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Bulgaria vs Montenegro statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 624K in Montenegro (ranked 166/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 5,193 sq mi for Montenegro (ranked 101st vs. 156th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Montenegro ranks 156/197 ($8.07B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Montenegro ranks 78/197 ($12,935).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Montenegro
Population
6403235
618209
Population rank 111/197 166/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$8.07B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 156/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$12,935
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 78/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$33,380
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$5.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
60.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$8,103
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 65/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$12,008
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
5,193 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
120.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.74
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
40.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
77.4 years
2025

Bulgaria and Montenegro: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Montenegro economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Montenegro
Year GDP
Bulgaria Montenegro
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 -
1989 $21,988,444,444 -
1990 $20,632,090,909 -
1991 $7,628,738,475 -
1992 $8,602,887,623 -
1993 $10,832,064,942 -
1994 $9,709,240,034 -
1995 $18,991,484,420 -
1996 $12,294,964,838 -
1997 $11,316,127,379 $838,288,806
1998 $15,031,055,047 $854,261,161
1999 $13,637,098,579 $828,950,327
2000 $13,245,990,274 $984,293,044
2001 $14,183,446,026 $1,159,869,246
2002 $16,403,043,850 $1,284,685,051
2003 $21,144,957,990 $1,707,710,053
2004 $26,157,743,369 $2,073,234,418
2005 $29,868,657,858 $2,257,174,481
2006 $34,380,536,496 $2,721,903,149
2007 $44,431,257,129 $3,680,711,744
2008 $54,480,684,188 $4,545,674,528
2009 $52,023,801,230 $4,159,330,370
2010 $50,689,051,382 $4,142,983,843
2011 $57,681,293,007 $4,544,428,421
2012 $54,297,052,002 $4,087,526,242
2013 $55,819,262,375 $4,465,772,400
2014 $57,080,897,012 $4,593,853,291
2015 $50,765,918,159 $4,054,730,078
2016 $53,929,397,039 $4,376,930,578
2017 $59,167,647,388 $4,856,599,481
2018 $66,251,582,036 $5,506,942,238
2019 $68,634,004,792 $5,542,054,181
2020 $70,550,652,467 $4,769,996,866
2021 $84,414,122,840 $5,861,427,505
2022 $90,509,236,929 $6,229,801,581
2023 $102,396,840,296 $7,530,593,375
2024 $112,211,952,704 $8,069,536,126

Bulgaria and Montenegro economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Montenegro
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Montenegro
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 -
1989 $2,477 -
1990 $2,367 -
1991 $884 -
1992 $1,007 -
1993 $1,279 -
1994 $1,150 -
1995 $2,259 -
1996 $1,470 -
1997 $1,361 $1,375
1998 $1,820 $1,406
1999 $1,661 $1,368
2000 $1,621 $1,627
2001 $1,771 $1,910
2002 $2,093 $2,107
2003 $2,719 $2,789
2004 $3,390 $3,380
2005 $3,900 $3,675
2006 $4,523 $4,426
2007 $5,889 $5,976
2008 $7,271 $7,368
2009 $6,988 $6,727
2010 $6,854 $6,688
2011 $7,850 $7,326
2012 $7,432 $6,578
2013 $7,796 $7,173
2014 $8,070 $7,365
2015 $7,269 $6,491
2016 $7,822 $6,999
2017 $8,697 $7,758
2018 $9,872 $8,791
2019 $10,373 $8,842
2020 $10,770 $7,613
2021 $12,972 $9,377
2022 $14,000 $9,990
2023 $15,884 $12,077
2024 $17,412 $12,935

Bulgaria vs. Montenegro life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Montenegro
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Montenegro
1950 61.5 58
1951 60.7 58.5
1952 59.6 59.1
1953 64.2 59.7
1954 64.4 60.8
1955 64.8 60.9
1956 65.2 62
1957 66.6 63
1958 68.7 63.8
1959 66.6 64.7
1960 69.2 65.7
1961 70.2 66.1
1962 69.5 66.4
1963 70.3 66.8
1964 71.1 67.4
1965 71.3 68.1
1966 71.2 68.6
1967 70.4 69.3
1968 71.2 69.8
1969 70.5 70.2
1970 71.3 70.4
1971 70.9 70.8
1972 70.9 71.2
1973 71.3 71.6
1974 71.2 71.6
1975 71 71.9
1976 71.4 72.1
1977 70.8 71.8
1978 71.1 71.9
1979 71.2 71.5
1980 71.1 72.2
1981 71.5 72.1
1982 71.1 72.3
1983 71.2 72.3
1984 71.3 72.3
1985 71 72.4
1986 71.6 72.8
1987 71.3 73.2
1988 71.4 73.4
1989 71.5 73.8
1990 71.3 73.9
1991 71.2 74
1992 71.2 73.8
1993 71.2 73.9
1994 70.9 73.8
1995 71 73.7
1996 70.8 73.6
1997 70.3 73.5
1998 70.9 73.4
1999 71.6 73.3
2000 71.6 73.6
2001 71.9 73.7
2002 72.1 74.1
2003 72.4 74.2
2004 72.6 74.4
2005 72.6 74.4
2006 72.7 74.7
2007 73 74.7
2008 73.3 75
2009 73.7 75.4
2010 73.8 75.7
2011 74.2 76
2012 74.3 76.2
2013 74.8 76.4
2014 74.5 76.5
2015 74.6 76.6
2016 74.8 76.6
2017 74.8 76.6
2018 74.9 76.9
2019 75.1 76.6
2020 73.6 75.9
2021 71.4 73.8
2022 74 75.9
2023 75.6 77.1
2024 75.8 77.3
2025 76 77.4

Bulgaria and Montenegro population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Montenegro
Year Population
Bulgaria Montenegro
1960 7,867,374 480,579
1961 7,943,118 491,140
1962 8,012,946 502,558
1963 8,078,145 513,409
1964 8,144,340 521,753
1965 8,204,168 526,327
1966 8,258,057 526,419
1967 8,310,226 522,796
1968 8,369,603 517,481
1969 8,434,172 513,340
1970 8,489,574 512,407
1971 8,536,395 515,449
1972 8,576,200 521,785
1973 8,620,967 530,220
1974 8,678,745 538,902
1975 8,720,742 546,487
1976 8,758,599 552,562
1977 8,804,183 557,576
1978 8,814,032 562,065
1979 8,825,940 566,888
1980 8,861,535 572,608
1981 8,891,117 579,445
1982 8,917,457 587,001
1983 8,939,738 594,506
1984 8,960,679 600,884
1985 8,960,547 605,398
1986 8,958,171 607,711
1987 8,971,359 608,144
1988 8,981,446 607,413
1989 8,876,972 606,571
1990 8,718,289 606,372
1991 8,632,367 607,105
1992 8,540,164 608,516
1993 8,472,313 610,170
1994 8,443,591 611,389
1995 8,406,067 611,712
1996 8,362,826 611,003
1997 8,312,068 609,520
1998 8,256,786 607,662
1999 8,210,624 606,001
2000 8,170,172 604,950
2001 8,009,142 607,389
2002 7,837,161 609,828
2003 7,775,327 612,267
2004 7,716,860 613,353
2005 7,658,972 614,261
2006 7,601,022 615,025
2007 7,545,338 615,875
2008 7,492,561 616,969
2009 7,444,443 618,294
2010 7,395,599 619,428
2011 7,348,328 620,345
2012 7,305,888 621,418
2013 7,160,005 622,587
2014 7,073,572 623,744
2015 6,984,225 624,651
2016 6,894,139 625,353
2017 6,803,468 625,982
2018 6,710,798 626,438
2019 6,616,726 626,753
2020 6,550,696 626,590
2021 6,507,301 625,053
2022 6,465,097 623,591
2023 6,446,596 623,529
2024 6,444,366 623,831

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Montenegro

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Montenegro
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Montenegro
1960 2.31 3.53
1961 2.29 3.49
1962 2.24 3.44
1963 2.21 3.38
1964 2.19 3.28
1965 2.09 3.19
1966 2.03 3.09
1967 2.02 2.91
1968 2.27 2.8
1969 2.27 2.79
1970 2.17 2.69
1971 2.1 2.67
1972 2.03 2.61
1973 2.15 2.51
1974 2.29 2.43
1975 2.23 2.38
1976 2.24 2.35
1977 2.21 2.31
1978 2.15 2.25
1979 2.16 2.2
1980 2.05 2.22
1981 2 2.19
1982 2.01 2.19
1983 2.01 2.17
1984 2.01 2.14
1985 1.97 2.13
1986 2.02 2.09
1987 1.96 2.07
1988 1.97 2.01
1989 1.9 1.94
1990 1.82 1.95
1991 1.66 2.02
1992 1.55 2.01
1993 1.46 1.96
1994 1.37 1.94
1995 1.23 1.96
1996 1.23 1.92
1997 1.09 1.89
1998 1.11 1.89
1999 1.23 1.88
2000 1.26 1.9
2001 1.21 1.86
2002 1.23 1.81
2003 1.26 1.8
2004 1.33 1.73
2005 1.37 1.69
2006 1.44 1.73
2007 1.49 1.8
2008 1.56 1.89
2009 1.66 1.98
2010 1.57 1.7
2011 1.51 1.65
2012 1.5 1.72
2013 1.54 1.73
2014 1.62 1.75
2015 1.64 1.7
2016 1.67 1.8
2017 1.71 1.8
2018 1.73 1.8
2019 1.79 1.8
2020 1.77 1.75
2021 1.8 1.75
2022 1.78 1.8
2023 1.81 1.74

Bulgaria and Montenegro demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Montenegro
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Montenegro
1960 30.4 22.7
1961 30.7 22.8
1962 31 22.9
1963 31.3 23.1
1964 31.6 23.2
1965 32 23.4
1966 32.3 23.5
1967 32.6 23.6
1968 32.8 23.7
1969 33 23.8
1970 33.2 23.9
1971 33.3 23.9
1972 33.5 24.1
1973 33.6 24.4
1974 33.6 24.7
1975 33.7 25
1976 33.8 25.3
1977 33.9 25.7
1978 34 26
1979 34.1 26.3
1980 34.2 26.5
1981 34.4 26.8
1982 34.6 27.2
1983 34.8 27.5
1984 35 27.9
1985 35.3 28.2
1986 35.6 28.6
1987 35.8 28.9
1988 35.9 29.2
1989 36.2 29.5
1990 36.6 29.7
1991 37 30.1
1992 37.4 30.4
1993 37.7 30.8
1994 38 31.2
1995 38.3 31.6
1996 38.6 31.9
1997 38.9 32.3
1998 39.1 32.7
1999 39.4 33
2000 39.7 33.3
2001 40 33.6
2002 40.3 33.9
2003 40.6 34.2
2004 40.8 34.4
2005 41.1 34.7
2006 41.3 35
2007 41.5 35.4
2008 41.7 35.7
2009 42 36
2010 42.3 36.3
2011 42.5 36.6
2012 42.8 36.9
2013 43 37.1
2014 43.3 37.5
2015 43.6 37.8
2016 43.8 38.2
2017 44.1 38.6
2018 44.3 39
2019 44.6 39.4
2020 44.9 39.7
2021 45 39.9
2022 45.2 40.1
2023 45.3 40.3
2024 45.5 40.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Montenegro
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$7.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
44%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
1.63%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-3.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
13.1%
2023
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
62.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
11.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
63.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
24.7%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.1%
2021
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
112
2012
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$3.79B
2012
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$1.74B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$855M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
351,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
14.4%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
75.4%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Montenegro
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
1,722 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$17.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
72.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
39.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
20.6%
2023
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
24.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
4,564 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
61.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
53.1%
2023
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Montenegro
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-1,686
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
6.01 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
64.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
60
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
0.79
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
7.6
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
99%
2021
English speaking
24.9%
2023
26%
2025
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
88.9%
2024

Health

Bulgaria Montenegro
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$1,107
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$407
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
77.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
2.75
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
26.3 years
2010
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
18.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
10.7%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
48
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
32%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
10.3 liters
2019

Territory

Bulgaria Montenegro
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.009%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
8,324 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
1,017 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
3,193 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
4,823 mi
2010

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