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Bulgaria vs Kenya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 56.4M in Kenya (ranked 26/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 224,278 sq mi for Kenya (ranked 101st vs. 45th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Kenya
Population
6403235
58419239
Population rank 111/197 26/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$124B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 64/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$2,206
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 152/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$6,619
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$81.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
68.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$1,447
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 131/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$2,811
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
224,278 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
64 years
2025

Bulgaria and Kenya: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Kenya economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Kenya
Year GDP
Bulgaria Kenya
1960 - $791,265,459
1961 - $792,959,473
1962 - $868,111,401
1963 - $926,589,349
1964 - $998,759,334
1965 - $997,919,321
1966 - $1,164,519,674
1967 - $1,232,559,507
1968 - $1,353,295,459
1969 - $1,458,379,417
1970 - $1,603,447,359
1971 - $1,778,391,289
1972 - $2,107,279,157
1973 - $2,509,001,324
1974 - $2,969,958,812
1975 - $3,259,345,083
1976 - $3,474,542,392
1977 - $4,494,378,764
1978 - $5,303,735,111
1979 - $6,234,391,113
1980 $19,839,230,769 $7,265,315,820
1981 $19,870,000,000 $6,854,491,706
1982 $19,342,000,000 $6,431,579,357
1983 $16,563,666,667 $5,979,198,314
1984 $17,594,944,444 $6,191,437,070
1985 $17,155,421,053 $6,135,034,214
1986 $20,249,294,118 $7,239,126,568
1987 $28,101,000,000 $7,970,820,369
1988 $22,555,941,176 $8,355,380,879
1989 $21,988,444,444 $8,283,114,514
1990 $20,632,090,909 $8,572,359,038
1991 $7,628,738,475 $8,151,488,783
1992 $8,602,887,623 $8,209,120,763
1993 $10,832,064,942 $5,751,786,643
1994 $9,709,240,034 $7,148,148,564
1995 $18,991,484,420 $9,046,320,255
1996 $12,294,964,838 $12,045,865,396
1997 $11,316,127,379 $13,115,764,358
1998 $15,031,055,047 $14,093,998,844
1999 $13,637,098,579 $12,896,010,459
2000 $13,245,990,274 $12,705,350,098
2001 $14,183,446,026 $12,986,007,426
2002 $16,403,043,850 $13,147,736,899
2003 $21,144,957,990 $14,904,517,650
2004 $26,157,743,369 $16,095,337,094
2005 $29,868,657,858 $18,737,895,513
2006 $34,380,536,496 $25,825,512,284
2007 $44,431,257,129 $31,958,195,182
2008 $54,480,684,188 $35,895,153,328
2009 $52,023,801,230 $42,347,217,913
2010 $50,689,051,382 $45,405,615,064
2011 $57,681,293,007 $46,869,473,151
2012 $54,297,052,002 $56,396,704,672
2013 $55,819,262,375 $61,671,440,408
2014 $57,080,897,012 $68,285,796,514
2015 $50,765,918,159 $70,120,446,897
2016 $53,929,397,039 $74,815,144,164
2017 $59,167,647,388 $82,036,510,877
2018 $66,251,582,036 $92,202,979,985
2019 $68,634,004,792 $100,378,436,207
2020 $70,550,652,467 $100,657,505,751
2021 $84,414,122,840 $109,703,658,905
2022 $90,509,236,929 $114,448,978,153
2023 $102,396,840,296 $108,038,588,971
2024 $112,211,952,704 $124,498,691,699

Bulgaria and Kenya economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Kenya
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Kenya
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $99.3
1962 - $104.6
1963 - $107.4
1964 - $111.3
1965 - $106.9
1966 - $119.8
1967 - $121.9
1968 - $128.7
1969 - $133.3
1970 - $141
1971 - $150.9
1972 - $172.6
1973 - $198.6
1974 - $227.2
1975 - $241.2
1976 - $248.9
1977 - $311
1978 - $355
1979 - $403
1980 $2,239 $454
1981 $2,235 $413
1982 $2,169 $374
1983 $1,853 $335
1984 $1,964 $334
1985 $1,915 $320
1986 $2,260 $364
1987 $3,132 $387
1988 $2,511 $391
1989 $2,477 $374
1990 $2,367 $374
1991 $884 $345
1992 $1,007 $337
1993 $1,279 $229
1994 $1,150 $276.4
1995 $2,259 $340
1996 $1,470 $441
1997 $1,361 $467
1998 $1,820 $488
1999 $1,661 $434
2000 $1,621 $415
2001 $1,771 $411
2002 $2,093 $403
2003 $2,719 $443
2004 $3,390 $464
2005 $3,900 $523
2006 $4,523 $700
2007 $5,889 $840
2008 $7,271 $916
2009 $6,988 $1,048
2010 $6,854 $1,092
2011 $7,850 $1,096
2012 $7,432 $1,285
2013 $7,796 $1,371
2014 $8,070 $1,483
2015 $7,269 $1,489
2016 $7,822 $1,554
2017 $8,697 $1,667
2018 $9,872 $1,836
2019 $10,373 $1,960
2020 $10,770 $1,928
2021 $12,972 $2,061
2022 $14,000 $2,110
2023 $15,884 $1,952
2024 $17,412 $2,206

Bulgaria vs. Kenya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Kenya
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Kenya
1950 61.5 36.9
1951 60.7 38
1952 59.6 38.6
1953 64.2 39.8
1954 64.4 41
1955 64.8 42.3
1956 65.2 43.5
1957 66.6 45.3
1958 68.7 46.5
1959 66.6 47.5
1960 69.2 48.5
1961 70.2 49.3
1962 69.5 50.1
1963 70.3 50.8
1964 71.1 51.3
1965 71.3 51.9
1966 71.2 52.4
1967 70.4 52.8
1968 71.2 53.3
1969 70.5 53.7
1970 71.3 54.1
1971 70.9 54.5
1972 70.9 55
1973 71.3 55.5
1974 71.2 56
1975 71 56.6
1976 71.4 57.2
1977 70.8 57.7
1978 71.1 58.2
1979 71.2 58.7
1980 71.1 59.2
1981 71.5 59.6
1982 71.1 59.9
1983 71.2 60.3
1984 71.3 60.6
1985 71 60.9
1986 71.6 60.8
1987 71.3 60.7
1988 71.4 60.3
1989 71.5 60
1990 71.3 58.3
1991 71.2 57.8
1992 71.2 57.1
1993 71.2 56.7
1994 70.9 56.1
1995 71 55.9
1996 70.8 55.6
1997 70.3 55.5
1998 70.9 55.6
1999 71.6 55.9
2000 71.6 56.1
2001 71.9 56.5
2002 72.1 56.8
2003 72.4 57.4
2004 72.6 57.9
2005 72.6 58.5
2006 72.7 59.1
2007 73 59.4
2008 73.3 60
2009 73.7 60.5
2010 73.8 60.9
2011 74.2 61.3
2012 74.3 61.5
2013 74.8 61.7
2014 74.5 62
2015 74.6 62.3
2016 74.8 62.5
2017 74.8 62.7
2018 74.9 62.8
2019 75.1 62.9
2020 73.6 61.6
2021 71.4 61.2
2022 74 63.5
2023 75.6 63.6
2024 75.8 63.8
2025 76 64

Bulgaria and Kenya population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Kenya
Year Population
Bulgaria Kenya
1960 7,867,374 7,695,307
1961 7,943,118 7,987,770
1962 8,012,946 8,299,308
1963 8,078,145 8,627,971
1964 8,144,340 8,973,535
1965 8,204,168 9,338,078
1966 8,258,057 9,717,816
1967 8,310,226 10,111,057
1968 8,369,603 10,518,823
1969 8,434,172 10,939,695
1970 8,489,574 11,368,791
1971 8,536,395 11,788,904
1972 8,576,200 12,206,060
1973 8,620,967 12,634,835
1974 8,678,745 13,070,078
1975 8,720,742 13,511,671
1976 8,758,599 13,957,623
1977 8,804,183 14,428,819
1978 8,814,032 14,934,126
1979 8,825,940 15,460,666
1980 8,861,535 16,018,459
1981 8,891,117 16,601,507
1982 8,917,457 17,206,175
1983 8,939,738 17,846,374
1984 8,960,679 18,514,906
1985 8,960,547 19,201,768
1986 8,958,171 19,901,646
1987 8,971,359 20,616,096
1988 8,981,446 21,356,219
1989 8,876,972 22,118,434
1990 8,718,289 22,892,651
1991 8,632,367 23,646,514
1992 8,540,164 24,382,460
1993 8,472,313 25,117,188
1994 8,443,591 25,857,130
1995 8,406,067 26,601,751
1996 8,362,826 27,344,211
1997 8,312,068 28,101,768
1998 8,256,786 28,888,057
1999 8,210,624 29,733,408
2000 8,170,172 30,642,890
2001 8,009,142 31,619,170
2002 7,837,161 32,629,808
2003 7,775,327 33,652,223
2004 7,716,860 34,713,455
2005 7,658,972 35,796,484
2006 7,601,022 36,904,008
2007 7,545,338 38,036,349
2008 7,492,561 39,206,351
2009 7,444,443 40,408,891
2010 7,395,599 41,598,567
2011 7,348,328 42,758,461
2012 7,305,888 43,888,303
2013 7,160,005 44,986,791
2014 7,073,572 46,051,440
2015 6,984,225 47,088,526
2016 6,894,139 48,139,687
2017 6,803,468 49,197,766
2018 6,710,798 50,207,107
2019 6,616,726 51,202,827
2020 6,550,696 52,217,334
2021 6,507,301 53,219,166
2022 6,465,097 54,252,461
2023 6,446,596 55,339,003
2024 6,444,366 56,432,944

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Kenya

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Kenya
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Kenya
1960 2.31 7.65
1961 2.29 7.72
1962 2.24 7.77
1963 2.21 7.82
1964 2.19 7.87
1965 2.09 7.92
1966 2.03 7.96
1967 2.02 7.95
1968 2.27 7.95
1969 2.27 7.95
1970 2.17 7.94
1971 2.1 7.92
1972 2.03 7.89
1973 2.15 7.86
1974 2.29 7.82
1975 2.23 7.8
1976 2.24 7.77
1977 2.21 7.73
1978 2.15 7.67
1979 2.16 7.6
1980 2.05 7.53
1981 2 7.45
1982 2.01 7.35
1983 2.01 7.22
1984 2.01 7.08
1985 1.97 6.96
1986 2.02 6.84
1987 1.96 6.69
1988 1.97 6.52
1989 1.9 6.33
1990 1.82 6.14
1991 1.66 5.94
1992 1.55 5.74
1993 1.46 5.57
1994 1.37 5.44
1995 1.23 5.37
1996 1.23 5.31
1997 1.09 5.27
1998 1.11 5.24
1999 1.23 5.18
2000 1.26 5.14
2001 1.21 5.09
2002 1.23 5.03
2003 1.26 4.94
2004 1.33 4.86
2005 1.37 4.8
2006 1.44 4.75
2007 1.49 4.72
2008 1.56 4.66
2009 1.66 4.57
2010 1.57 4.45
2011 1.51 4.28
2012 1.5 4.12
2013 1.54 3.96
2014 1.62 3.84
2015 1.64 3.77
2016 1.67 3.69
2017 1.71 3.61
2018 1.73 3.54
2019 1.79 3.43
2020 1.77 3.36
2021 1.8 3.31
2022 1.78 3.26
2023 1.81 3.21

Bulgaria and Kenya demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Kenya
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Kenya
1960 30.4 15.7
1961 30.7 15.5
1962 31 15.3
1963 31.3 15.2
1964 31.6 15.1
1965 32 14.9
1966 32.3 14.8
1967 32.6 14.6
1968 32.8 14.5
1969 33 14.5
1970 33.2 14.4
1971 33.3 14.4
1972 33.5 14.3
1973 33.6 14.3
1974 33.6 14.3
1975 33.7 14.3
1976 33.8 14.3
1977 33.9 14.3
1978 34 14.3
1979 34.1 14.4
1980 34.2 14.5
1981 34.4 14.5
1982 34.6 14.6
1983 34.8 14.7
1984 35 14.8
1985 35.3 14.9
1986 35.6 15
1987 35.8 15
1988 35.9 15.1
1989 36.2 15.2
1990 36.6 15.3
1991 37 15.5
1992 37.4 15.6
1993 37.7 15.7
1994 38 15.9
1995 38.3 16
1996 38.6 16.1
1997 38.9 16.2
1998 39.1 16.4
1999 39.4 16.5
2000 39.7 16.7
2001 40 16.8
2002 40.3 17
2003 40.6 17.1
2004 40.8 17.3
2005 41.1 17.4
2006 41.3 17.5
2007 41.5 17.6
2008 41.7 17.7
2009 42 17.8
2010 42.3 17.9
2011 42.5 18.1
2012 42.8 18.2
2013 43 18.4
2014 43.3 18.5
2015 43.6 18.7
2016 43.8 18.9
2017 44.1 19.1
2018 44.3 19.3
2019 44.6 19.6
2020 44.9 19.8
2021 45 20
2022 45.2 20.3
2023 45.3 20.6
2024 45.5 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Kenya
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$119B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
23%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
4.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
0.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
24,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-5.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
5.44%
2022
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
16.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.9%
2022
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
59
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$15B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$10.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
2,049,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
15.4%
2019
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
90.1%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Kenya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
545 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$11.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
21.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
19.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
67.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
18.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
22.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
190.1 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
78.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
21%
2023
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
76.2%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Kenya
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.69%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-19,781
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
30%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
39.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
66
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
4.89
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
28.3
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
82.9%
2022
English speaking
24.9%
2023
78.7%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
35%
2024

Health

Bulgaria Kenya
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$21.9
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
18.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
0.1
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
149
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
39.9
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
12.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
3.1%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
10.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
2.47 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Kenya
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
3,974 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
111,076 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
13,942 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
110,480 mi
2018

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