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Bulgaria vs Madagascar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 32M in Madagascar (ranked 49/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 224,634 sq mi for Madagascar (ranked 101st vs. 44th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Madagascar ranks 136/197 ($17.4B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Madagascar ranks 193/197 ($545).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Madagascar
Population
6403235
33368335
Population rank 111/197 49/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$17.4B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 136/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$545
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 193/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$1,884
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$8.78B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
51.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$274.7
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 180/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$1,489
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
224,634 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
142.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
3.97
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
20 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
64 years
2025

Bulgaria and Madagascar: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Madagascar economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Madagascar
Year GDP
Bulgaria Madagascar
1960 - $673,081,725
1961 - $699,161,945
1962 - $739,286,908
1963 - $759,345,864
1964 - $802,482,184
1965 - $833,563,473
1966 - $900,264,585
1967 - $956,436,932
1968 - $1,031,669,637
1969 - $1,056,391,056
1970 - $1,111,859,571
1971 - $1,199,507,631
1972 - $1,341,590,690
1973 - $1,653,062,335
1974 - $1,917,508,190
1975 - $2,283,049,215
1976 - $2,181,844,179
1977 - $2,358,930,406
1978 - $2,669,755,115
1979 - $3,463,565,854
1980 $19,839,230,769 $5,201,818,348
1981 $19,870,000,000 $4,759,333,998
1982 $19,342,000,000 $4,784,977,326
1983 $16,563,666,667 $4,686,457,031
1984 $17,594,944,444 $3,905,938,481
1985 $17,155,421,053 $3,802,557,895
1986 $20,249,294,118 $4,347,989,788
1987 $28,101,000,000 $3,212,900,556
1988 $22,555,941,176 $3,189,456,965
1989 $21,988,444,444 $3,175,638,333
1990 $20,632,090,909 $3,931,334,875
1991 $7,628,738,475 $3,254,713,056
1992 $8,602,887,623 $3,714,966,678
1993 $10,832,064,942 $4,063,298,919
1994 $9,709,240,034 $3,522,227,092
1995 $18,991,484,420 $3,838,100,904
1996 $12,294,964,838 $4,931,861,039
1997 $11,316,127,379 $4,262,965,420
1998 $15,031,055,047 $4,401,967,633
1999 $13,637,098,579 $4,277,903,780
2000 $13,245,990,274 $4,629,247,204
2001 $14,183,446,026 $5,438,332,602
2002 $16,403,043,850 $5,351,701,663
2003 $21,144,957,990 $6,372,498,890
2004 $26,157,743,369 $5,064,732,626
2005 $29,868,657,858 $5,859,269,753
2006 $34,380,536,496 $6,395,712,491
2007 $44,431,257,129 $8,524,620,890
2008 $54,480,684,188 $10,725,137,724
2009 $52,023,801,230 $9,616,879,409
2010 $50,689,051,382 $9,982,711,338
2011 $57,681,293,007 $11,551,819,618
2012 $54,297,052,002 $11,578,975,062
2013 $55,819,262,375 $12,423,555,455
2014 $57,080,897,012 $12,522,957,399
2015 $50,765,918,159 $11,323,020,701
2016 $53,929,397,039 $11,848,613,858
2017 $59,167,647,388 $13,176,313,594
2018 $66,251,582,036 $13,760,033,282
2019 $68,634,004,792 $14,104,664,679
2020 $70,550,652,467 $13,051,441,204
2021 $84,414,122,840 $14,354,731,964
2022 $90,509,236,929 $15,325,603,273
2023 $102,396,840,296 $15,869,945,478
2024 $112,211,952,704 $17,420,814,801

Bulgaria and Madagascar economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Madagascar
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Madagascar
1960 - $131.7
1961 - $133.3
1962 - $137.3
1963 - $137.4
1964 - $141.5
1965 - $143.2
1966 - $150.7
1967 - $155.9
1968 - $163.6
1969 - $162.9
1970 - $166.6
1971 - $174.6
1972 - $189.6
1973 - $226.8
1974 - $255.3
1975 - $295
1976 - $273.5
1977 - $286.9
1978 - $315
1979 - $396
1980 $2,239 $578
1981 $2,235 $513
1982 $2,169 $501
1983 $1,853 $476
1984 $1,964 $385
1985 $1,915 $364
1986 $2,260 $405
1987 $3,132 $290.8
1988 $2,511 $280.5
1989 $2,477 $271.3
1990 $2,367 $326
1991 $884 $262
1992 $1,007 $290.2
1993 $1,279 $308
1994 $1,150 $258.7
1995 $2,259 $273.1
1996 $1,470 $340
1997 $1,361 $284.4
1998 $1,820 $284.2
1999 $1,661 $267.4
2000 $1,621 $280.3
2001 $1,771 $319
2002 $2,093 $305
2003 $2,719 $353
2004 $3,390 $272.2
2005 $3,900 $306
2006 $4,523 $324
2007 $5,889 $420
2008 $7,271 $513
2009 $6,988 $446
2010 $6,854 $450
2011 $7,850 $506
2012 $7,432 $494
2013 $7,796 $515
2014 $8,070 $506
2015 $7,269 $445
2016 $7,822 $454
2017 $8,697 $492
2018 $9,872 $500
2019 $10,373 $500
2020 $10,770 $451
2021 $12,972 $483
2022 $14,000 $504
2023 $15,884 $509
2024 $17,412 $545

Bulgaria vs. Madagascar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Madagascar
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Madagascar
1950 61.5 39.7
1951 60.7 39.9
1952 59.6 40.3
1953 64.2 40.7
1954 64.4 40.9
1955 64.8 41.3
1956 65.2 41.7
1957 66.6 42.1
1958 68.7 42.5
1959 66.6 43
1960 69.2 43.3
1961 70.2 43.8
1962 69.5 44.2
1963 70.3 44.6
1964 71.1 45
1965 71.3 45.4
1966 71.2 46
1967 70.4 46.5
1968 71.2 46.9
1969 70.5 47.3
1970 71.3 47.9
1971 70.9 48.2
1972 70.9 48.5
1973 71.3 48.9
1974 71.2 49.3
1975 71 49.6
1976 71.4 49.8
1977 70.8 49.9
1978 71.1 50
1979 71.2 50.1
1980 71.1 50
1981 71.5 49.8
1982 71.1 50
1983 71.2 50.1
1984 71.3 50.2
1985 71 50.4
1986 71.6 50.7
1987 71.3 51.1
1988 71.4 51.4
1989 71.5 51.8
1990 71.3 52.1
1991 71.2 52.6
1992 71.2 52.9
1993 71.2 53.7
1994 70.9 54.2
1995 71 54.8
1996 70.8 55.5
1997 70.3 56.1
1998 70.9 56.8
1999 71.6 57.4
2000 71.6 58
2001 71.9 58.7
2002 72.1 59.2
2003 72.4 59.7
2004 72.6 60.2
2005 72.6 60.7
2006 72.7 61.1
2007 73 61.5
2008 73.3 62
2009 73.7 62.3
2010 73.8 62.6
2011 74.2 62.9
2012 74.3 63
2013 74.8 63.2
2014 74.5 63.3
2015 74.6 63.4
2016 74.8 63.4
2017 74.8 63.4
2018 74.9 63.5
2019 75.1 63.5
2020 73.6 62.7
2021 71.4 62.5
2022 74 63.1
2023 75.6 63.6
2024 75.8 63.8
2025 76 64

Bulgaria and Madagascar population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Madagascar
Year Population
Bulgaria Madagascar
1960 7,867,374 5,111,029
1961 7,943,118 5,246,158
1962 8,012,946 5,384,150
1963 8,078,145 5,525,185
1964 8,144,340 5,669,863
1965 8,204,168 5,819,116
1966 8,258,057 5,974,279
1967 8,310,226 6,136,486
1968 8,369,603 6,306,493
1969 8,434,172 6,484,716
1970 8,489,574 6,672,003
1971 8,536,395 6,868,868
1972 8,576,200 7,074,398
1973 8,620,967 7,288,048
1974 8,678,745 7,509,726
1975 8,720,742 7,739,336
1976 8,758,599 7,976,831
1977 8,804,183 8,222,240
1978 8,814,032 8,475,864
1979 8,825,940 8,737,581
1980 8,861,535 9,006,032
1981 8,891,117 9,279,011
1982 8,917,457 9,557,671
1983 8,939,738 9,843,044
1984 8,960,679 10,134,550
1985 8,960,547 10,433,142
1986 8,958,171 10,736,857
1987 8,971,359 11,047,291
1988 8,981,446 11,369,462
1989 8,876,972 11,704,998
1990 8,718,289 12,055,639
1991 8,632,367 12,421,412
1992 8,540,164 12,800,870
1993 8,472,313 13,197,345
1994 8,443,591 13,613,850
1995 8,406,067 14,051,275
1996 8,362,826 14,510,711
1997 8,312,068 14,990,814
1998 8,256,786 15,489,364
1999 8,210,624 16,000,506
2000 8,170,172 16,516,338
2001 8,009,142 17,032,939
2002 7,837,161 17,549,913
2003 7,775,327 18,071,854
2004 7,716,860 18,606,608
2005 7,658,972 19,159,707
2006 7,601,022 19,730,909
2007 7,545,338 20,318,583
2008 7,492,561 20,923,840
2009 7,444,443 21,547,280
2010 7,395,599 22,183,340
2011 7,348,328 22,822,300
2012 7,305,888 23,462,438
2013 7,160,005 24,109,290
2014 7,073,572 24,764,348
2015 6,984,225 25,426,702
2016 6,894,139 26,099,952
2017 6,803,468 26,788,375
2018 6,710,798 27,494,926
2019 6,616,726 28,219,554
2020 6,550,696 28,953,556
2021 6,507,301 29,691,083
2022 6,465,097 30,437,261
2023 6,446,596 31,195,932
2024 6,444,366 31,964,956

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Madagascar

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Madagascar
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Madagascar
1960 2.31 7.34
1961 2.29 7.3
1962 2.24 7.26
1963 2.21 7.21
1964 2.19 7.19
1965 2.09 7.17
1966 2.03 7.16
1967 2.02 7.14
1968 2.27 7.13
1969 2.27 7.12
1970 2.17 7.1
1971 2.1 7.07
1972 2.03 7.04
1973 2.15 7.01
1974 2.29 6.99
1975 2.23 6.97
1976 2.24 6.95
1977 2.21 6.93
1978 2.15 6.9
1979 2.16 6.87
1980 2.05 6.84
1981 2 6.77
1982 2.01 6.7
1983 2.01 6.63
1984 2.01 6.55
1985 1.97 6.46
1986 2.02 6.34
1987 1.96 6.24
1988 1.97 6.18
1989 1.9 6.15
1990 1.82 6.14
1991 1.66 6.12
1992 1.55 6.08
1993 1.46 6.06
1994 1.37 6.04
1995 1.23 6.04
1996 1.23 6.03
1997 1.09 6.02
1998 1.11 5.99
1999 1.23 5.84
2000 1.26 5.67
2001 1.21 5.53
2002 1.23 5.41
2003 1.26 5.33
2004 1.33 5.26
2005 1.37 5.2
2006 1.44 5.13
2007 1.49 5.08
2008 1.56 5.04
2009 1.66 5
2010 1.57 4.9
2011 1.51 4.74
2012 1.5 4.61
2013 1.54 4.53
2014 1.62 4.42
2015 1.64 4.34
2016 1.67 4.29
2017 1.71 4.26
2018 1.73 4.25
2019 1.79 4.22
2020 1.77 4.17
2021 1.8 4.1
2022 1.78 4.04
2023 1.81 3.97

Bulgaria and Madagascar demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Madagascar
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Madagascar
1960 30.4 17.9
1961 30.7 17.5
1962 31 17.2
1963 31.3 17
1964 31.6 16.8
1965 32 16.8
1966 32.3 16.7
1967 32.6 16.7
1968 32.8 16.7
1969 33 16.6
1970 33.2 16.7
1971 33.3 16.7
1972 33.5 16.6
1973 33.6 16.6
1974 33.6 16.6
1975 33.7 16.6
1976 33.8 16.6
1977 33.9 16.5
1978 34 16.5
1979 34.1 16.5
1980 34.2 16.4
1981 34.4 16.4
1982 34.6 16.4
1983 34.8 16.4
1984 35 16.5
1985 35.3 16.5
1986 35.6 16.6
1987 35.8 16.6
1988 35.9 16.7
1989 36.2 16.8
1990 36.6 16.9
1991 37 16.9
1992 37.4 17
1993 37.7 17
1994 38 17.1
1995 38.3 17.1
1996 38.6 17.1
1997 38.9 17.1
1998 39.1 17.2
1999 39.4 17.2
2000 39.7 17.2
2001 40 17.2
2002 40.3 17.2
2003 40.6 17.2
2004 40.8 17.3
2005 41.1 17.3
2006 41.3 17.4
2007 41.5 17.5
2008 41.7 17.6
2009 42 17.7
2010 42.3 17.8
2011 42.5 17.9
2012 42.8 18.1
2013 43 18.2
2014 43.3 18.4
2015 43.6 18.6
2016 43.8 18.7
2017 44.1 18.9
2018 44.3 19.1
2019 44.6 19.3
2020 44.9 19.4
2021 45 19.6
2022 45.2 19.7
2023 45.3 19.9
2024 45.5 20

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Madagascar
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$16.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
3.05%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
0.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-3.88%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
3.19%
2022
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
46.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
22.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
57
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.9%
2021
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
$2.78B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$385M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
87,099
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
7.8%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
24.5%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Madagascar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
309 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$5.56
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
4.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
83.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
0.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
13.7%
2017
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
81.3 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
31.5%
2022
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
39.4%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Madagascar
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.39%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-1,795
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
41.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.02 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
23.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
29
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
7.69
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
29.2
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
70
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
77.5%
2022
English speaking
24.9%
2023
18%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
20.4%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Madagascar
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$16.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$5.27
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
32.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
0.2
2018
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
19.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
445
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
64.8
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
4.45%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
38
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
26.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
0.99 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Madagascar
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
7,028 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
157,896 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
47,839 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
19,660 mi
2018

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