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Bulgaria vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 101st vs. 187th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Malta
Population
6403235
583596
Population rank 111/197 167/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Bulgaria and Malta: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Malta economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Malta
Year GDP
Bulgaria Malta
1970 - $250,728,796
1971 - $264,578,485
1972 - $295,106,628
1973 - $345,616,106
1974 - $376,081,124
1975 - $474,618,321
1976 - $527,936,989
1977 - $625,563,171
1978 - $793,673,402
1979 - $1,001,288,847
1980 $19,839,230,769 $1,250,198,601
1981 $19,870,000,000 $1,243,509,394
1982 $19,342,000,000 $1,234,474,404
1983 $16,563,666,667 $1,165,729,707
1984 $17,594,944,444 $1,101,807,023
1985 $17,155,421,053 $1,117,797,439
1986 $20,249,294,118 $1,435,038,441
1987 $28,101,000,000 $1,751,293,461
1988 $22,555,941,176 $2,019,503,068
1989 $21,988,444,444 $2,118,655,677
1990 $20,632,090,909 $2,547,328,748
1991 $7,628,738,475 $2,750,216,747
1992 $8,602,887,623 $3,021,942,759
1993 $10,832,064,942 $2,709,193,538
1994 $9,709,240,034 $2,998,505,428
1995 $18,991,484,420 $3,709,360,097
1996 $12,294,964,838 $3,822,489,746
1997 $11,316,127,379 $3,787,070,704
1998 $15,031,055,047 $4,010,092,091
1999 $13,637,098,579 $4,111,891,845
2000 $13,245,990,274 $4,036,809,865
2001 $14,183,446,026 $4,070,867,153
2002 $16,403,043,850 $4,455,127,398
2003 $21,144,957,990 $5,418,315,225
2004 $26,157,743,369 $6,104,141,501
2005 $29,868,657,858 $6,393,234,965
2006 $34,380,536,496 $6,749,838,862
2007 $44,431,257,129 $7,908,412,374
2008 $54,480,684,188 $9,135,419,490
2009 $52,023,801,230 $8,734,745,632
2010 $50,689,051,382 $9,097,044,182
2011 $57,681,293,007 $9,789,361,705
2012 $54,297,052,002 $9,609,532,106
2013 $55,819,262,375 $10,796,782,634
2014 $57,080,897,012 $11,888,032,862
2015 $50,765,918,159 $11,340,795,033
2016 $53,929,397,039 $12,025,782,885
2017 $59,167,647,388 $14,161,366,733
2018 $66,251,582,036 $16,153,779,511
2019 $68,634,004,792 $16,337,793,531
2020 $70,550,652,467 $16,409,900,599
2021 $84,414,122,840 $19,723,563,355
2022 $90,509,236,929 $19,239,187,084
2023 $102,396,840,296 $22,210,718,401
2024 $112,211,952,704 $24,322,006,608

Bulgaria and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Malta
1970 - $828
1971 - $874
1972 - $976
1973 - $1,144
1974 - $1,245
1975 - $1,560
1976 - $1,727
1977 - $2,038
1978 - $2,559
1979 - $3,196
1980 $2,239 $3,948
1981 $2,235 $3,898
1982 $2,169 $3,788
1983 $1,853 $3,527
1984 $1,964 $3,333
1985 $1,915 $3,322
1986 $2,260 $4,195
1987 $3,132 $5,084
1988 $2,511 $5,814
1989 $2,477 $6,041
1990 $2,367 $7,192
1991 $884 $7,559
1992 $1,007 $8,220
1993 $1,279 $7,296
1994 $1,150 $8,000
1995 $2,259 $9,828
1996 $1,470 $10,062
1997 $1,361 $9,893
1998 $1,820 $10,408
1999 $1,661 $10,609
2000 $1,621 $10,348
2001 $1,771 $10,358
2002 $2,093 $11,251
2003 $2,719 $13,594
2004 $3,390 $15,212
2005 $3,900 $15,831
2006 $4,523 $16,654
2007 $5,889 $19,444
2008 $7,271 $22,315
2009 $6,988 $21,176
2010 $6,854 $21,947
2011 $7,850 $23,517
2012 $7,432 $22,878
2013 $7,796 $25,416
2014 $8,070 $27,425
2015 $7,269 $25,530
2016 $7,822 $26,459
2017 $8,697 $30,317
2018 $9,872 $33,382
2019 $10,373 $32,422
2020 $10,770 $31,834
2021 $12,972 $38,065
2022 $14,000 $36,224
2023 $15,884 $40,182
2024 $17,412 $42,347

Bulgaria vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Malta
1950 61.5 63.5
1951 60.7 63.9
1952 59.6 64.1
1953 64.2 64.3
1954 64.4 65.1
1955 64.8 66.3
1956 65.2 66.8
1957 66.6 67.5
1958 68.7 67.8
1959 66.6 68.4
1960 69.2 68.4
1961 70.2 68.4
1962 69.5 69.2
1963 70.3 69.2
1964 71.1 69.3
1965 71.3 69.5
1966 71.2 69.7
1967 70.4 69.8
1968 71.2 69.9
1969 70.5 70.1
1970 71.3 70.4
1971 70.9 70.1
1972 70.9 70.7
1973 71.3 71.3
1974 71.2 71.9
1975 71 72.1
1976 71.4 72.2
1977 70.8 72.3
1978 71.1 72.3
1979 71.2 72.5
1980 71.1 72.3
1981 71.5 72.4
1982 71.1 72.8
1983 71.2 73.1
1984 71.3 73.3
1985 71 73.9
1986 71.6 74.5
1987 71.3 75.3
1988 71.4 75.9
1989 71.5 76.2
1990 71.3 76.2
1991 71.2 76.5
1992 71.2 76.7
1993 71.2 76.8
1994 70.9 76.9
1995 71 77
1996 70.8 76.3
1997 70.3 77.3
1998 70.9 77.8
1999 71.6 77.8
2000 71.6 77.9
2001 71.9 78.9
2002 72.1 78.5
2003 72.4 78.7
2004 72.6 79.2
2005 72.6 79.5
2006 72.7 79.6
2007 73 79.7
2008 73.3 79.7
2009 73.7 80.4
2010 73.8 81.4
2011 74.2 80.8
2012 74.3 81.1
2013 74.8 81.8
2014 74.5 82.3
2015 74.6 82.6
2016 74.8 82.7
2017 74.8 83.1
2018 74.9 82.9
2019 75.1 82.8
2020 73.6 82.3
2021 71.4 82.3
2022 74 82.2
2023 75.6 83.3
2024 75.8 83.5
2025 76 83.6

Bulgaria and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Malta
Year Population
Bulgaria Malta
1960 7,867,374 326,550
1961 7,943,118 325,250
1962 8,012,946 323,900
1963 8,078,145 322,550
1964 8,144,340 321,250
1965 8,204,168 318,800
1966 8,258,057 315,200
1967 8,310,226 311,550
1968 8,369,603 307,900
1969 8,434,172 304,300
1970 8,489,574 302,650
1971 8,536,395 302,700
1972 8,576,200 302,450
1973 8,620,967 302,200
1974 8,678,745 301,996
1975 8,720,742 304,222
1976 8,758,599 305,774
1977 8,804,183 306,970
1978 8,814,032 310,182
1979 8,825,940 313,342
1980 8,861,535 316,645
1981 8,891,117 318,982
1982 8,917,457 325,898
1983 8,939,738 330,524
1984 8,960,679 330,593
1985 8,960,547 336,452
1986 8,958,171 342,121
1987 8,971,359 344,485
1988 8,981,446 347,325
1989 8,876,972 350,722
1990 8,718,289 354,170
1991 8,632,367 363,845
1992 8,540,164 367,618
1993 8,472,313 371,308
1994 8,443,591 374,797
1995 8,406,067 377,419
1996 8,362,826 379,905
1997 8,312,068 382,791
1998 8,256,786 385,287
1999 8,210,624 387,578
2000 8,170,172 390,087
2001 8,009,142 393,028
2002 7,837,161 395,969
2003 7,775,327 398,582
2004 7,716,860 401,268
2005 7,658,972 403,834
2006 7,601,022 405,308
2007 7,545,338 406,724
2008 7,492,561 409,379
2009 7,444,443 412,477
2010 7,395,599 414,508
2011 7,348,328 416,268
2012 7,305,888 420,028
2013 7,160,005 424,810
2014 7,073,572 433,481
2015 6,984,225 444,220
2016 6,894,139 454,505
2017 6,803,468 467,106
2018 6,710,798 483,903
2019 6,616,726 503,912
2020 6,550,696 515,490
2021 6,507,301 518,150
2022 6,465,097 531,113
2023 6,446,596 552,747
2024 6,444,366 574,346

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Malta

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Malta
1960 2.31 3.62
1961 2.29 3.27
1962 2.24 3.24
1963 2.21 2.9
1964 2.19 2.79
1965 2.09 2.52
1966 2.03 2.33
1967 2.02 2.24
1968 2.27 2.12
1969 2.27 2.02
1970 2.17 2.03
1971 2.1 2.06
1972 2.03 2.01
1973 2.15 1.65
1974 2.29 1.64
1975 2.23 2.27
1976 2.24 2.21
1977 2.21 2.14
1978 2.15 2.05
1979 2.16 2.1
1980 2.05 1.99
1981 2 1.87
1982 2.01 1.9
1983 2.01 1.92
1984 2.01 1.95
1985 1.97 1.95
1986 2.02 1.93
1987 1.96 1.97
1988 1.97 2.06
1989 1.9 2.1
1990 1.82 2.02
1991 1.66 1.99
1992 1.55 2.07
1993 1.46 1.96
1994 1.37 1.84
1995 1.23 1.77
1996 1.23 1.99
1997 1.09 1.93
1998 1.11 1.84
1999 1.23 1.73
2000 1.26 1.68
2001 1.21 1.48
2002 1.23 1.45
2003 1.26 1.48
2004 1.33 1.4
2005 1.37 1.38
2006 1.44 1.36
2007 1.49 1.35
2008 1.56 1.43
2009 1.66 1.42
2010 1.57 1.36
2011 1.51 1.45
2012 1.5 1.42
2013 1.54 1.36
2014 1.62 1.38
2015 1.64 1.37
2016 1.67 1.37
2017 1.71 1.26
2018 1.73 1.23
2019 1.79 1.14
2020 1.77 1.13
2021 1.8 1.13
2022 1.78 1.08
2023 1.81 1.06

Bulgaria and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Malta
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Malta
1960 30.4 23.6
1961 30.7 23.8
1962 31 24
1963 31.3 24.2
1964 31.6 24.4
1965 32 24.5
1966 32.3 24.6
1967 32.6 24.8
1968 32.8 25
1969 33 25.5
1970 33.2 25.9
1971 33.3 26.3
1972 33.5 26.8
1973 33.6 27.2
1974 33.6 27.6
1975 33.7 28
1976 33.8 28.4
1977 33.9 28.7
1978 34 29.2
1979 34.1 29.6
1980 34.2 30
1981 34.4 30.3
1982 34.6 30.6
1983 34.8 30.9
1984 35 31.2
1985 35.3 31.4
1986 35.6 31.7
1987 35.8 32
1988 35.9 32.4
1989 36.2 32.7
1990 36.6 33
1991 37 33.3
1992 37.4 33.7
1993 37.7 34
1994 38 34.3
1995 38.3 34.7
1996 38.6 35.1
1997 38.9 35.5
1998 39.1 35.8
1999 39.4 36.1
2000 39.7 36.4
2001 40 36.7
2002 40.3 37
2003 40.6 37.4
2004 40.8 37.7
2005 41.1 38.1
2006 41.3 38.4
2007 41.5 38.7
2008 41.7 39
2009 42 39.3
2010 42.3 39.6
2011 42.5 39.9
2012 42.8 40.2
2013 43 40.4
2014 43.3 40.6
2015 43.6 40.6
2016 43.8 40.6
2017 44.1 40.5
2018 44.3 40.2
2019 44.6 39.9
2020 44.9 39.9
2021 45 40.2
2022 45.2 40.8
2023 45.3 41.4
2024 45.5 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.7%
2022
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Malta
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
94.9%
2021
English speaking
24.9%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
92.1%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Malta
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
1,401 mi
2001

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