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Bulgaria vs Kazakhstan statistics compared

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Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 20.6M in Kazakhstan (ranked 64/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 1,042,360 sq mi for Kazakhstan (ranked 101st vs. 9th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Kazakhstan ranks 50/197 ($288B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Kazakhstan ranks 72/197 ($14,005).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Kazakhstan
Population
6403235
21036432
Population rank 111/197 65/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$288B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 50/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$14,005
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 72/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$40,813
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$71.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
25.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$3,474
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 96/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$7,117
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
1,042,360 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
19.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
3.01
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
30.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
74.7 years
2025

Bulgaria and Kazakhstan: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Kazakhstan economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Kazakhstan
Year GDP
Bulgaria Kazakhstan
1980 $19,839,230,769 -
1981 $19,870,000,000 -
1982 $19,342,000,000 -
1983 $16,563,666,667 -
1984 $17,594,944,444 -
1985 $17,155,421,053 -
1986 $20,249,294,118 -
1987 $28,101,000,000 -
1988 $22,555,941,176 -
1989 $21,988,444,444 -
1990 $20,632,090,909 $26,932,016,270
1991 $7,628,738,475 $24,923,076,923
1992 $8,602,887,623 $24,917,355,372
1993 $10,832,064,942 $23,409,260,880
1994 $9,709,240,034 $21,250,792,886
1995 $18,991,484,420 $20,374,302,652
1996 $12,294,964,838 $21,035,357,937
1997 $11,316,127,379 $22,165,932,063
1998 $15,031,055,047 $22,135,245,507
1999 $13,637,098,579 $16,870,817,182
2000 $13,245,990,274 $18,291,990,662
2001 $14,183,446,026 $22,152,689,180
2002 $16,403,043,850 $24,636,598,527
2003 $21,144,957,990 $30,833,692,900
2004 $26,157,743,369 $43,151,647,003
2005 $29,868,657,858 $57,123,671,734
2006 $34,380,536,496 $81,003,864,630
2007 $44,431,257,129 $104,849,915,058
2008 $54,480,684,188 $133,441,648,852
2009 $52,023,801,230 $115,308,686,941
2010 $50,689,051,382 $148,047,348,241
2011 $57,681,293,007 $192,626,464,617
2012 $54,297,052,002 $207,998,568,866
2013 $55,819,262,375 $236,634,603,409
2014 $57,080,897,012 $221,415,613,595
2015 $50,765,918,159 $184,388,404,706
2016 $53,929,397,039 $137,278,320,084
2017 $59,167,647,388 $166,805,788,827
2018 $66,251,582,036 $179,339,977,690
2019 $68,634,004,792 $181,667,184,855
2020 $70,550,652,467 $171,082,365,861
2021 $84,414,122,840 $197,112,255,361
2022 $90,509,236,929 $225,496,328,925
2023 $102,396,840,296 $261,840,101,060
2024 $112,211,952,704 $288,406,138,231

Bulgaria and Kazakhstan economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Kazakhstan
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Kazakhstan
1980 $2,239 -
1981 $2,235 -
1982 $2,169 -
1983 $1,853 -
1984 $1,964 -
1985 $1,915 -
1986 $2,260 -
1987 $3,132 -
1988 $2,511 -
1989 $2,477 -
1990 $2,367 $1,570
1991 $884 $1,442
1992 $1,007 $1,438
1993 $1,279 $1,355
1994 $1,150 $1,247
1995 $2,259 $1,218
1996 $1,470 $1,281
1997 $1,361 $1,382
1998 $1,820 $1,415
1999 $1,661 $1,092
2000 $1,621 $1,180
2001 $1,771 $1,422
2002 $2,093 $1,574
2003 $2,719 $1,958
2004 $3,390 $2,722
2005 $3,900 $3,577
2006 $4,523 $5,030
2007 $5,889 $6,449
2008 $7,271 $8,124
2009 $6,988 $6,938
2010 $6,854 $8,793
2011 $7,850 $11,287
2012 $7,432 $12,019
2013 $7,796 $13,478
2014 $8,070 $12,428
2015 $7,269 $10,196
2016 $7,822 $7,476
2017 $8,697 $8,943
2018 $9,872 $9,472
2019 $10,373 $9,457
2020 $10,770 $8,782
2021 $12,972 $9,984
2022 $14,000 $11,255
2023 $15,884 $12,879
2024 $17,412 $14,005

Bulgaria vs. Kazakhstan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Kazakhstan
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Kazakhstan
1950 61.5 55.6
1951 60.7 55.9
1952 59.6 56.1
1953 64.2 56.4
1954 64.4 56.6
1955 64.8 56.8
1956 65.2 57.1
1957 66.6 57.3
1958 68.7 57.5
1959 66.6 57.7
1960 69.2 57.9
1961 70.2 58.2
1962 69.5 58.4
1963 70.3 58.6
1964 71.1 58.8
1965 71.3 59
1966 71.2 59.2
1967 70.4 59.4
1968 71.2 59.6
1969 70.5 59.8
1970 71.3 60
1971 70.9 60.3
1972 70.9 60.5
1973 71.3 60.7
1974 71.2 60.9
1975 71 61.1
1976 71.4 61.3
1977 70.8 61.5
1978 71.1 61.8
1979 71.2 62.1
1980 71.1 62.5
1981 71.5 63
1982 71.1 63.6
1983 71.2 64.2
1984 71.3 64.8
1985 71 65.4
1986 71.6 65.8
1987 71.3 66
1988 71.4 66
1989 71.5 65.9
1990 71.3 65.7
1991 71.2 65.4
1992 71.2 65
1993 71.2 64.5
1994 70.9 64.1
1995 71 63.7
1996 70.8 63.5
1997 70.3 63.3
1998 70.9 63.3
1999 71.6 63.5
2000 71.6 63.8
2001 71.9 64.1
2002 72.1 64.4
2003 72.4 64.8
2004 72.6 65
2005 72.6 65.4
2006 72.7 65.7
2007 73 66.2
2008 73.3 66.8
2009 73.7 67.5
2010 73.8 68.3
2011 74.2 69.1
2012 74.3 69.9
2013 74.8 70.7
2014 74.5 71.4
2015 74.6 72
2016 74.8 72.5
2017 74.8 73
2018 74.9 73.4
2019 75.1 73.7
2020 73.6 71.2
2021 71.4 70.1
2022 74 73.5
2023 75.6 74.4
2024 75.8 74.5
2025 76 74.7

Bulgaria and Kazakhstan population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Kazakhstan
Year Population
Bulgaria Kazakhstan
1960 7,867,374 9,429,981
1961 7,943,118 9,742,085
1962 8,012,946 10,058,928
1963 8,078,145 10,377,466
1964 8,144,340 10,690,309
1965 8,204,168 10,993,183
1966 8,258,057 11,288,989
1967 8,310,226 11,584,428
1968 8,369,603 11,879,182
1969 8,434,172 12,156,212
1970 8,489,574 12,419,057
1971 8,536,395 12,684,813
1972 8,576,200 12,951,798
1973 8,620,967 13,208,121
1974 8,678,745 13,454,570
1975 8,720,742 13,700,843
1976 8,758,599 13,998,738
1977 8,804,183 14,353,265
1978 8,814,032 14,711,497
1979 8,825,940 14,978,696
1980 8,861,535 15,152,949
1981 8,891,117 15,323,082
1982 8,917,457 15,492,595
1983 8,939,738 15,665,551
1984 8,960,679 15,844,621
1985 8,960,547 16,031,090
1986 8,958,171 16,262,702
1987 8,971,359 16,527,715
1988 8,981,446 16,781,168
1989 8,876,972 16,997,013
1990 8,718,289 17,154,054
1991 8,632,367 17,278,600
1992 8,540,164 17,332,625
1993 8,472,313 17,274,487
1994 8,443,591 17,043,771
1995 8,406,067 16,730,536
1996 8,362,826 16,416,027
1997 8,312,068 16,043,251
1998 8,256,786 15,647,785
1999 8,210,624 15,455,874
2000 8,170,172 15,501,103
2001 8,009,142 15,575,550
2002 7,837,161 15,656,677
2003 7,775,327 15,747,380
2004 7,716,860 15,850,159
2005 7,658,972 15,968,117
2006 7,601,022 16,103,716
2007 7,545,338 16,257,214
2008 7,492,561 16,426,525
2009 7,444,443 16,619,846
2010 7,395,599 16,836,810
2011 7,348,328 17,066,002
2012 7,305,888 17,306,106
2013 7,160,005 17,556,502
2014 7,073,572 17,816,285
2015 6,984,225 18,084,169
2016 6,894,139 18,363,600
2017 6,803,468 18,651,931
2018 6,710,798 18,932,727
2019 6,616,726 19,209,555
2020 6,550,696 19,482,117
2021 6,507,301 19,743,603
2022 6,465,097 20,034,609
2023 6,446,596 20,330,104
2024 6,444,366 20,592,571

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Kazakhstan

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Kazakhstan
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Kazakhstan
1960 2.31 4.5
1961 2.29 4.42
1962 2.24 4.36
1963 2.21 4.26
1964 2.19 4.07
1965 2.09 3.88
1966 2.03 3.82
1967 2.02 3.77
1968 2.27 3.63
1969 2.27 3.51
1970 2.17 3.51
1971 2.1 3.53
1972 2.03 3.55
1973 2.15 3.51
1974 2.29 3.45
1975 2.23 3.4
1976 2.24 3.33
1977 2.21 3.26
1978 2.15 3.16
1979 2.16 3.14
1980 2.05 3.09
1981 2 3.05
1982 2.01 3.02
1983 2.01 3.07
1984 2.01 3.15
1985 1.97 3.21
1986 2.02 3.19
1987 1.96 3.12
1988 1.97 3
1989 1.9 2.87
1990 1.82 2.75
1991 1.66 2.68
1992 1.55 2.58
1993 1.46 2.48
1994 1.37 2.38
1995 1.23 2.25
1996 1.23 2.08
1997 1.09 1.97
1998 1.11 1.94
1999 1.23 1.9
2000 1.26 1.9
2001 1.21 1.91
2002 1.23 1.96
2003 1.26 2.08
2004 1.33 2.2
2005 1.37 2.27
2006 1.44 2.38
2007 1.49 2.49
2008 1.56 2.62
2009 1.66 2.58
2010 1.57 2.61
2011 1.51 2.61
2012 1.5 2.64
2013 1.54 2.67
2014 1.62 2.76
2015 1.64 2.76
2016 1.67 2.8
2017 1.71 2.75
2018 1.73 2.85
2019 1.79 2.89
2020 1.77 3.13
2021 1.8 3.32
2022 1.78 3.05
2023 1.81 3.01

Bulgaria and Kazakhstan demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Kazakhstan
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Kazakhstan
1960 30.4 23.2
1961 30.7 23.2
1962 31 23.3
1963 31.3 23.3
1964 31.6 23.3
1965 32 23.2
1966 32.3 23.2
1967 32.6 23.2
1968 32.8 23.1
1969 33 22.9
1970 33.2 22.8
1971 33.3 22.9
1972 33.5 22.9
1973 33.6 23.1
1974 33.6 23.2
1975 33.7 23.3
1976 33.8 23.3
1977 33.9 23.2
1978 34 23.2
1979 34.1 23
1980 34.2 22.9
1981 34.4 23.2
1982 34.6 23.5
1983 34.8 23.8
1984 35 24.1
1985 35.3 24.3
1986 35.6 24.6
1987 35.8 24.9
1988 35.9 25.2
1989 36.2 25.5
1990 36.6 25.7
1991 37 25.8
1992 37.4 25.9
1993 37.7 26.1
1994 38 26.3
1995 38.3 26.5
1996 38.6 26.7
1997 38.9 26.9
1998 39.1 27.1
1999 39.4 27.4
2000 39.7 27.6
2001 40 27.8
2002 40.3 28
2003 40.6 28.2
2004 40.8 28.3
2005 41.1 28.4
2006 41.3 28.4
2007 41.5 28.5
2008 41.7 28.4
2009 42 28.5
2010 42.3 28.6
2011 42.5 28.7
2012 42.8 28.8
2013 43 28.9
2014 43.3 29.1
2015 43.6 29.3
2016 43.8 29.5
2017 44.1 29.7
2018 44.3 29.9
2019 44.6 30.1
2020 44.9 30.2
2021 45 30.3
2022 45.2 30.3
2023 45.3 30.4
2024 45.5 30.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Kazakhstan
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$250B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
20.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
4.85%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
0.48%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
71,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
4.86%
2022
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
58.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
31.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
63.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
24.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
4.3%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
44,307
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires
2
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
79
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$62.8B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$45.8B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$240M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
2,035,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
1.2%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
87%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Kazakhstan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
3,651 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$10.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
239.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
11.8 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
98.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
1.68%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
-119.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
5,146 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
11%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
7.76%
2023
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Kazakhstan
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.25%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-7,368
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
58.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
52.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
46
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
2.63
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
12.7
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
95
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
99.8%
2020
English speaking
24.9%
2023
15.4%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
93.4%
2024

Health

Bulgaria Kazakhstan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$421
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$130
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
74.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
0.24%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
4.03
2020
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
29.5 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
10
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
9.6
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
19%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
6.8%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
22
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
22.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
4.52 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Kazakhstan
% of world land
0.07%
2025
1.81%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
50,618 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
827,284 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
13,677 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
59,284 mi
2017

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