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Bulgaria vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 101st vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Mali
Population
6403235
25787988
Population rank 111/197 58/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$26.6B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$1,086
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 171/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$3,309
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$13.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
51.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$563
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 161/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$1,598
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
471,118 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
60.9 years
2025

Bulgaria and Mali: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Mali economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Mali
Year GDP
Bulgaria Mali
1967 - $275,494,478
1968 - $343,771,973
1969 - $339,913,867
1970 - $359,772,315
1971 - $395,218,629
1972 - $486,617,280
1973 - $563,683,703
1974 - $538,747,340
1975 - $830,710,615
1976 - $939,228,017
1977 - $1,049,838,548
1978 - $1,222,702,573
1979 - $1,595,422,956
1980 $19,839,230,769 $1,759,691,186
1981 $19,870,000,000 $1,538,972,424
1982 $19,342,000,000 $1,333,754,225
1983 $16,563,666,667 $1,297,765,326
1984 $17,594,944,444 $1,232,932,104
1985 $17,155,421,053 $1,392,196,048
1986 $20,249,294,118 $1,852,163,453
1987 $28,101,000,000 $2,090,629,987
1988 $22,555,941,176 $2,169,040,603
1989 $21,988,444,444 $2,181,821,909
1990 $20,632,090,909 $2,681,912,149
1991 $7,628,738,475 $2,724,131,458
1992 $8,602,887,623 $2,830,673,378
1993 $10,832,064,942 $2,818,281,085
1994 $9,709,240,034 $2,081,846,498
1995 $18,991,484,420 $2,706,425,157
1996 $12,294,964,838 $2,780,422,049
1997 $11,316,127,379 $2,697,105,823
1998 $15,031,055,047 $2,920,358,711
1999 $13,637,098,579 $3,440,724,710
2000 $13,245,990,274 $2,961,484,954
2001 $14,183,446,026 $3,468,337,942
2002 $16,403,043,850 $3,908,121,307
2003 $21,144,957,990 $4,714,071,980
2004 $26,157,743,369 $7,113,132,070
2005 $29,868,657,858 $8,009,875,052
2006 $34,380,536,496 $8,858,863,053
2007 $44,431,257,129 $10,289,243,720
2008 $54,480,684,188 $12,262,134,441
2009 $52,023,801,230 $12,592,138,109
2010 $50,689,051,382 $13,196,527,458
2011 $57,681,293,007 $15,506,843,902
2012 $54,297,052,002 $14,891,957,623
2013 $55,819,262,375 $15,769,357,573
2014 $57,080,897,012 $16,943,434,591
2015 $50,765,918,159 $15,583,181,170
2016 $53,929,397,039 $16,743,796,800
2017 $59,167,647,388 $18,308,362,040
2018 $66,251,582,036 $20,368,015,381
2019 $68,634,004,792 $20,477,421,885
2020 $70,550,652,467 $20,698,560,939
2021 $84,414,122,840 $22,999,245,263
2022 $90,509,236,929 $22,374,051,350
2023 $102,396,840,296 $24,621,545,565
2024 $112,211,952,704 $26,588,067,731

Bulgaria and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Mali
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Mali
1967 - $46
1968 - $56.5
1969 - $55
1970 - $57.3
1971 - $62
1972 - $75.1
1973 - $85.4
1974 - $80.2
1975 - $121.5
1976 - $134.9
1977 - $148.1
1978 - $169.1
1979 - $216.3
1980 $2,239 $233.7
1981 $2,235 $200.1
1982 $2,169 $169.7
1983 $1,853 $161.5
1984 $1,964 $150.2
1985 $1,915 $166.2
1986 $2,260 $217.1
1987 $3,132 $240.8
1988 $2,511 $245.5
1989 $2,477 $242.4
1990 $2,367 $292.2
1991 $884 $290.9
1992 $1,007 $296.3
1993 $1,279 $288.9
1994 $1,150 $208.9
1995 $2,259 $265.7
1996 $1,470 $267.2
1997 $1,361 $253.3
1998 $1,820 $267.4
1999 $1,661 $306
2000 $1,621 $256.2
2001 $1,771 $291.2
2002 $2,093 $318
2003 $2,719 $372
2004 $3,390 $543
2005 $3,900 $592
2006 $4,523 $633
2007 $5,889 $712
2008 $7,271 $821
2009 $6,988 $816
2010 $6,854 $828
2011 $7,850 $942
2012 $7,432 $878
2013 $7,796 $903
2014 $8,070 $940
2015 $7,269 $838
2016 $7,822 $872
2017 $8,697 $924
2018 $9,872 $996
2019 $10,373 $972
2020 $10,770 $953
2021 $12,972 $1,027
2022 $14,000 $970
2023 $15,884 $1,036
2024 $17,412 $1,086

Bulgaria vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Mali
1950 61.5 28.7
1951 60.7 28.9
1952 59.6 29.1
1953 64.2 29.4
1954 64.4 29.5
1955 64.8 29.7
1956 65.2 29.9
1957 66.6 30.1
1958 68.7 30.2
1959 66.6 30.3
1960 69.2 30.5
1961 70.2 30.6
1962 69.5 30.8
1963 70.3 31
1964 71.1 31.2
1965 71.3 31.5
1966 71.2 31.8
1967 70.4 32.2
1968 71.2 32.6
1969 70.5 32.9
1970 71.3 33.4
1971 70.9 33.8
1972 70.9 34.5
1973 71.3 35.1
1974 71.2 35.7
1975 71 36.5
1976 71.4 37.2
1977 70.8 38
1978 71.1 38.8
1979 71.2 39.5
1980 71.1 40.3
1981 71.5 41
1982 71.1 41.8
1983 71.2 42.7
1984 71.3 43.4
1985 71 43.9
1986 71.6 44.6
1987 71.3 45.2
1988 71.4 45.7
1989 71.5 46.2
1990 71.3 46.5
1991 71.2 46.9
1992 71.2 47.2
1993 71.2 47.6
1994 70.9 47.9
1995 71 48.3
1996 70.8 48.5
1997 70.3 49.1
1998 70.9 49.6
1999 71.6 50.1
2000 71.6 50.6
2001 71.9 51.3
2002 72.1 52
2003 72.4 52.6
2004 72.6 53.3
2005 72.6 53.8
2006 72.7 54.3
2007 73 54.8
2008 73.3 55.2
2009 73.7 55.6
2010 73.8 56
2011 74.2 56.4
2012 74.3 56.7
2013 74.8 57.1
2014 74.5 57.5
2015 74.6 57.9
2016 74.8 58.3
2017 74.8 58.6
2018 74.9 58.9
2019 75.1 59.2
2020 73.6 58.9
2021 71.4 59.1
2022 74 60
2023 75.6 60.4
2024 75.8 60.7
2025 76 60.9

Bulgaria and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Mali
Year Population
Bulgaria Mali
1960 7,867,374 5,402,550
1961 7,943,118 5,482,283
1962 8,012,946 5,563,917
1963 8,078,145 5,646,605
1964 8,144,340 5,730,125
1965 8,204,168 5,815,487
1966 8,258,057 5,902,204
1967 8,310,226 5,990,906
1968 8,369,603 6,082,979
1969 8,434,172 6,177,704
1970 8,489,574 6,276,472
1971 8,536,395 6,377,944
1972 8,576,200 6,483,726
1973 8,620,967 6,597,106
1974 8,678,745 6,715,436
1975 8,720,742 6,837,261
1976 8,758,599 6,960,979
1977 8,804,183 7,090,979
1978 8,814,032 7,229,651
1979 8,825,940 7,375,266
1980 8,861,535 7,530,515
1981 8,891,117 7,692,766
1982 8,917,457 7,860,194
1983 8,939,738 8,034,400
1984 8,960,679 8,208,599
1985 8,960,547 8,374,663
1986 8,958,171 8,531,277
1987 8,971,359 8,681,164
1988 8,981,446 8,833,996
1989 8,876,972 8,999,938
1990 8,718,289 9,178,830
1991 8,632,367 9,362,888
1992 8,540,164 9,553,540
1993 8,472,313 9,754,786
1994 8,443,591 9,967,031
1995 8,406,067 10,185,365
1996 8,362,826 10,407,278
1997 8,312,068 10,646,495
1998 8,256,786 10,919,573
1999 8,210,624 11,227,415
2000 8,170,172 11,559,290
2001 8,009,142 11,912,158
2002 7,837,161 12,288,050
2003 7,775,327 12,684,955
2004 7,716,860 13,102,409
2005 7,658,972 13,538,647
2006 7,601,022 13,990,139
2007 7,545,338 14,457,775
2008 7,492,561 14,940,782
2009 7,444,443 15,435,539
2010 7,395,599 15,945,198
2011 7,348,328 16,469,049
2012 7,305,888 16,957,033
2013 7,160,005 17,459,615
2014 7,073,572 18,020,267
2015 6,984,225 18,593,022
2016 6,894,139 19,191,289
2017 6,803,468 19,813,011
2018 6,710,798 20,442,030
2019 6,616,726 21,068,405
2020 6,550,696 21,713,836
2021 6,507,301 22,388,630
2022 6,465,097 23,072,640
2023 6,446,596 23,769,127
2024 6,444,366 24,478,595

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Mali

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Mali
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Mali
1960 2.31 7.02
1961 2.29 7.03
1962 2.24 7.04
1963 2.21 7.05
1964 2.19 7.06
1965 2.09 7.08
1966 2.03 7.11
1967 2.02 7.14
1968 2.27 7.16
1969 2.27 7.18
1970 2.17 7.18
1971 2.1 7.2
1972 2.03 7.22
1973 2.15 7.22
1974 2.29 7.23
1975 2.23 7.25
1976 2.24 7.27
1977 2.21 7.3
1978 2.15 7.32
1979 2.16 7.35
1980 2.05 7.37
1981 2 7.37
1982 2.01 7.32
1983 2.01 7.28
1984 2.01 7.26
1985 1.97 7.26
1986 2.02 7.31
1987 1.96 7.31
1988 1.97 7.32
1989 1.9 7.33
1990 1.82 7.31
1991 1.66 7.28
1992 1.55 7.24
1993 1.46 7.18
1994 1.37 7.12
1995 1.23 7.05
1996 1.23 7.01
1997 1.09 6.97
1998 1.11 6.94
1999 1.23 6.91
2000 1.26 6.89
2001 1.21 6.85
2002 1.23 6.82
2003 1.26 6.78
2004 1.33 6.74
2005 1.37 6.71
2006 1.44 6.68
2007 1.49 6.65
2008 1.56 6.62
2009 1.66 6.59
2010 1.57 6.58
2011 1.51 6.55
2012 1.5 6.52
2013 1.54 6.49
2014 1.62 6.44
2015 1.64 6.39
2016 1.67 6.32
2017 1.71 6.25
2018 1.73 6.12
2019 1.79 5.89
2020 1.77 5.85
2021 1.8 5.78
2022 1.78 5.69
2023 1.81 5.61

Bulgaria and Mali demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Mali
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Mali
1960 30.4 19.8
1961 30.7 19.8
1962 31 19.8
1963 31.3 19.8
1964 31.6 19.8
1965 32 19.8
1966 32.3 19.7
1967 32.6 19.6
1968 32.8 19.6
1969 33 19.5
1970 33.2 19.4
1971 33.3 19.3
1972 33.5 19.2
1973 33.6 19.1
1974 33.6 19
1975 33.7 18.9
1976 33.8 18.7
1977 33.9 18.6
1978 34 18.4
1979 34.1 18.3
1980 34.2 18.1
1981 34.4 17.9
1982 34.6 17.8
1983 34.8 17.6
1984 35 17.5
1985 35.3 17.3
1986 35.6 17.1
1987 35.8 16.9
1988 35.9 16.8
1989 36.2 16.6
1990 36.6 16.5
1991 37 16.4
1992 37.4 16.4
1993 37.7 16.3
1994 38 16.3
1995 38.3 16.3
1996 38.6 16.3
1997 38.9 16.3
1998 39.1 16.4
1999 39.4 16.4
2000 39.7 16.5
2001 40 16.5
2002 40.3 16.6
2003 40.6 16.6
2004 40.8 16.6
2005 41.1 16.6
2006 41.3 16.6
2007 41.5 16.6
2008 41.7 16.5
2009 42 16.4
2010 42.3 16.4
2011 42.5 16.3
2012 42.8 16.1
2013 43 16
2014 43.3 16
2015 43.6 16
2016 43.8 16
2017 44.1 16
2018 44.3 16
2019 44.6 16.1
2020 44.9 16.2
2021 45 16.3
2022 45.2 16.5
2023 45.3 16.6
2024 45.5 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$24.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
26.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-3.13%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
36.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
3.2%
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
5.52%
2018
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
54.7%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Mali
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
6.66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
71.1%
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
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Mali
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
15
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
31%
2020
English speaking
24.9%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
35.1%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
60.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Mali
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.82%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
167,103 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
51,336 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
86,437 mi
2018

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