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Bulgaria vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 101st vs. 107th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Malawi
Population
6403235
22673513
Population rank 111/197 61/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Bulgaria and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Malawi
Year GDP
Bulgaria Malawi
1980 $19,839,230,769 $1,801,156,775
1981 $19,870,000,000 $1,801,193,910
1982 $19,342,000,000 $1,717,379,495
1983 $16,563,666,667 $1,780,148,049
1984 $17,594,944,444 $1,758,028,656
1985 $17,155,421,053 $1,646,442,273
1986 $20,249,294,118 $1,722,586,299
1987 $28,101,000,000 $1,721,711,808
1988 $22,555,941,176 $2,008,189,508
1989 $21,988,444,444 $2,314,205,130
1990 $20,632,090,909 $2,737,087,862
1991 $7,628,738,475 $3,206,783,830
1992 $8,602,887,623 $2,618,837,835
1993 $10,832,064,942 $3,013,392,658
1994 $9,709,240,034 $1,719,864,761
1995 $18,991,484,420 $2,033,701,498
1996 $12,294,964,838 $3,319,573,750
1997 $11,316,127,379 $3,875,785,863
1998 $15,031,055,047 $2,547,609,590
1999 $13,637,098,579 $2,584,478,924
2000 $13,245,990,274 $2,537,307,580
2001 $14,183,446,026 $2,498,008,665
2002 $16,403,043,850 $5,087,328,438
2003 $21,144,957,990 $4,669,789,300
2004 $26,157,743,369 $5,058,726,350
2005 $29,868,657,858 $5,320,409,651
2006 $34,380,536,496 $5,818,279,739
2007 $44,431,257,129 $6,451,210,219
2008 $54,480,684,188 $7,743,617,352
2009 $52,023,801,230 $9,009,887,947
2010 $50,689,051,382 $10,128,323,011
2011 $57,681,293,007 $11,648,142,958
2012 $54,297,052,002 $8,773,203,178
2013 $55,819,262,375 $8,031,571,928
2014 $57,080,897,012 $8,801,326,169
2015 $50,765,918,159 $9,219,474,379
2016 $53,929,397,039 $7,909,868,618
2017 $59,167,647,388 $8,943,543,794
2018 $66,251,582,036 $9,879,231,592
2019 $68,634,004,792 $11,051,865,580
2020 $70,550,652,467 $11,769,313,598
2021 $84,414,122,840 $12,378,129,751
2022 $90,509,236,929 $12,429,060,151
2023 $102,396,840,296 $12,712,150,082
2024 $112,211,952,704 $11,008,925,323

Bulgaria and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Malawi
1980 $2,239 $287.5
1981 $2,235 $276.4
1982 $2,169 $253.3
1983 $1,853 $252.4
1984 $1,964 $239.7
1985 $1,915 $216.1
1986 $2,260 $217.9
1987 $3,132 $207.6
1988 $2,511 $229.4
1989 $2,477 $252.2
1990 $2,367 $286.7
1991 $884 $326
1992 $1,007 $258.4
1993 $1,279 $293
1994 $1,150 $169.2
1995 $2,259 $200.4
1996 $1,470 $321
1997 $1,361 $367
1998 $1,820 $236
1999 $1,661 $233.9
2000 $1,621 $224.2
2001 $1,771 $215.5
2002 $2,093 $428
2003 $2,719 $383
2004 $3,390 $405
2005 $3,900 $414
2006 $4,523 $441
2007 $5,889 $475
2008 $7,271 $554
2009 $6,988 $626
2010 $6,854 $683
2011 $7,850 $763
2012 $7,432 $558
2013 $7,796 $497
2014 $8,070 $530
2015 $7,269 $540
2016 $7,822 $451
2017 $8,697 $496
2018 $9,872 $533
2019 $10,373 $581
2020 $10,770 $603
2021 $12,972 $617
2022 $14,000 $604
2023 $15,884 $602
2024 $17,412 $508

Bulgaria vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Malawi
1950 61.5 32.7
1951 60.7 32.8
1952 59.6 33
1953 64.2 33.2
1954 64.4 33.3
1955 64.8 33.6
1956 65.2 33.8
1957 66.6 34.1
1958 68.7 34.4
1959 66.6 34.8
1960 69.2 35
1961 70.2 35.2
1962 69.5 35.4
1963 70.3 35.6
1964 71.1 35.7
1965 71.3 35.7
1966 71.2 35.8
1967 70.4 35.9
1968 71.2 36.1
1969 70.5 36.3
1970 71.3 36.6
1971 70.9 37.1
1972 70.9 37.6
1973 71.3 38.4
1974 71.2 39.2
1975 71 40.1
1976 71.4 41
1977 70.8 42
1978 71.1 43
1979 71.2 43.7
1980 71.1 44.3
1981 71.5 44.7
1982 71.1 44.8
1983 71.2 45
1984 71.3 44.8
1985 71 44.6
1986 71.6 44.3
1987 71.3 43.9
1988 71.4 43.6
1989 71.5 43.5
1990 71.3 43.6
1991 71.2 43.5
1992 71.2 43.6
1993 71.2 43.6
1994 70.9 43.8
1995 71 43.8
1996 70.8 44
1997 70.3 44.2
1998 70.9 44.3
1999 71.6 45.1
2000 71.6 46.2
2001 71.9 47.2
2002 72.1 48.2
2003 72.4 49.6
2004 72.6 51.1
2005 72.6 52.5
2006 72.7 53.7
2007 73 54.7
2008 73.3 55.7
2009 73.7 56.7
2010 73.8 57.8
2011 74.2 58.9
2012 74.3 59.9
2013 74.8 60.8
2014 74.5 61.7
2015 74.6 62.3
2016 74.8 63.2
2017 74.8 63.9
2018 74.9 64.5
2019 75.1 65
2020 73.6 65.2
2021 71.4 64.8
2022 74 66
2023 75.6 67.4
2024 75.8 67.6
2025 76 67.7

Bulgaria and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Malawi
Year Population
Bulgaria Malawi
1960 7,867,374 3,628,134
1961 7,943,118 3,715,534
1962 8,012,946 3,806,307
1963 8,078,145 3,900,506
1964 8,144,340 3,997,305
1965 8,204,168 4,096,157
1966 8,258,057 4,197,926
1967 8,310,226 4,303,012
1968 8,369,603 4,411,054
1969 8,434,172 4,521,184
1970 8,489,574 4,633,944
1971 8,536,395 4,751,434
1972 8,576,200 4,874,475
1973 8,620,967 5,003,938
1974 8,678,745 5,141,337
1975 8,720,742 5,287,367
1976 8,758,599 5,443,384
1977 8,804,183 5,614,983
1978 8,814,032 5,810,132
1979 8,825,940 6,028,749
1980 8,861,535 6,265,529
1981 8,891,117 6,516,454
1982 8,917,457 6,778,879
1983 8,939,738 7,051,709
1984 8,960,679 7,332,810
1985 8,960,547 7,620,508
1986 8,958,171 7,906,480
1987 8,971,359 8,293,174
1988 8,981,446 8,753,262
1989 8,876,972 9,176,220
1990 8,718,289 9,545,852
1991 8,632,367 9,844,227
1992 8,540,164 10,135,079
1993 8,472,313 10,284,024
1994 8,443,591 10,164,894
1995 8,406,067 10,150,117
1996 8,362,826 10,352,228
1997 8,312,068 10,562,035
1998 8,256,786 10,792,876
1999 8,210,624 11,047,804
2000 8,170,172 11,315,942
2001 8,009,142 11,593,058
2002 7,837,161 11,880,440
2003 7,775,327 12,181,574
2004 7,716,860 12,500,737
2005 7,658,972 12,840,031
2006 7,601,022 13,198,701
2007 7,545,338 13,576,343
2008 7,492,561 13,976,417
2009 7,444,443 14,395,788
2010 7,395,599 14,826,463
2011 7,348,328 15,265,022
2012 7,305,888 15,709,577
2013 7,160,005 16,161,816
2014 7,073,572 16,621,538
2015 6,984,225 17,085,587
2016 6,894,139 17,557,739
2017 6,803,468 18,039,715
2018 6,710,798 18,528,081
2019 6,616,726 19,025,752
2020 6,550,696 19,533,888
2021 6,507,301 20,047,258
2022 6,465,097 20,568,728
2023 6,446,596 21,104,482
2024 6,444,366 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Malawi

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Malawi
1960 2.31 7.04
1961 2.29 7.07
1962 2.24 7.1
1963 2.21 7.13
1964 2.19 7.11
1965 2.09 7.13
1966 2.03 7.17
1967 2.02 7.21
1968 2.27 7.26
1969 2.27 7.27
1970 2.17 7.3
1971 2.1 7.31
1972 2.03 7.33
1973 2.15 7.34
1974 2.29 7.34
1975 2.23 7.36
1976 2.24 7.39
1977 2.21 7.41
1978 2.15 7.43
1979 2.16 7.47
1980 2.05 7.52
1981 2 7.49
1982 2.01 7.45
1983 2.01 7.36
1984 2.01 7.27
1985 1.97 7.17
1986 2.02 7.07
1987 1.96 6.97
1988 1.97 6.88
1989 1.9 6.8
1990 1.82 6.74
1991 1.66 6.68
1992 1.55 6.63
1993 1.46 6.57
1994 1.37 6.49
1995 1.23 6.39
1996 1.23 6.29
1997 1.09 6.23
1998 1.11 6.21
1999 1.23 6.12
2000 1.26 6
2001 1.21 5.94
2002 1.23 5.9
2003 1.26 5.88
2004 1.33 5.86
2005 1.37 5.85
2006 1.44 5.8
2007 1.49 5.72
2008 1.56 5.61
2009 1.66 5.45
2010 1.57 5.26
2011 1.51 5.08
2012 1.5 4.9
2013 1.54 4.76
2014 1.62 4.57
2015 1.64 4.38
2016 1.67 4.22
2017 1.71 4.11
2018 1.73 4.02
2019 1.79 3.95
2020 1.77 3.88
2021 1.8 3.79
2022 1.78 3.72
2023 1.81 3.65

Bulgaria and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Malawi
1960 30.4 18.2
1961 30.7 18.3
1962 31 18.3
1963 31.3 18.3
1964 31.6 18.3
1965 32 18.4
1966 32.3 18.3
1967 32.6 18.3
1968 32.8 18.3
1969 33 18.2
1970 33.2 18
1971 33.3 17.9
1972 33.5 17.8
1973 33.6 17.7
1974 33.6 17.6
1975 33.7 17.5
1976 33.8 17.5
1977 33.9 17.4
1978 34 17.4
1979 34.1 17.4
1980 34.2 17.3
1981 34.4 17.3
1982 34.6 17.3
1983 34.8 17.3
1984 35 17.3
1985 35.3 17.3
1986 35.6 17.3
1987 35.8 17.4
1988 35.9 17.5
1989 36.2 17.4
1990 36.6 17.3
1991 37 17.2
1992 37.4 17.1
1993 37.7 17
1994 38 16.9
1995 38.3 16.9
1996 38.6 16.8
1997 38.9 16.8
1998 39.1 16.8
1999 39.4 16.7
2000 39.7 16.8
2001 40 16.8
2002 40.3 16.8
2003 40.6 16.8
2004 40.8 16.8
2005 41.1 16.8
2006 41.3 16.8
2007 41.5 16.8
2008 41.7 16.8
2009 42 16.7
2010 42.3 16.7
2011 42.5 16.8
2012 42.8 16.8
2013 43 16.9
2014 43.3 17
2015 43.6 17.1
2016 43.8 17.2
2017 44.1 17.4
2018 44.3 17.6
2019 44.6 17.8
2020 44.9 18
2021 45 18.2
2022 45.2 18.4
2023 45.3 18.7
2024 45.5 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.9%
2019
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
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Malawi
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
68.1%
2022
English speaking
24.9%
2023
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
18%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Malawi
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
9,601 mi
2015

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