73.3 73.6
2009 73.7 73.7
2010 73.8 73.8
2011 74.2 73.9
2012 74.3 74.1
2013 74.8 74.3
2014 74.5 74.6
2015 74.6 75.1
2016 74.8 75.6
2017 74.8 76.1
2018 74.9 76.5
2019 75.1 76.9
2020 73.6 75.6
2021 71.4 74.2
2022 74 77.1
2023 75.6 77.8
2024 75.8 78
2025 76 78.1

Bulgaria and Jordan population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Jordan
Year Population
Bulgaria Jordan
1960 7,867,374 853,471
1961 7,943,118 897,591
1962 8,012,946 940,554
1963 8,078,145 984,714
1964 8,144,340 1,035,640
1965 8,204,168 1,099,440
1966 8,258,057 1,178,360
1967 8,310,226 1,271,183
1968 8,369,603 1,372,460
1969 8,434,172 1,473,100
1970 8,489,574 1,565,163
1971 8,536,395 1,645,145
1972 8,576,200 1,714,555
1973 8,620,967 1,778,094
1974 8,678,745 1,839,182
1975 8,720,742 1,899,055
1976 8,758,599 1,958,177
1977 8,804,183 2,019,002
1978 8,814,032 2,083,595
1979 8,825,940 2,153,882
1980 8,861,535 2,234,186
1981 8,891,117 2,325,517
1982 8,917,457 2,426,927
1983 8,939,738 2,537,307
1984 8,960,679 2,654,688
1985 8,960,547 2,778,810
1986 8,958,171 2,909,887
1987 8,971,359 3,047,634
1988 8,981,446 3,193,039
1989 8,876,972 3,349,627
1990 8,718,289 3,621,908
1991 8,632,367 3,915,149
1992 8,540,164 4,127,693
1993 8,472,313 4,348,020
1994 8,443,591 4,561,406
1995 8,406,067 4,752,096
1996 8,362,826 4,912,516
1997 8,312,068 5,046,285
1998 8,256,786 5,164,284
1999 8,210,624 5,276,444
2000 8,170,172 5,386,945
2001 8,009,142 5,498,894
2002 7,837,161 5,616,066
2003 7,775,327 5,741,828
2004 7,716,860 5,882,061
2005 7,658,972 6,029,587
2006 7,601,022 6,427,371
2007 7,545,338 6,827,227
2008 7,492,561 6,989,866
2009 7,444,443 7,141,753
2010 7,395,599 7,297,043
2011 7,348,328 7,480,424
2012 7,305,888 7,587,127
2013 7,160,005 7,991,809
2014 7,073,572 8,791,710
2015 6,984,225 9,544,729
2016 6,894,139 10,006,367
2017 6,803,468 10,234,226
2018 6,710,798 10,462,306
2019 6,616,726 10,671,891
2020 6,550,696 10,865,228
2021 6,507,301 11,066,356
2022 6,465,097 11,256,263
2023 6,446,596 11,439,213
2024 6,444,366 11,552,876

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Jordan

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Jordan
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Jordan
1960 2.31 7.6
1961 2.29 7.7
1962 2.24 7.79
1963 2.21 7.85
1964 2.19 7.91
1965 2.09 7.93
1966 2.03 7.99
1967 2.02 8.06
1968 2.27 8.14
1969 2.27 8.19
1970 2.17 8.18
1971 2.1 8.15
1972 2.03 8.12
1973 2.15 8.06
1974 2.29 8
1975 2.23 7.93
1976 2.24 7.83
1977 2.21 7.72
1978 2.15 7.59
1979 2.16 7.45
1980 2.05 7.29
1981 2 7.12
1982 2.01 6.96
1983 2.01 6.81
1984 2.01 6.67
1985 1.97 6.53
1986 2.02 6.39
1987 1.96 6.2
1988 1.97 6.01
1989 1.9 5.8
1990 1.82 5.54
1991 1.66 5.33
1992 1.55 5.14
1993 1.46 4.97
1994 1.37 4.82
1995 1.23 4.68
1996 1.23 4.51
1997 1.09 4.32
1998 1.11 4.11
1999 1.23 3.97
2000 1.26 3.86
2001 1.21 3.8
2002 1.23 3.81
2003 1.26 3.82
2004 1.33 3.73
2005 1.37 3.65
2006 1.44 3.71
2007 1.49 3.8
2008 1.56 3.88
2009 1.66 3.84
2010 1.57 3.78
2011 1.51 3.69
2012 1.5 3.57
2013 1.54 3.45
2014 1.62 3.3
2015 1.64 3.14
2016 1.67 3.07
2017 1.71 2.99
2018 1.73 2.92
2019 1.79 2.86
2020 1.77 2.79
2021 1.8 2.74
2022 1.78 2.68
2023 1.81 2.64

Bulgaria and Jordan demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Jordan
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Jordan
1960 30.4 17
1961 30.7 16.8
1962 31 16.5
1963 31.3 16.2
1964 31.6 16
1965 32 15.7
1966 32.3 15.5
1967 32.6 15.3
1968 32.8 15.1
1969 33 15
1970 33.2 14.9
1971 33.3 14.8
1972 33.5 14.8
1973 33.6 14.8
1974 33.6 14.8
1975 33.7 14.8
1976 33.8 14.8
1977 33.9 14.9
1978 34 14.9
1979 34.1 15
1980 34.2 15.1
1981 34.4 15.2
1982 34.6 15.4
1983 34.8 15.5
1984 35 15.6
1985 35.3 15.8
1986 35.6 15.9
1987 35.8 16.1
1988 35.9 16.2
1989 36.2 16.4
1990 36.6 17.2
1991 37 18.1
1992 37.4 18.5
1993 37.7 18.9
1994 38 19.3
1995 38.3 19.5
1996 38.6 19.7
1997 38.9 19.8
1998 39.1 19.8
1999 39.4 19.9
2000 39.7 20
2001 40 20.1
2002 40.3 20.2
2003 40.6 20.3
2004 40.8 20.5
2005 41.1 20.8
2006 41.3 21
2007 41.5 21.2
2008 41.7 21.4
2009 42 21.5
2010 42.3 21.7
2011 42.5 21.9
2012 42.8 22.1
2013 43 22.3
2014 43.3 22.4
2015 43.6 22.6
2016 43.8 22.9
2017 44.1 23.2
2018 44.3 23.5
2019 44.6 23.9
2020 44.9 24.2
2021 45 24.6
2022 45.2 24.9
2023 45.3 25.3
2024 45.5 25.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Jordan
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$51.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
31.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
3.51%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
4.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
116,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-5.32%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
16.6%
2023
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
60.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
25.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
59.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
27.4%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
3.5%
2010
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
162
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$24.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$21.9B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$4.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
1,240,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
16.7%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
46.5%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Jordan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
754 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$13.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
23.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
2.06 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
91.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
11.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
7.69%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
96.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
1,791 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
24.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
0.08%
2022
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Jordan
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.14%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-156,369
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
92.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
66
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
0.99
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
17
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
94.8%
2023
English speaking
24.9%
2023
45%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
92.5%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Jordan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$295.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$118.7
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
6.91%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
2.51
2019
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
24.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
31
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
13.2
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
39.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
20.5%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
43
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
35.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
0.23 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Jordan
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
2,968 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
3,954 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
376 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
4,476 mi
2011

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