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Bulgaria vs Nigeria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 233M in Nigeria (ranked 6/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 351,650 sq mi for Nigeria (ranked 101st vs. 30th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Nigeria
Population
6403235
241467099
Population rank 111/197 6/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$188B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 58/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$807
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 186/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$6,440
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$99.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
52.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$427
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 170/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$1,020
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
351,650 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
662 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
4.48
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
54.8 years
2025

Bulgaria and Nigeria: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Nigeria economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Nigeria
Year GDP
Bulgaria Nigeria
1960 - $4,196,174,502
1961 - $4,467,287,893
1962 - $4,909,399,176
1963 - $5,165,590,254
1964 - $5,552,931,319
1965 - $5,874,537,650
1966 - $6,366,917,453
1967 - $5,203,237,919
1968 - $5,200,997,920
1969 - $6,634,317,346
1970 - $12,546,094,982
1971 - $9,181,769,912
1972 - $12,274,416,018
1973 - $15,162,871,287
1974 - $24,846,641,318
1975 - $27,778,934,625
1976 - $36,308,883,249
1977 - $36,035,407,725
1978 - $36,527,862,209
1979 - $47,259,911,894
1980 $19,839,230,769 $64,201,788,123
1981 $19,870,000,000 $164,475,209,516
1982 $19,342,000,000 $142,769,363,314
1983 $16,563,666,667 $97,094,911,792
1984 $17,594,944,444 $73,484,359,521
1985 $17,155,421,053 $73,745,821,158
1986 $20,249,294,118 $54,805,852,581
1987 $28,101,000,000 $52,676,041,931
1988 $22,555,941,176 $49,648,470,440
1989 $21,988,444,444 $44,003,061,108
1990 $20,632,090,909 $54,035,795,388
1991 $7,628,738,475 $59,526,833,412
1992 $8,602,887,623 $52,058,181,854
1993 $10,832,064,942 $56,721,051,402
1994 $9,709,240,034 $80,399,613,064
1995 $18,991,484,420 $140,919,776,986
1996 $12,294,964,838 $185,730,236,700
1997 $11,316,127,379 $200,850,397,618
1998 $15,031,055,047 $218,416,200,673
1999 $13,637,098,579 $59,145,077,039
2000 $13,245,990,274 $69,171,451,627
2001 $14,183,446,026 $73,557,840,064
2002 $16,403,043,850 $95,054,059,303
2003 $21,144,957,990 $104,738,954,264
2004 $26,157,743,369 $135,764,731,646
2005 $29,868,657,858 $175,670,569,969
2006 $34,380,536,496 $238,454,997,161
2007 $44,431,257,129 $278,260,846,800
2008 $54,480,684,188 $339,476,276,258
2009 $52,023,801,230 $295,008,835,381
2010 $50,689,051,382 $366,990,417,129
2011 $57,681,293,007 $414,466,676,831
2012 $54,297,052,002 $463,971,018,239
2013 $55,819,262,375 $520,117,180,314
2014 $57,080,897,012 $574,183,763,412
2015 $50,765,918,159 $493,026,682,801
2016 $53,929,397,039 $404,649,125,252
2017 $59,167,647,388 $375,745,731,053
2018 $66,251,582,036 $421,739,251,509
2019 $68,634,004,792 $474,517,490,844
2020 $70,550,652,467 $432,198,898,468
2021 $84,414,122,840 $440,833,635,874
2022 $90,509,236,929 $477,403,400,101
2023 $102,396,840,296 $363,846,332,835
2024 $112,211,952,704 $187,759,703,100

Bulgaria and Nigeria economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Nigeria
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Nigeria
1960 - $93.1
1961 - $97.1
1962 - $104.5
1963 - $107.7
1964 - $113.3
1965 - $117.3
1966 - $124.4
1967 - $99.5
1968 - $97.3
1969 - $121.4
1970 - $224.5
1971 - $160.5
1972 - $209.5
1973 - $252.4
1974 - $403
1975 - $438
1976 - $556
1977 - $536
1978 - $527
1979 - $661
1980 $2,239 $870
1981 $2,235 $2,162
1982 $2,169 $1,822
1983 $1,853 $1,207
1984 $1,964 $890
1985 $1,915 $869
1986 $2,260 $628
1987 $3,132 $588
1988 $2,511 $540
1989 $2,477 $465
1990 $2,367 $556
1991 $884 $597
1992 $1,007 $509
1993 $1,279 $540
1994 $1,150 $745
1995 $2,259 $1,272
1996 $1,470 $1,633
1997 $1,361 $1,720
1998 $1,820 $1,822
1999 $1,661 $481
2000 $1,621 $547
2001 $1,771 $566
2002 $2,093 $712
2003 $2,719 $763
2004 $3,390 $962
2005 $3,900 $1,211
2006 $4,523 $1,600
2007 $5,889 $1,816
2008 $7,271 $2,154
2009 $6,988 $1,820
2010 $6,854 $2,202
2011 $7,850 $2,418
2012 $7,432 $2,633
2013 $7,796 $2,873
2014 $8,070 $3,089
2015 $7,269 $2,586
2016 $7,822 $2,070
2017 $8,697 $1,876
2018 $9,872 $2,058
2019 $10,373 $2,265
2020 $10,770 $2,020
2021 $12,972 $2,017
2022 $14,000 $2,139
2023 $15,884 $1,597
2024 $17,412 $807

Bulgaria vs. Nigeria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Nigeria
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Nigeria
1950 61.5 35.5
1951 60.7 35.7
1952 59.6 35.9
1953 64.2 36
1954 64.4 36.2
1955 64.8 36.3
1956 65.2 36.5
1957 66.6 36.6
1958 68.7 36.8
1959 66.6 37
1960 69.2 37.2
1961 70.2 37.4
1962 69.5 37.6
1963 70.3 37.8
1964 71.1 38
1965 71.3 38.2
1966 71.2 38.4
1967 70.4 37.5
1968 71.2 38.6
1969 70.5 38.9
1970 71.3 40
1971 70.9 40.6
1972 70.9 41.3
1973 71.3 41.8
1974 71.2 42.5
1975 71 43.1
1976 71.4 44.2
1977 70.8 44.8
1978 71.1 45.3
1979 71.2 45.7
1980 71.1 46
1981 71.5 46.3
1982 71.1 46.4
1983 71.2 46.4
1984 71.3 46.3
1985 71 46.2
1986 71.6 46
1987 71.3 45.9
1988 71.4 45.8
1989 71.5 45.8
1990 71.3 45.7
1991 71.2 45.5
1992 71.2 45.6
1993 71.2 45.8
1994 70.9 45.7
1995 71 45.9
1996 70.8 45.8
1997 70.3 46
1998 70.9 46.1
1999 71.6 46.6
2000 71.6 47.1
2001 71.9 47.5
2002 72.1 48
2003 72.4 48.6
2004 72.6 49.1
2005 72.6 49.5
2006 72.7 49.9
2007 73 50.4
2008 73.3 50.7
2009 73.7 51.1
2010 73.8 51.3
2011 74.2 51.5
2012 74.3 51.7
2013 74.8 51.8
2014 74.5 51.9
2015 74.6 51.9
2016 74.8 52.2
2017 74.8 52.4
2018 74.9 52.7
2019 75.1 53
2020 73.6 53.1
2021 71.4 53.5
2022 74 54.1
2023 75.6 54.5
2024 75.8 54.6
2025 76 54.8

Bulgaria and Nigeria population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Nigeria
Year Population
Bulgaria Nigeria
1960 7,867,374 45,053,782
1961 7,943,118 45,989,310
1962 8,012,946 46,965,292
1963 8,078,145 47,973,575
1964 8,144,340 49,012,016
1965 8,204,168 50,086,764
1966 8,258,057 51,188,234
1967 8,310,226 52,293,065
1968 8,369,603 53,432,783
1969 8,434,172 54,631,914
1970 8,489,574 55,893,838
1971 8,536,395 57,214,684
1972 8,576,200 58,601,748
1973 8,620,967 60,082,139
1974 8,678,745 61,679,144
1975 8,720,742 63,410,815
1976 8,758,599 65,258,009
1977 8,804,183 67,234,590
1978 8,814,032 69,326,532
1979 8,825,940 71,498,242
1980 8,861,535 73,764,641
1981 8,891,117 76,068,103
1982 8,917,457 78,378,701
1983 8,939,738 80,438,260
1984 8,960,679 82,526,443
1985 8,960,547 84,897,973
1986 8,958,171 87,235,953
1987 8,971,359 89,591,716
1988 8,981,446 92,020,090
1989 8,876,972 94,531,014
1990 8,718,289 97,120,925
1991 8,632,367 99,720,162
1992 8,540,164 102,372,770
1993 8,472,313 105,122,069
1994 8,443,591 107,935,714
1995 8,406,067 110,819,428
1996 8,362,826 113,754,779
1997 8,312,068 116,754,792
1998 8,256,786 119,846,254
1999 8,210,624 123,047,320
2000 8,170,172 126,382,494
2001 8,009,142 129,862,595
2002 7,837,161 133,471,989
2003 7,775,327 137,202,644
2004 7,716,860 141,057,045
2005 7,658,972 145,017,253
2006 7,601,022 149,077,334
2007 7,545,338 153,267,261
2008 7,492,561 157,595,014
2009 7,444,443 162,049,464
2010 7,395,599 166,642,886
2011 7,348,328 171,379,598
2012 7,305,888 176,200,625
2013 7,160,005 181,049,443
2014 7,073,572 185,896,915
2015 6,984,225 190,671,878
2016 6,894,139 195,443,700
2017 6,803,468 200,254,579
2018 6,710,798 204,938,755
2019 6,616,726 209,485,641
2020 6,550,696 213,996,181
2021 6,507,301 218,529,286
2022 6,465,097 223,150,896
2023 6,446,596 227,882,945
2024 6,444,366 232,679,478

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Nigeria

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Nigeria
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Nigeria
1960 2.31 6.36
1961 2.29 6.35
1962 2.24 6.36
1963 2.21 6.35
1964 2.19 6.36
1965 2.09 6.37
1966 2.03 6.39
1967 2.02 6.4
1968 2.27 6.42
1969 2.27 6.44
1970 2.17 6.47
1971 2.1 6.53
1972 2.03 6.58
1973 2.15 6.63
1974 2.29 6.7
1975 2.23 6.77
1976 2.24 6.81
1977 2.21 6.86
1978 2.15 6.92
1979 2.16 6.89
1980 2.05 6.85
1981 2 6.82
1982 2.01 6.8
1983 2.01 6.78
1984 2.01 6.7
1985 1.97 6.62
1986 2.02 6.56
1987 1.96 6.5
1988 1.97 6.5
1989 1.9 6.49
1990 1.82 6.46
1991 1.66 6.43
1992 1.55 6.39
1993 1.46 6.35
1994 1.37 6.32
1995 1.23 6.27
1996 1.23 6.22
1997 1.09 6.14
1998 1.11 6.07
1999 1.23 6.08
2000 1.26 6.12
2001 1.21 6.13
2002 1.23 6.12
2003 1.26 6.1
2004 1.33 6.09
2005 1.37 6.06
2006 1.44 6.05
2007 1.49 6.03
2008 1.56 6.02
2009 1.66 5.99
2010 1.57 5.95
2011 1.51 5.89
2012 1.5 5.8
2013 1.54 5.69
2014 1.62 5.62
2015 1.64 5.5
2016 1.67 5.34
2017 1.71 5.18
2018 1.73 5.02
2019 1.79 4.86
2020 1.77 4.7
2021 1.8 4.64
2022 1.78 4.55
2023 1.81 4.48

Bulgaria and Nigeria demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Nigeria
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Nigeria
1960 30.4 19.3
1961 30.7 19.3
1962 31 19.3
1963 31.3 19.3
1964 31.6 19.3
1965 32 19.3
1966 32.3 19.3
1967 32.6 19.2
1968 32.8 19.2
1969 33 19.1
1970 33.2 18.9
1971 33.3 18.8
1972 33.5 18.7
1973 33.6 18.6
1974 33.6 18.5
1975 33.7 18.4
1976 33.8 18.3
1977 33.9 18.2
1978 34 18
1979 34.1 17.9
1980 34.2 17.8
1981 34.4 17.7
1982 34.6 17.6
1983 34.8 17.5
1984 35 17.4
1985 35.3 17.3
1986 35.6 17.3
1987 35.8 17.3
1988 35.9 17.3
1989 36.2 17.3
1990 36.6 17.3
1991 37 17.3
1992 37.4 17.4
1993 37.7 17.4
1994 38 17.5
1995 38.3 17.6
1996 38.6 17.6
1997 38.9 17.7
1998 39.1 17.8
1999 39.4 17.9
2000 39.7 17.9
2001 40 17.9
2002 40.3 17.9
2003 40.6 17.9
2004 40.8 17.9
2005 41.1 17.9
2006 41.3 17.9
2007 41.5 17.9
2008 41.7 17.8
2009 42 17.8
2010 42.3 17.8
2011 42.5 17.7
2012 42.8 17.7
2013 43 17.7
2014 43.3 17.7
2015 43.6 17.8
2016 43.8 17.8
2017 44.1 17.9
2018 44.3 18
2019 44.6 18.2
2020 44.9 18.3
2021 45 18.5
2022 45.2 18.7
2023 45.3 18.8
2024 45.5 19

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Finance

Bulgaria Nigeria
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$291B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
0.32%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
0.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
223,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-4.48%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
3.45%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
47%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
29.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
53.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
26.3%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
3%
2022
Number of billionaires
2
2025
4
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.000004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
169
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$54.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$38.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$21.3B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
5,265,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
0.8%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
63.3%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Nigeria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
333 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$17.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
0.56 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
55.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
80.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
1.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
-66.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
135.6 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
23.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
24.3%
2022
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.2%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Nigeria
% of world population
0.08%
2024
2.86%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-35,202
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
55%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
12.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
58
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
21.7
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
20.7
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
70.4%
2024
English speaking
24.9%
2023
60.6%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
39.2%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Nigeria
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$90.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$69.2
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
54.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
6.76%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
0.39
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
20.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
993
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
104.9
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
12.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
3%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
3.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
3.78 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Nigeria
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.61%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
1,511 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
267,948 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
81,611 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
121,167 mi
2017

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