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Bulgaria vs Laos statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 101st vs. 79th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Laos
Population
6403235
7954155
Population rank 111/197 103/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$16.5B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 139/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$2,124
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 155/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$9,788
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$15.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$2,049
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 118/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$2,296
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
89,112 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
25.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Bulgaria and Laos: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Laos economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Laos
Year GDP
Bulgaria Laos
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 $1,757,142,856
1985 $17,155,421,053 $2,366,666,616
1986 $20,249,294,118 $1,776,842,097
1987 $28,101,000,000 $1,087,273,104
1988 $22,555,941,176 $598,961,269
1989 $21,988,444,444 $714,046,821
1990 $20,632,090,909 $865,559,879
1991 $7,628,738,475 $1,028,087,972
1992 $8,602,887,623 $1,127,806,945
1993 $10,832,064,942 $1,327,748,690
1994 $9,709,240,034 $1,543,606,345
1995 $18,991,484,420 $1,763,536,305
1996 $12,294,964,838 $1,873,671,550
1997 $11,316,127,379 $1,747,011,857
1998 $15,031,055,047 $1,280,177,839
1999 $13,637,098,579 $1,454,430,642
2000 $13,245,990,274 $1,731,198,022
2001 $14,183,446,026 $1,768,619,058
2002 $16,403,043,850 $1,758,176,653
2003 $21,144,957,990 $2,023,324,407
2004 $26,157,743,369 $2,366,398,120
2005 $29,868,657,858 $2,735,558,735
2006 $34,380,536,496 $3,455,030,061
2007 $44,431,257,129 $4,223,152,739
2008 $54,480,684,188 $5,446,433,157
2009 $52,023,801,230 $5,836,137,330
2010 $50,689,051,382 $7,131,771,015
2011 $57,681,293,007 $8,750,104,617
2012 $54,297,052,002 $10,192,846,339
2013 $55,819,262,375 $11,983,252,627
2014 $57,080,897,012 $13,279,245,886
2015 $50,765,918,159 $14,426,380,126
2016 $53,929,397,039 $15,912,501,723
2017 $59,167,647,388 $17,071,155,481
2018 $66,251,582,036 $18,141,641,090
2019 $68,634,004,792 $18,740,561,513
2020 $70,550,652,467 $18,981,805,250
2021 $84,414,122,840 $18,827,148,531
2022 $90,509,236,929 $15,468,785,204
2023 $102,396,840,296 $15,843,155,731
2024 $112,211,952,704 $16,502,933,121

Bulgaria and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Laos
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Laos
1980 $2,239 -
1981 $2,235 -
1982 $2,169 -
1983 $1,853 -
1984 $1,964 $483
1985 $1,915 $633
1986 $2,260 $462
1987 $3,132 $274.7
1988 $2,511 $147.1
1989 $2,477 $170.4
1990 $2,367 $200.7
1991 $884 $231.8
1992 $1,007 $247.3
1993 $1,279 $283.4
1994 $1,150 $321
1995 $2,259 $358
1996 $1,470 $371
1997 $1,361 $339
1998 $1,820 $243.9
1999 $1,661 $272.3
2000 $1,621 $319
2001 $1,771 $320
2002 $2,093 $313
2003 $2,719 $355
2004 $3,390 $409
2005 $3,900 $466
2006 $4,523 $579
2007 $5,889 $697
2008 $7,271 $886
2009 $6,988 $935
2010 $6,854 $1,126
2011 $7,850 $1,362
2012 $7,432 $1,564
2013 $7,796 $1,813
2014 $8,070 $1,981
2015 $7,269 $2,121
2016 $7,822 $2,303
2017 $8,697 $2,432
2018 $9,872 $2,545
2019 $10,373 $2,589
2020 $10,770 $2,584
2021 $12,972 $2,526
2022 $14,000 $2,046
2023 $15,884 $2,067
2024 $17,412 $2,124

Bulgaria vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Laos
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Laos
1950 61.5 38.9
1951 60.7 39.2
1952 59.6 39.4
1953 64.2 39.7
1954 64.4 40
1955 64.8 40.3
1956 65.2 40.6
1957 66.6 40.9
1958 68.7 41.2
1959 66.6 40.7
1960 69.2 41
1961 70.2 41.3
1962 69.5 42.3
1963 70.3 41.5
1964 71.1 41.9
1965 71.3 42.2
1966 71.2 42.3
1967 70.4 42.9
1968 71.2 43.2
1969 70.5 43.5
1970 71.3 43.8
1971 70.9 44.1
1972 70.9 44.4
1973 71.3 44.7
1974 71.2 45.9
1975 71 46.1
1976 71.4 46
1977 70.8 46.4
1978 71.1 46.8
1979 71.2 47.5
1980 71.1 48.6
1981 71.5 49.2
1982 71.1 49.9
1983 71.2 50.5
1984 71.3 51
1985 71 51.6
1986 71.6 52.1
1987 71.3 52.6
1988 71.4 53.1
1989 71.5 53.6
1990 71.3 54
1991 71.2 54.7
1992 71.2 55.1
1993 71.2 55.6
1994 70.9 55.8
1995 71 56.3
1996 70.8 56.8
1997 70.3 57.3
1998 70.9 57.5
1999 71.6 57.9
2000 71.6 58.3
2001 71.9 58.9
2002 72.1 59.3
2003 72.4 59.6
2004 72.6 60.1
2005 72.6 60.7
2006 72.7 61.1
2007 73 61.7
2008 73.3 62.2
2009 73.7 63
2010 73.8 63.7
2011 74.2 64.5
2012 74.3 65.1
2013 74.8 65.7
2014 74.5 66.3
2015 74.6 66.7
2016 74.8 67
2017 74.8 67.3
2018 74.9 67.6
2019 75.1 67.9
2020 73.6 68.3
2021 71.4 67.8
2022 74 68.7
2023 75.6 69
2024 75.8 69.2
2025 76 69.5

Bulgaria and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Laos
Year Population
Bulgaria Laos
1960 7,867,374 2,121,514
1961 7,943,118 2,169,796
1962 8,012,946 2,219,910
1963 8,078,145 2,271,061
1964 8,144,340 2,322,826
1965 8,204,168 2,376,200
1966 8,258,057 2,431,084
1967 8,310,226 2,487,715
1968 8,369,603 2,546,377
1969 8,434,172 2,606,959
1970 8,489,574 2,669,702
1971 8,536,395 2,734,628
1972 8,576,200 2,801,660
1973 8,620,967 2,870,573
1974 8,678,745 2,939,761
1975 8,720,742 3,005,521
1976 8,758,599 3,064,876
1977 8,804,183 3,118,923
1978 8,814,032 3,171,740
1979 8,825,940 3,228,202
1980 8,861,535 3,292,573
1981 8,891,117 3,366,631
1982 8,917,457 3,450,026
1983 8,939,738 3,541,001
1984 8,960,679 3,637,843
1985 8,960,547 3,739,985
1986 8,958,171 3,846,715
1987 8,971,359 3,957,612
1988 8,981,446 4,072,601
1989 8,876,972 4,190,974
1990 8,718,289 4,311,955
1991 8,632,367 4,435,118
1992 8,540,164 4,559,646
1993 8,472,313 4,685,060
1994 8,443,591 4,809,220
1995 8,406,067 4,929,409
1996 8,362,826 5,045,678
1997 8,312,068 5,152,011
1998 8,256,786 5,248,266
1999 8,210,624 5,340,784
2000 8,170,172 5,431,212
2001 8,009,142 5,521,482
2002 7,837,161 5,610,889
2003 7,775,327 5,697,945
2004 7,716,860 5,781,626
2005 7,658,972 5,869,523
2006 7,601,022 5,963,200
2007 7,545,338 6,056,236
2008 7,492,561 6,148,969
2009 7,444,443 6,241,642
2010 7,395,599 6,334,194
2011 7,348,328 6,426,590
2012 7,305,888 6,518,978
2013 7,160,005 6,611,385
2014 7,073,572 6,703,172
2015 6,984,225 6,801,645
2016 6,894,139 6,908,802
2017 6,803,468 7,018,147
2018 6,710,798 7,128,045
2019 6,616,726 7,237,636
2020 6,550,696 7,346,533
2021 6,507,301 7,453,194
2022 6,465,097 7,559,007
2023 6,446,596 7,664,993
2024 6,444,366 7,769,819

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Laos

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Laos
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Laos
1960 2.31 6.29
1961 2.29 6.31
1962 2.24 6.31
1963 2.21 6.32
1964 2.19 6.31
1965 2.09 6.32
1966 2.03 6.31
1967 2.02 6.31
1968 2.27 6.3
1969 2.27 6.3
1970 2.17 6.31
1971 2.1 6.3
1972 2.03 6.28
1973 2.15 6.28
1974 2.29 6.29
1975 2.23 6.29
1976 2.24 6.29
1977 2.21 6.29
1978 2.15 6.3
1979 2.16 6.31
1980 2.05 6.33
1981 2 6.35
1982 2.01 6.37
1983 2.01 6.38
1984 2.01 6.37
1985 1.97 6.33
1986 2.02 6.26
1987 1.96 6.21
1988 1.97 6.16
1989 1.9 6.1
1990 1.82 6.06
1991 1.66 5.99
1992 1.55 5.9
1993 1.46 5.8
1994 1.37 5.6
1995 1.23 5.36
1996 1.23 5.15
1997 1.09 4.96
1998 1.11 4.79
1999 1.23 4.64
2000 1.26 4.43
2001 1.21 4.29
2002 1.23 4.13
2003 1.26 4.02
2004 1.33 3.9
2005 1.37 3.69
2006 1.44 3.56
2007 1.49 3.44
2008 1.56 3.33
2009 1.66 3.23
2010 1.57 3.14
2011 1.51 3.05
2012 1.5 2.95
2013 1.54 2.87
2014 1.62 2.8
2015 1.64 2.8
2016 1.67 2.74
2017 1.71 2.69
2018 1.73 2.63
2019 1.79 2.59
2020 1.77 2.54
2021 1.8 2.49
2022 1.78 2.46
2023 1.81 2.42

Bulgaria and Laos demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Laos
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Laos
1960 30.4 19.2
1961 30.7 19.2
1962 31 19.1
1963 31.3 19
1964 31.6 19
1965 32 18.9
1966 32.3 18.9
1967 32.6 18.9
1968 32.8 18.8
1969 33 18.8
1970 33.2 18.7
1971 33.3 18.7
1972 33.5 18.7
1973 33.6 18.7
1974 33.6 18.6
1975 33.7 18.5
1976 33.8 18.4
1977 33.9 18.3
1978 34 18.1
1979 34.1 18
1980 34.2 17.9
1981 34.4 17.9
1982 34.6 17.8
1983 34.8 17.8
1984 35 17.8
1985 35.3 17.8
1986 35.6 17.8
1987 35.8 17.8
1988 35.9 17.9
1989 36.2 17.9
1990 36.6 17.9
1991 37 17.9
1992 37.4 17.9
1993 37.7 17.9
1994 38 17.9
1995 38.3 17.9
1996 38.6 17.9
1997 38.9 18
1998 39.1 18
1999 39.4 18
2000 39.7 18.1
2001 40 18.2
2002 40.3 18.4
2003 40.6 18.5
2004 40.8 18.7
2005 41.1 18.9
2006 41.3 19.2
2007 41.5 19.6
2008 41.7 20
2009 42 20.5
2010 42.3 21
2011 42.5 21.4
2012 42.8 21.9
2013 43 22.3
2014 43.3 22.7
2015 43.6 23
2016 43.8 23.3
2017 44.1 23.6
2018 44.3 23.8
2019 44.6 24.1
2020 44.9 24.4
2021 45 24.7
2022 45.2 25
2023 45.3 25.3
2024 45.5 25.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Laos
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$15.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
18.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
1.23%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
0.19%
2013
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
129,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-0.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
1.21%
2022
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
43.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
29%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
51.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
31.2%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
3%
2018
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
$1.77B
2023
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$247M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
886,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
3.51%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
37.7%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Laos
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
815 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$10.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
26 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
3.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
49.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
54.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
-49%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
1,264 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
63.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
75.9%
2022
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.5%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Laos
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.1%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-10,284
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
38.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
26.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
7.01
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
17.9
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
75.6%
2023
English speaking
24.9%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
63.6%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Laos
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$41.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$11.9
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
0.33
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
112
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
39
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
8.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
27.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Laos
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
11,469 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
8,831 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
63,676 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
24,598 mi
2009

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