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Bulgaria vs Kuwait statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 4.97M in Kuwait (ranked 127/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 6,880 sq mi for Kuwait (ranked 101st vs. 153rd).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Kuwait
Population
6403235
5128257
Population rank 111/197 127/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$160B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 59/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$32,214
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 38/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$51,636
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$4.86B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
7.35%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$978
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 143/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$28,320
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
6,880 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
723 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
35.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
80.8 years
2025

Bulgaria and Kuwait: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Kuwait economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Kuwait
Year GDP
Bulgaria Kuwait
1962 - $1,828,107,503
1963 - $1,900,895,857
1964 - $2,071,668,533
1965 - $2,097,199,161
1966 - $2,391,199,044
1967 - $2,441,599,023
1968 - $2,662,798,935
1969 - $2,769,198,892
1970 - $2,873,638,851
1971 - $3,880,392,195
1972 - $4,450,537,925
1973 - $5,408,804,607
1974 - $13,006,948,296
1975 - $12,022,811,621
1976 - $13,132,252,802
1977 - $14,137,406,741
1978 - $15,503,557,496
1979 - $24,749,063,922
1980 $19,839,230,769 $28,638,868,356
1981 $19,870,000,000 $25,058,020,338
1982 $19,342,000,000 $21,577,153,356
1983 $16,563,666,667 $20,871,081,080
1984 $17,594,944,444 $21,700,082,753
1985 $17,155,421,053 $21,445,970,614
1986 $20,249,294,118 $17,903,989,745
1987 $28,101,000,000 $22,368,704,134
1988 $22,555,941,176 $20,690,322,153
1989 $21,988,444,444 $24,313,855,653
1990 $20,632,090,909 $18,427,777,778
1991 $7,628,738,475 $11,009,993,703
1992 $8,602,887,623 $19,858,555,215
1993 $10,832,064,942 $23,941,391,391
1994 $9,709,240,034 $24,848,483,838
1995 $18,991,484,420 $27,186,980,647
1996 $12,294,964,838 $31,492,373,309
1997 $11,316,127,379 $30,350,190,704
1998 $15,031,055,047 $25,943,705,784
1999 $13,637,098,579 $30,122,365,849
2000 $13,245,990,274 $37,718,743,480
2001 $14,183,446,026 $34,889,559,870
2002 $16,403,043,850 $38,135,788,414
2003 $21,144,957,990 $47,874,582,232
2004 $26,157,743,369 $59,439,090,601
2005 $29,868,657,858 $80,798,630,137
2006 $34,380,536,496 $101,557,330,723
2007 $44,431,257,129 $114,634,043,362
2008 $54,480,684,188 $147,379,737,230
2009 $52,023,801,230 $105,968,691,905
2010 $50,689,051,382 $115,416,245,238
2011 $57,681,293,007 $154,039,231,299
2012 $54,297,052,002 $174,047,662,555
2013 $55,819,262,375 $174,168,116,687
2014 $57,080,897,012 $162,650,450,785
2015 $50,765,918,159 $114,585,555,831
2016 $53,929,397,039 $109,406,674,088
2017 $59,167,647,388 $120,687,539,676
2018 $66,251,582,036 $138,646,316,322
2019 $68,634,004,792 $140,856,394,870
2020 $70,550,652,467 $111,045,470,461
2021 $84,414,122,840 $148,350,671,614
2022 $90,509,236,929 $183,502,046,669
2023 $102,396,840,296 $165,384,407,267
2024 $112,211,952,704 $160,227,273,001

Bulgaria and Kuwait economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Kuwait
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Kuwait
1962 - $4,748
1963 - $4,445
1964 - $4,379
1965 - $4,024
1966 - $4,176
1967 - $3,887
1968 - $3,872
1969 - $3,695
1970 - $3,552
1971 - $4,486
1972 - $4,836
1973 - $5,532
1974 - $12,527
1975 - $10,882
1976 - $11,141
1977 - $11,238
1978 - $11,567
1979 - $17,386
1980 $2,239 $19,032
1981 $2,235 $15,825
1982 $2,169 $12,979
1983 $1,853 $11,965
1984 $1,964 $11,919
1985 $1,915 $11,322
1986 $2,260 $9,077
1987 $3,132 $10,896
1988 $2,511 $9,692
1989 $2,477 $10,965
1990 $2,367 $10,938
1991 $884 $8,147
1992 $1,007 $12,146
1993 $1,279 $14,318
1994 $1,150 $14,930
1995 $2,259 $16,168
1996 $1,470 $18,201
1997 $1,361 $16,977
1998 $1,820 $14,067
1999 $1,661 $15,854
2000 $1,621 $19,296
2001 $1,771 $17,374
2002 $2,093 $18,513
2003 $2,719 $22,691
2004 $3,390 $27,552
2005 $3,900 $36,123
2006 $4,523 $42,947
2007 $5,889 $45,709
2008 $7,271 $55,585
2009 $6,988 $37,907
2010 $6,854 $39,212
2011 $7,850 $49,170
2012 $7,432 $52,155
2013 $7,796 $49,651
2014 $8,070 $44,369
2015 $7,269 $29,882
2016 $7,822 $27,324
2017 $8,697 $29,048
2018 $9,872 $32,068
2019 $10,373 $31,708
2020 $10,770 $25,236
2021 $12,972 $34,019
2022 $14,000 $39,982
2023 $15,884 $34,076
2024 $17,412 $32,214

Bulgaria vs. Kuwait life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Kuwait
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Kuwait
1950 61.5 49.7
1951 60.7 50.6
1952 59.6 51.4
1953 64.2 52.3
1954 64.4 53.1
1955 64.8 54
1956 65.2 54.9
1957 66.6 55.9
1958 68.7 56.9
1959 66.6 57.9
1960 69.2 58.9
1961 70.2 60
1962 69.5 61
1963 70.3 62
1964 71.1 63
1965 71.3 63.9
1966 71.2 64.9
1967 70.4 65.8
1968 71.2 66.6
1969 70.5 67.3
1970 71.3 68
1971 70.9 68.5
1972 70.9 68.9
1973 71.3 69.2
1974 71.2 69.4
1975 71 69.7
1976 71.4 69.9
1977 70.8 70.2
1978 71.1 70.5
1979 71.2 70.8
1980 71.1 71.1
1981 71.5 71.5
1982 71.1 71.9
1983 71.2 72.4
1984 71.3 72.9
1985 71 73.3
1986 71.6 73.8
1987 71.3 74.2
1988 71.4 74.6
1989 71.5 75
1990 71.3 72.9
1991 71.2 73.3
1992 71.2 75.7
1993 71.2 75.8
1994 70.9 75.7
1995 71 75.7
1996 70.8 75.6
1997 70.3 75.6
1998 70.9 75.6
1999 71.6 75.7
2000 71.6 75.9
2001 71.9 76
2002 72.1 76.2
2003 72.4 76.3
2004 72.6 76.4
2005 72.6 76.5
2006 72.7 76.6
2007 73 76.7
2008 73.3 76.9
2009 73.7 77.2
2010 73.8 77.5
2011 74.2 77.9
2012 74.3 78.2
2013 74.8 78.6
2014 74.5 78.9
2015 74.6 79.2
2016 74.8 79.5
2017 74.8 79.7
2018 74.9 79.9
2019 75.1 80
2020 73.6 78.2
2021 71.4 77.6
2022 74 78.8
2023 75.6 80.4
2024 75.8 80.6
2025 76 80.8

Bulgaria and Kuwait population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Kuwait
Year Population
Bulgaria Kuwait
1960 7,867,374 311,060
1961 7,943,118 345,945
1962 8,012,946 384,995
1963 8,078,145 427,694
1964 8,144,340 473,115
1965 8,204,168 521,174
1966 8,258,057 572,590
1967 8,310,226 628,089
1968 8,369,603 687,716
1969 8,434,172 749,452
1970 8,489,574 809,114
1971 8,536,395 865,076
1972 8,576,200 920,352
1973 8,620,967 977,654
1974 8,678,745 1,038,346
1975 8,720,742 1,104,863
1976 8,758,599 1,178,711
1977 8,804,183 1,258,023
1978 8,814,032 1,340,319
1979 8,825,940 1,423,514
1980 8,861,535 1,504,782
1981 8,891,117 1,583,426
1982 8,917,457 1,662,480
1983 8,939,738 1,744,295
1984 8,960,679 1,820,688
1985 8,960,547 1,894,242
1986 8,958,171 1,972,520
1987 8,971,359 2,052,994
1988 8,981,446 2,134,707
1989 8,876,972 2,217,468
1990 8,718,289 1,684,819
1991 8,632,367 1,351,399
1992 8,540,164 1,634,961
1993 8,472,313 1,672,151
1994 8,443,591 1,664,361
1995 8,406,067 1,681,513
1996 8,362,826 1,730,246
1997 8,312,068 1,787,683
1998 8,256,786 1,844,302
1999 8,210,624 1,900,030
2000 8,170,172 1,954,709
2001 8,009,142 2,008,121
2002 7,837,161 2,059,974
2003 7,775,327 2,109,881
2004 7,716,860 2,157,320
2005 7,658,972 2,236,788
2006 7,601,022 2,364,733
2007 7,545,338 2,507,887
2008 7,492,561 2,651,421
2009 7,444,443 2,795,484
2010 7,395,599 2,943,372
2011 7,348,328 3,132,814
2012 7,305,888 3,337,109
2013 7,160,005 3,507,844
2014 7,073,572 3,665,876
2015 6,984,225 3,834,574
2016 6,894,139 4,004,096
2017 6,803,468 4,154,812
2018 6,710,798 4,323,515
2019 6,616,726 4,442,316
2020 6,550,696 4,400,267
2021 6,507,301 4,360,865
2022 6,465,097 4,589,643
2023 6,446,596 4,853,420
2024 6,444,366 4,973,861

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Kuwait

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Kuwait
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Kuwait
1960 2.31 7.22
1961 2.29 7.25
1962 2.24 7.25
1963 2.21 7.28
1964 2.19 7.29
1965 2.09 7.31
1966 2.03 7.34
1967 2.02 7.33
1968 2.27 7.28
1969 2.27 7.18
1970 2.17 7.03
1971 2.1 6.84
1972 2.03 6.64
1973 2.15 6.43
1974 2.29 6.23
1975 2.23 6.06
1976 2.24 5.9
1977 2.21 5.71
1978 2.15 5.52
1979 2.16 5.33
1980 2.05 5.18
1981 2 5.02
1982 2.01 4.85
1983 2.01 4.66
1984 2.01 4.45
1985 1.97 4.22
1986 2.02 4
1987 1.96 3.83
1988 1.97 3.7
1989 1.9 3.59
1990 1.82 3.49
1991 1.66 3.4
1992 1.55 3.35
1993 1.46 3.31
1994 1.37 3.27
1995 1.23 3.25
1996 1.23 3.22
1997 1.09 3.14
1998 1.11 3.04
1999 1.23 2.95
2000 1.26 2.89
2001 1.21 2.84
2002 1.23 2.8
2003 1.26 2.77
2004 1.33 2.76
2005 1.37 2.73
2006 1.44 2.59
2007 1.49 2.41
2008 1.56 2.27
2009 1.66 2.15
2010 1.57 2.04
2011 1.51 1.96
2012 1.5 1.99
2013 1.54 1.97
2014 1.62 2.06
2015 1.64 2.03
2016 1.67 2.06
2017 1.71 2.16
2018 1.73 2.12
2019 1.79 2.08
2020 1.77 2.03
2021 1.8 2.15
2022 1.78 1.55
2023 1.81 1.52

Bulgaria and Kuwait demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Kuwait
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Kuwait
1960 30.4 22
1961 30.7 21.8
1962 31 21.5
1963 31.3 21
1964 31.6 20.7
1965 32 20.4
1966 32.3 20
1967 32.6 19.6
1968 32.8 19.2
1969 33 18.8
1970 33.2 18.5
1971 33.3 18.3
1972 33.5 18.3
1973 33.6 18.3
1974 33.6 18.4
1975 33.7 18.4
1976 33.8 18.7
1977 33.9 19.2
1978 34 19.6
1979 34.1 20.1
1980 34.2 20.5
1981 34.4 20.9
1982 34.6 21.3
1983 34.8 21.7
1984 35 22.1
1985 35.3 22.4
1986 35.6 22.7
1987 35.8 22.8
1988 35.9 23
1989 36.2 23.2
1990 36.6 23.4
1991 37 23.6
1992 37.4 23.8
1993 37.7 24.2
1994 38 25.1
1995 38.3 25.5
1996 38.6 25.5
1997 38.9 25.5
1998 39.1 25.5
1999 39.4 25.6
2000 39.7 25.9
2001 40 26.3
2002 40.3 26.8
2003 40.6 27.3
2004 40.8 27.9
2005 41.1 28.3
2006 41.3 28.5
2007 41.5 28.6
2008 41.7 28.8
2009 42 29.2
2010 42.3 29.6
2011 42.5 30.5
2012 42.8 31.5
2013 43 32.3
2014 43.3 33
2015 43.6 33.8
2016 43.8 34.7
2017 44.1 35.6
2018 44.3 36.4
2019 44.6 37.1
2020 44.9 37.7
2021 45 35.8
2022 45.2 34.4
2023 45.3 35.5
2024 45.5 35.8

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Finance

Bulgaria Kuwait
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$200B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
52.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
6.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
4.9%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
+23.6%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
2.16%
2016
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
57.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
59.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
n/a
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
138
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$141B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$50.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$20.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
2,161,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
74.5%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Kuwait
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
9,130 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$6.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
111.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
23 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
0.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
-283.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
16,571 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
0.27%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Kuwait
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
+61,624
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
72.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
0.25
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
15.4
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
96.5%
2020
English speaking
24.9%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
99.7%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Kuwait
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$1,700
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$196.3
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
80.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
2.29
2020
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
8.8
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
44.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
25.6%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
19.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Kuwait
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
1,383 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
579 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
24.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
3,572 mi
2018

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