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Bulgaria vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 101st vs. 160th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Lebanon
Population
6403235
5888008
Population rank 111/197 115/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 68/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 64/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 90/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Bulgaria and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Lebanon
Year GDP
Bulgaria Lebanon
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 $3,313,540,068
1989 $21,988,444,444 $2,717,998,688
1990 $20,632,090,909 $2,838,485,354
1991 $7,628,738,475 $4,690,415,093
1992 $8,602,887,623 $5,843,579,161
1993 $10,832,064,942 $7,941,744,492
1994 $9,709,240,034 $9,599,127,050
1995 $18,991,484,420 $11,718,795,529
1996 $12,294,964,838 $13,690,217,334
1997 $11,316,127,379 $15,751,867,489
1998 $15,031,055,047 $17,247,179,006
1999 $13,637,098,579 $17,391,056,369
2000 $13,245,990,274 $17,260,364,842
2001 $14,183,446,026 $17,649,751,244
2002 $16,403,043,850 $19,152,238,806
2003 $21,144,957,990 $20,082,918,740
2004 $26,157,743,369 $21,159,827,992
2005 $29,868,657,858 $21,497,336,499
2006 $34,380,536,496 $22,022,709,851
2007 $44,431,257,129 $24,827,355,015
2008 $54,480,684,188 $29,118,916,105
2009 $52,023,801,230 $35,399,582,929
2010 $50,689,051,382 $38,443,907,042
2011 $57,681,293,007 $39,927,125,962
2012 $54,297,052,002 $44,016,799,516
2013 $55,819,262,375 $46,880,103,081
2014 $57,080,897,012 $48,095,213,747
2015 $50,765,918,159 $49,929,337,837
2016 $53,929,397,039 $51,147,308,774
2017 $59,167,647,388 $53,027,680,686
2018 $66,251,582,036 $54,901,519,156
2019 $68,634,004,792 $51,605,959,131
2020 $70,550,652,467 $31,712,128,254
2021 $84,414,122,840 $23,131,941,557
2022 $90,509,236,929 $20,992,421,949
2023 $102,396,840,296 $20,078,620,357
2024 $112,211,952,704 -

Bulgaria and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Lebanon
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 $959
1989 $2,477 $771
1990 $2,367 $790
1991 $884 $1,278
1992 $1,007 $1,559
1993 $1,279 $2,079
1994 $1,150 $2,468
1995 $2,259 $2,959
1996 $1,470 $3,393
1997 $1,361 $3,834
1998 $1,820 $4,125
1999 $1,661 $4,087
2000 $1,621 $3,987
2001 $1,771 $4,010
2002 $2,093 $4,291
2003 $2,719 $4,438
2004 $3,390 $4,601
2005 $3,900 $4,602
2006 $4,523 $4,635
2007 $5,889 $5,125
2008 $7,271 $5,912
2009 $6,988 $7,091
2010 $6,854 $7,626
2011 $7,850 $7,835
2012 $7,432 $8,407
2013 $7,796 $8,162
2014 $8,070 $7,578
2015 $7,269 $7,714
2016 $7,822 $8,089
2017 $8,697 $8,608
2018 $9,872 $9,175
2019 $10,373 $8,906
2020 $10,770 $5,561
2021 $12,972 $4,045
2022 $14,000 $3,654
2023 $15,884 $3,478
2024 $17,412 -

Bulgaria vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Lebanon
1950 61.5 59.9
1951 60.7 60.3
1952 59.6 60.8
1953 64.2 61.2
1954 64.4 61.6
1955 64.8 61.5
1956 65.2 62.2
1957 66.6 62.8
1958 68.7 61.2
1959 66.6 63.6
1960 69.2 63.9
1961 70.2 64.3
1962 69.5 64.6
1963 70.3 64.9
1964 71.1 65.1
1965 71.3 65.3
1966 71.2 65.5
1967 70.4 65.7
1968 71.2 65.8
1969 70.5 65.9
1970 71.3 66
1971 70.9 66.1
1972 70.9 66.2
1973 71.3 66.3
1974 71.2 66.4
1975 71 57.7
1976 71.4 36.4
1977 70.8 60.3
1978 71.1 60
1979 71.2 59.6
1980 71.1 59.9
1981 71.5 60.3
1982 71.1 47.2
1983 71.2 60.8
1984 71.3 61.2
1985 71 61.6
1986 71.6 62
1987 71.3 62.5
1988 71.4 62.9
1989 71.5 65.1
1990 71.3 65.5
1991 71.2 70.9
1992 71.2 71.2
1993 71.2 71.6
1994 70.9 72
1995 71 72.4
1996 70.8 72.6
1997 70.3 72.9
1998 70.9 73.2
1999 71.6 73.5
2000 71.6 73.9
2001 71.9 74.4
2002 72.1 74.8
2003 72.4 75.3
2004 72.6 75.7
2005 72.6 76.1
2006 72.7 75.7
2007 73 76.7
2008 73.3 77
2009 73.7 77.3
2010 73.8 77.5
2011 74.2 77.8
2012 74.3 77.9
2013 74.8 78
2014 74.5 78.1
2015 74.6 78.3
2016 74.8 78.3
2017 74.8 78.2
2018 74.9 78.3
2019 75.1 78.2
2020 73.6 76.3
2021 71.4 73.6
2022 74 78
2023 75.6 77.8
2024 75.8 77.9
2025 76 78.1

Bulgaria and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Lebanon
Year Population
Bulgaria Lebanon
1960 7,867,374 1,794,406
1961 7,943,118 1,850,084
1962 8,012,946 1,909,578
1963 8,078,145 1,970,316
1964 8,144,340 2,030,543
1965 8,204,168 2,088,831
1966 8,258,057 2,148,260
1967 8,310,226 2,206,731
1968 8,369,603 2,266,368
1969 8,434,172 2,328,159
1970 8,489,574 2,386,114
1971 8,536,395 2,446,314
1972 8,576,200 2,509,729
1973 8,620,967 2,572,935
1974 8,678,745 2,635,185
1975 8,720,742 2,693,191
1976 8,758,599 2,726,469
1977 8,804,183 2,762,155
1978 8,814,032 2,822,682
1979 8,825,940 2,882,635
1980 8,861,535 2,944,763
1981 8,891,117 3,008,981
1982 8,917,457 3,054,931
1983 8,939,738 3,094,996
1984 8,960,679 3,152,744
1985 8,960,547 3,217,376
1986 8,958,171 3,300,365
1987 8,971,359 3,385,555
1988 8,981,446 3,454,649
1989 8,876,972 3,525,285
1990 8,718,289 3,595,175
1991 8,632,367 3,668,912
1992 8,540,164 3,747,371
1993 8,472,313 3,820,647
1994 8,443,591 3,889,799
1995 8,406,067 3,960,735
1996 8,362,826 4,034,781
1997 8,312,068 4,108,405
1998 8,256,786 4,181,281
1999 8,210,624 4,255,277
2000 8,170,172 4,329,340
2001 8,009,142 4,401,918
2002 7,837,161 4,463,504
2003 7,775,327 4,525,508
2004 7,716,860 4,599,279
2005 7,658,972 4,671,102
2006 7,601,022 4,751,136
2007 7,545,338 4,844,118
2008 7,492,561 4,925,354
2009 7,444,443 4,992,287
2010 7,395,599 5,041,288
2011 7,348,328 5,096,020
2012 7,305,888 5,235,742
2013 7,160,005 5,743,436
2014 7,073,572 6,346,990
2015 6,984,225 6,472,469
2016 6,894,139 6,323,060
2017 6,803,468 6,160,128
2018 6,710,798 5,984,119
2019 6,616,726 5,794,594
2020 6,550,696 5,702,398
2021 6,507,301 5,718,122
2022 6,465,097 5,744,489
2023 6,446,596 5,773,493
2024 6,444,366 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Lebanon
1960 2.31 5.88
1961 2.29 5.89
1962 2.24 5.9
1963 2.21 5.91
1964 2.19 5.85
1965 2.09 5.77
1966 2.03 5.68
1967 2.02 5.57
1968 2.27 5.45
1969 2.27 5.32
1970 2.17 5.19
1971 2.1 5.05
1972 2.03 4.91
1973 2.15 4.79
1974 2.29 4.65
1975 2.23 4.52
1976 2.24 4.39
1977 2.21 4.28
1978 2.15 4.18
1979 2.16 4.08
1980 2.05 4.01
1981 2 3.95
1982 2.01 3.86
1983 2.01 3.73
1984 2.01 3.66
1985 1.97 3.53
1986 2.02 3.47
1987 1.96 3.42
1988 1.97 3.39
1989 1.9 3.36
1990 1.82 3.27
1991 1.66 3.16
1992 1.55 3.05
1993 1.46 2.94
1994 1.37 2.82
1995 1.23 2.73
1996 1.23 2.7
1997 1.09 2.67
1998 1.11 2.65
1999 1.23 2.63
2000 1.26 2.6
2001 1.21 2.58
2002 1.23 2.52
2003 1.26 2.46
2004 1.33 2.38
2005 1.37 2.29
2006 1.44 2.24
2007 1.49 2.2
2008 1.56 2.17
2009 1.66 2.19
2010 1.57 2.26
2011 1.51 2.32
2012 1.5 2.35
2013 1.54 2.36
2014 1.62 2.38
2015 1.64 2.38
2016 1.67 2.39
2017 1.71 2.37
2018 1.73 2.35
2019 1.79 2.33
2020 1.77 2.31
2021 1.8 2.28
2022 1.78 2.26
2023 1.81 2.24

Bulgaria and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Lebanon
1960 30.4 19.9
1961 30.7 19.5
1962 31 19.1
1963 31.3 18.7
1964 31.6 18.4
1965 32 18.2
1966 32.3 18.1
1967 32.6 18
1968 32.8 18
1969 33 18.1
1970 33.2 18.2
1971 33.3 18.3
1972 33.5 18.5
1973 33.6 18.7
1974 33.6 18.9
1975 33.7 19
1976 33.8 19.1
1977 33.9 19.2
1978 34 19.4
1979 34.1 19.6
1980 34.2 19.8
1981 34.4 19.9
1982 34.6 20.1
1983 34.8 20.3
1984 35 20.5
1985 35.3 20.7
1986 35.6 20.8
1987 35.8 21
1988 35.9 21.2
1989 36.2 21.4
1990 36.6 21.6
1991 37 21.8
1992 37.4 22
1993 37.7 22.3
1994 38 22.5
1995 38.3 22.8
1996 38.6 23.1
1997 38.9 23.4
1998 39.1 23.7
1999 39.4 24
2000 39.7 24.3
2001 40 24.6
2002 40.3 24.9
2003 40.6 25.2
2004 40.8 25.6
2005 41.1 26
2006 41.3 26.3
2007 41.5 26.7
2008 41.7 27.1
2009 42 27.5
2010 42.3 27.9
2011 42.5 28.2
2012 42.8 28.6
2013 43 28.9
2014 43.3 29.2
2015 43.6 29.4
2016 43.8 29.5
2017 44.1 29.4
2018 44.3 29.3
2019 44.6 29
2020 44.9 28.9
2021 45 29
2022 45.2 29.2
2023 45.3 29.4
2024 45.5 29.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires
2
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
27%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
23%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
16%
2022
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Lebanon
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
92%
2019
English speaking
24.9%
2023
40%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
83.5%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
2.62
2019
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Lebanon
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
13,487 mi
2017

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