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Bulgaria vs Latvia statistics compared

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Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 101st vs. 121st).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Latvia
Population
6403235
1844219
Population rank 111/197 149/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Bulgaria and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Latvia
Year GDP
Bulgaria Latvia
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 -
1991 $7,628,738,475 -
1992 $8,602,887,623 -
1993 $10,832,064,942 -
1994 $9,709,240,034 -
1995 $18,991,484,420 $5,608,208,785
1996 $12,294,964,838 $5,799,465,288
1997 $11,316,127,379 $6,349,481,007
1998 $15,031,055,047 $6,974,112,951
1999 $13,637,098,579 $7,324,192,890
2000 $13,245,990,274 $7,761,252,607
2001 $14,183,446,026 $8,190,888,740
2002 $16,403,043,850 $9,249,030,241
2003 $21,144,957,990 $11,244,337,720
2004 $26,157,743,369 $13,827,070,379
2005 $29,868,657,858 $16,306,935,905
2006 $34,380,536,496 $20,434,922,247
2007 $44,431,257,129 $29,420,499,248
2008 $54,480,684,188 $34,135,200,994
2009 $52,023,801,230 $25,691,530,442
2010 $50,689,051,382 $23,468,324,572
2011 $57,681,293,007 $26,575,547,901
2012 $54,297,052,002 $27,116,149,949
2013 $55,819,262,375 $29,152,128,168
2014 $57,080,897,012 $30,277,203,767
2015 $50,765,918,159 $26,344,565,877
2016 $53,929,397,039 $27,117,105,060
2017 $59,167,647,388 $29,391,059,767
2018 $66,251,582,036 $33,247,935,477
2019 $68,634,004,792 $33,099,503,951
2020 $70,550,652,467 $33,379,927,435
2021 $84,414,122,840 $38,183,326,785
2022 $90,509,236,929 $38,014,713,596
2023 $102,396,840,296 $42,572,151,720
2024 $112,211,952,704 $43,520,773,851

Bulgaria and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Latvia
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 -
1991 $884 -
1992 $1,007 -
1993 $1,279 -
1994 $1,150 -
1995 $2,259 $2,257
1996 $1,470 $2,360
1997 $1,361 $2,610
1998 $1,820 $2,894
1999 $1,661 $3,064
2000 $1,621 $3,278
2001 $1,771 $3,505
2002 $2,093 $4,004
2003 $2,719 $4,915
2004 $3,390 $6,110
2005 $3,900 $7,284
2006 $4,523 $9,212
2007 $5,889 $13,371
2008 $7,271 $15,678
2009 $6,988 $11,996
2010 $6,854 $11,188
2011 $7,850 $12,903
2012 $7,432 $13,329
2013 $7,796 $14,484
2014 $8,070 $15,186
2015 $7,269 $13,322
2016 $7,822 $13,839
2017 $8,697 $15,132
2018 $9,872 $17,252
2019 $10,373 $17,295
2020 $10,770 $17,564
2021 $12,972 $20,262
2022 $14,000 $20,227
2023 $15,884 $22,676
2024 $17,412 $23,368

Bulgaria vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Latvia
1950 61.5 64.6
1951 60.7 65.2
1952 59.6 65.7
1953 64.2 66.2
1954 64.4 66.7
1955 64.8 67.1
1956 65.2 67.6
1957 66.6 68.3
1958 68.7 68.9
1959 66.6 69.5
1960 69.2 70.3
1961 70.2 70.5
1962 69.5 69.9
1963 70.3 70.3
1964 71.1 71.5
1965 71.3 71.2
1966 71.2 71.2
1967 70.4 70.9
1968 71.2 70.5
1969 70.5 70.2
1970 71.3 70.2
1971 70.9 70.6
1972 70.9 70.3
1973 71.3 70.2
1974 71.2 70.1
1975 71 69.3
1976 71.4 69.4
1977 70.8 69.4
1978 71.1 69.3
1979 71.2 68.8
1980 71.1 69.1
1981 71.5 69.1
1982 71.1 69.6
1983 71.2 69.4
1984 71.3 69.4
1985 71 69.6
1986 71.6 71
1987 71.3 71
1988 71.4 70.9
1989 71.5 70.4
1990 71.3 69.5
1991 71.2 69.2
1992 71.2 68.5
1993 71.2 66.6
1994 70.9 65.2
1995 71 66
1996 70.8 68.6
1997 70.3 69.2
1998 70.9 68.9
1999 71.6 69.6
2000 71.6 70.2
2001 71.9 69.9
2002 72.1 70.2
2003 72.4 70.6
2004 72.6 70.9
2005 72.6 70.6
2006 72.7 70.6
2007 73 70.8
2008 73.3 72
2009 73.7 72.7
2010 73.8 73
2011 74.2 73.7
2012 74.3 73.9
2013 74.8 74.2
2014 74.5 74.3
2015 74.6 74.7
2016 74.8 74.8
2017 74.8 74.8
2018 74.9 75
2019 75.1 75.6
2020 73.6 75.5
2021 71.4 73.2
2022 74 74.9
2023 75.6 76.2
2024 75.8 76.3
2025 76 76.5

Bulgaria and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Latvia
Year Population
Bulgaria Latvia
1960 7,867,374 2,120,979
1961 7,943,118 2,152,681
1962 8,012,946 2,181,586
1963 8,078,145 2,210,919
1964 8,144,340 2,240,623
1965 8,204,168 2,265,919
1966 8,258,057 2,283,217
1967 8,310,226 2,301,220
1968 8,369,603 2,323,619
1969 8,434,172 2,343,173
1970 8,489,574 2,359,164
1971 8,536,395 2,376,389
1972 8,576,200 2,395,674
1973 8,620,967 2,415,819
1974 8,678,745 2,437,186
1975 8,720,742 2,456,130
1976 8,758,599 2,470,989
1977 8,804,183 2,485,073
1978 8,814,032 2,497,921
1979 8,825,940 2,505,953
1980 8,861,535 2,511,701
1981 8,891,117 2,519,421
1982 8,917,457 2,531,080
1983 8,939,738 2,546,011
1984 8,960,679 2,562,047
1985 8,960,547 2,578,873
1986 8,958,171 2,599,892
1987 8,971,359 2,626,583
1988 8,981,446 2,653,434
1989 8,876,972 2,666,955
1990 8,718,289 2,663,151
1991 8,632,367 2,650,581
1992 8,540,164 2,614,338
1993 8,472,313 2,563,290
1994 8,443,591 2,520,742
1995 8,406,067 2,485,056
1996 8,362,826 2,457,222
1997 8,312,068 2,432,851
1998 8,256,786 2,410,019
1999 8,210,624 2,390,482
2000 8,170,172 2,367,550
2001 8,009,142 2,337,170
2002 7,837,161 2,310,173
2003 7,775,327 2,287,955
2004 7,716,860 2,263,122
2005 7,658,972 2,238,799
2006 7,601,022 2,218,357
2007 7,545,338 2,200,325
2008 7,492,561 2,177,322
2009 7,444,443 2,141,669
2010 7,395,599 2,097,555
2011 7,348,328 2,059,709
2012 7,305,888 2,034,319
2013 7,160,005 2,012,647
2014 7,073,572 1,993,782
2015 6,984,225 1,977,527
2016 6,894,139 1,959,537
2017 6,803,468 1,942,248
2018 6,710,798 1,927,174
2019 6,616,726 1,913,822
2020 6,550,696 1,900,449
2021 6,507,301 1,884,490
2022 6,465,097 1,879,383
2023 6,446,596 1,877,445
2024 6,444,366 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Latvia

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Latvia
1960 2.31 1.94
1961 2.29 1.94
1962 2.24 1.91
1963 2.21 1.85
1964 2.19 1.79
1965 2.09 1.74
1966 2.03 1.76
1967 2.02 1.8
1968 2.27 1.83
1969 2.27 1.88
1970 2.17 1.96
1971 2.1 2
1972 2.03 2
1973 2.15 1.98
1974 2.29 1.97
1975 2.23 1.96
1976 2.24 1.93
1977 2.21 1.89
1978 2.15 1.87
1979 2.16 1.87
1980 2.05 1.86
1981 2 1.88
1982 2.01 1.97
1983 2.01 2.07
1984 2.01 2.09
1985 1.97 2.08
1986 2.02 2.12
1987 1.96 2.15
1988 1.97 2.11
1989 1.9 2.05
1990 1.82 2.02
1991 1.66 1.86
1992 1.55 1.73
1993 1.46 1.51
1994 1.37 1.39
1995 1.23 1.25
1996 1.23 1.16
1997 1.09 1.11
1998 1.11 1.09
1999 1.23 1.16
2000 1.26 1.25
2001 1.21 1.22
2002 1.23 1.26
2003 1.26 1.32
2004 1.33 1.29
2005 1.37 1.39
2006 1.44 1.46
2007 1.49 1.54
2008 1.56 1.58
2009 1.66 1.46
2010 1.57 1.36
2011 1.51 1.33
2012 1.5 1.44
2013 1.54 1.52
2014 1.62 1.65
2015 1.64 1.7
2016 1.67 1.74
2017 1.71 1.69
2018 1.73 1.6
2019 1.79 1.61
2020 1.77 1.55
2021 1.8 1.57
2022 1.78 1.47
2023 1.81 1.36

Bulgaria and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Latvia
1960 30.4 32.3
1961 30.7 32.4
1962 31 32.6
1963 31.3 32.8
1964 31.6 33
1965 32 33.2
1966 32.3 33.5
1967 32.6 33.8
1968 32.8 34
1969 33 34.1
1970 33.2 34.2
1971 33.3 34.3
1972 33.5 34.5
1973 33.6 34.6
1974 33.6 34.7
1975 33.7 34.9
1976 33.8 35
1977 33.9 35.1
1978 34 35.1
1979 34.1 35.1
1980 34.2 34.9
1981 34.4 34.8
1982 34.6 34.7
1983 34.8 34.6
1984 35 34.7
1985 35.3 34.7
1986 35.6 34.7
1987 35.8 34.6
1988 35.9 34.6
1989 36.2 34.5
1990 36.6 34.6
1991 37 34.8
1992 37.4 35.2
1993 37.7 35.6
1994 38 36
1995 38.3 36.2
1996 38.6 36.6
1997 38.9 36.9
1998 39.1 37.3
1999 39.4 37.6
2000 39.7 37.9
2001 40 38.3
2002 40.3 38.6
2003 40.6 38.9
2004 40.8 39.2
2005 41.1 39.4
2006 41.3 39.7
2007 41.5 39.9
2008 41.7 40.1
2009 42 40.5
2010 42.3 41.1
2011 42.5 41.6
2012 42.8 42
2013 43 42.3
2014 43.3 42.5
2015 43.6 42.8
2016 43.8 43
2017 44.1 43.2
2018 44.3 43.4
2019 44.6 43.6
2020 44.9 43.8
2021 45 43.9
2022 45.2 44
2023 45.3 44.1
2024 45.5 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.6%
2023
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
56
2003
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Latvia
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
99.9%
2021
English speaking
24.9%
2023
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
92.7%
2024

Health

Bulgaria Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Latvia
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
n/a

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