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Bulgaria vs Palau statistics compared

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Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 101st vs. 180th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Palau
Population
6403235
17663
Population rank 111/197 194/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 68/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 64/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 90/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Bulgaria and Palau: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Palau economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Palau
Year GDP
Bulgaria Palau
1970 - $11,563,041
1971 - $12,706,874
1972 - $13,956,474
1973 - $15,331,889
1974 - $16,848,759
1975 - $18,521,112
1976 - $20,364,420
1977 - $22,308,104
1978 - $24,530,015
1979 - $27,004,251
1980 $19,839,230,769 $29,728,054
1981 $19,870,000,000 $32,726,594
1982 $19,342,000,000 $36,027,583
1983 $16,563,666,667 $39,661,530
1984 $17,594,944,444 $44,814,259
1985 $17,155,421,053 $51,030,637
1986 $20,249,294,118 $58,109,314
1987 $28,101,000,000 $66,169,905
1988 $22,555,941,176 $75,348,615
1989 $21,988,444,444 $85,800,543
1990 $20,632,090,909 $97,702,303
1991 $7,628,738,475 $106,555,300
1992 $8,602,887,623 $104,771,300
1993 $10,832,064,942 $96,455,700
1994 $9,709,240,034 $106,138,500
1995 $18,991,484,420 $121,018,500
1996 $12,294,964,838 $137,494,600
1997 $11,316,127,379 $143,860,800
1998 $15,031,055,047 $149,079,600
1999 $13,637,098,579 $144,206,500
2000 $13,245,990,274 $149,535,800
2001 $14,183,446,026 $159,453,500
2002 $16,403,043,850 $162,665,500
2003 $21,144,957,990 $154,559,900
2004 $26,157,743,369 $166,391,600
2005 $29,868,657,858 $191,048,400
2006 $34,380,536,496 $193,679,700
2007 $44,431,257,129 $200,903,600
2008 $54,480,684,188 $201,167,300
2009 $52,023,801,230 $189,998,000
2010 $50,689,051,382 $188,174,300
2011 $57,681,293,007 $198,873,900
2012 $54,297,052,002 $215,762,400
2013 $55,819,262,375 $225,345,700
2014 $57,080,897,012 $243,156,500
2015 $50,765,918,159 $278,824,800
2016 $53,929,397,039 $298,323,500
2017 $59,167,647,388 $285,600,000
2018 $66,251,582,036 $288,546,300
2019 $68,634,004,792 $281,941,600
2020 $70,550,652,467 $258,990,800
2021 $84,414,122,840 $235,752,900
2022 $90,509,236,929 $255,591,100
2023 $102,396,840,296 $281,849,100
2024 $112,211,952,704 -

Bulgaria and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Palau
1970 - $1,017
1971 - $1,081
1972 - $1,145
1973 - $1,221
1974 - $1,328
1975 - $1,464
1976 - $1,616
1977 - $1,781
1978 - $1,972
1979 - $2,189
1980 $2,239 $2,423
1981 $2,235 $2,639
1982 $2,169 $2,838
1983 $1,853 $3,049
1984 $1,964 $3,360
1985 $1,915 $3,728
1986 $2,260 $4,144
1987 $3,132 $4,616
1988 $2,511 $5,145
1989 $2,477 $5,741
1990 $2,367 $6,403
1991 $884 $6,824
1992 $1,007 $6,553
1993 $1,279 $5,892
1994 $1,150 $6,329
1995 $2,259 $7,038
1996 $1,470 $7,788
1997 $1,361 $7,945
1998 $1,820 $8,048
1999 $1,661 $7,630
2000 $1,621 $7,797
2001 $1,771 $8,240
2002 $2,093 $8,341
2003 $2,719 $7,862
2004 $3,390 $8,395
2005 $3,900 $9,640
2006 $4,523 $9,885
2007 $5,889 $10,408
2008 $7,271 $10,583
2009 $6,988 $10,155
2010 $6,854 $10,229
2011 $7,850 $11,001
2012 $7,432 $12,145
2013 $7,796 $12,769
2014 $8,070 $13,726
2015 $7,269 $15,691
2016 $7,822 $16,763
2017 $8,697 $16,034
2018 $9,872 $16,198
2019 $10,373 $15,841
2020 $10,770 $14,557
2021 $12,972 $13,257
2022 $14,000 $14,392
2023 $15,884 $15,899
2024 $17,412 -

Bulgaria vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Palau
1950 61.5 52.7
1951 60.7 52.9
1952 59.6 53.1
1953 64.2 53.3
1954 64.4 53.5
1955 64.8 53.7
1956 65.2 53.9
1957 66.6 54.1
1958 68.7 54.4
1959 66.6 54.6
1960 69.2 54.9
1961 70.2 55.1
1962 69.5 55.4
1963 70.3 55.6
1964 71.1 55.8
1965 71.3 55.9
1966 71.2 56.2
1967 70.4 56.5
1968 71.2 56.9
1969 70.5 57.3
1970 71.3 57.7
1971 70.9 58.1
1972 70.9 58.6
1973 71.3 59
1974 71.2 59.5
1975 71 60
1976 71.4 60.5
1977 70.8 60.9
1978 71.1 61.3
1979 71.2 61.6
1980 71.1 61.9
1981 71.5 62.1
1982 71.1 62.3
1983 71.2 62.5
1984 71.3 62.6
1985 71 62.7
1986 71.6 62.8
1987 71.3 62.8
1988 71.4 62.8
1989 71.5 62.8
1990 71.3 62.8
1991 71.2 62.8
1992 71.2 62.9
1993 71.2 63
1994 70.9 63.1
1995 71 63.3
1996 70.8 63.5
1997 70.3 63.7
1998 70.9 64
1999 71.6 64.2
2000 71.6 64.5
2001 71.9 64.8
2002 72.1 65.1
2003 72.4 65.4
2004 72.6 65.8
2005 72.6 66.2
2006 72.7 66.6
2007 73 67.1
2008 73.3 67.6
2009 73.7 68
2010 73.8 68.3
2011 74.2 68.6
2012 74.3 68.9
2013 74.8 69
2014 74.5 69.1
2015 74.6 69.1
2016 74.8 69
2017 74.8 69
2018 74.9 69
2019 75.1 69
2020 73.6 68.7
2021 71.4 68.6
2022 74 68.9
2023 75.6 69.3
2024 75.8 69.4
2025 76 69.5

Bulgaria and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Palau
Year Population
Bulgaria Palau
1960 7,867,374 9,328
1961 7,943,118 9,555
1962 8,012,946 9,793
1963 8,078,145 10,037
1964 8,144,340 10,292
1965 8,204,168 10,547
1966 8,258,057 10,805
1967 8,310,226 10,988
1968 8,369,603 11,080
1969 8,434,172 11,159
1970 8,489,574 11,368
1971 8,536,395 11,759
1972 8,576,200 12,194
1973 8,620,967 12,552
1974 8,678,745 12,687
1975 8,720,742 12,655
1976 8,758,599 12,598
1977 8,804,183 12,525
1978 8,814,032 12,440
1979 8,825,940 12,337
1980 8,861,535 12,271
1981 8,891,117 12,402
1982 8,917,457 12,694
1983 8,939,738 13,006
1984 8,960,679 13,337
1985 8,960,547 13,688
1986 8,958,171 14,024
1987 8,971,359 14,334
1988 8,981,446 14,645
1989 8,876,972 14,945
1990 8,718,289 15,259
1991 8,632,367 15,614
1992 8,540,164 15,989
1993 8,472,313 16,372
1994 8,443,591 16,770
1995 8,406,067 17,195
1996 8,362,826 17,654
1997 8,312,068 18,108
1998 8,256,786 18,524
1999 8,210,624 18,901
2000 8,170,172 19,178
2001 8,009,142 19,352
2002 7,837,161 19,503
2003 7,775,327 19,659
2004 7,716,860 19,820
2005 7,658,972 19,819
2006 7,601,022 19,593
2007 7,545,338 19,302
2008 7,492,561 19,009
2009 7,444,443 18,709
2010 7,395,599 18,396
2011 7,348,328 18,078
2012 7,305,888 17,765
2013 7,160,005 17,648
2014 7,073,572 17,715
2015 6,984,225 17,770
2016 6,894,139 17,797
2017 6,803,468 17,812
2018 6,710,798 17,814
2019 6,616,726 17,798
2020 6,550,696 17,792
2021 6,507,301 17,783
2022 6,465,097 17,759
2023 6,446,596 17,727
2024 6,444,366 17,695

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Palau

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Palau
1960 2.31 7.19
1961 2.29 7.17
1962 2.24 7.15
1963 2.21 7.12
1964 2.19 7.08
1965 2.09 7.01
1966 2.03 6.93
1967 2.02 6.84
1968 2.27 6.71
1969 2.27 6.58
1970 2.17 6.39
1971 2.1 6.16
1972 2.03 5.9
1973 2.15 5.59
1974 2.29 5.26
1975 2.23 4.9
1976 2.24 4.53
1977 2.21 4.09
1978 2.15 3.74
1979 2.16 3.49
1980 2.05 3.35
1981 2 3.28
1982 2.01 3.22
1983 2.01 3.14
1984 2.01 3.08
1985 1.97 3.01
1986 2.02 2.98
1987 1.96 2.93
1988 1.97 2.91
1989 1.9 2.92
1990 1.82 2.88
1991 1.66 2.74
1992 1.55 2.71
1993 1.46 2.73
1994 1.37 2.66
1995 1.23 2.55
1996 1.23 2.39
1997 1.09 2.19
1998 1.11 2.01
1999 1.23 1.91
2000 1.26 1.82
2001 1.21 1.87
2002 1.23 1.92
2003 1.26 1.96
2004 1.33 1.99
2005 1.37 2.02
2006 1.44 2
2007 1.49 1.97
2008 1.56 1.95
2009 1.66 1.94
2010 1.57 1.94
2011 1.51 1.97
2012 1.5 2.01
2013 1.54 2.05
2014 1.62 2.03
2015 1.64 2
2016 1.67 2.06
2017 1.71 2.02
2018 1.73 1.97
2019 1.79 1.98
2020 1.77 1.97
2021 1.8 1.95
2022 1.78 1.93
2023 1.81 1.91

Bulgaria and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Palau
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Palau
1960 30.4 16.7
1961 30.7 16.1
1962 31 15.5
1963 31.3 15.1
1964 31.6 15
1965 32 14.9
1966 32.3 14.9
1967 32.6 15.2
1968 32.8 15.7
1969 33 16.1
1970 33.2 16.5
1971 33.3 16.6
1972 33.5 16.6
1973 33.6 16.8
1974 33.6 17.1
1975 33.7 17.4
1976 33.8 17.8
1977 33.9 18.1
1978 34 18.3
1979 34.1 18.6
1980 34.2 18.9
1981 34.4 19.3
1982 34.6 19.9
1983 34.8 20.5
1984 35 21.1
1985 35.3 21.6
1986 35.6 22.2
1987 35.8 23.1
1988 35.9 24
1989 36.2 24.9
1990 36.6 25.6
1991 37 26
1992 37.4 26.4
1993 37.7 26.9
1994 38 27.4
1995 38.3 27.8
1996 38.6 28.3
1997 38.9 28.8
1998 39.1 29.4
1999 39.4 30.2
2000 39.7 30.8
2001 40 31.2
2002 40.3 31.5
2003 40.6 31.8
2004 40.8 32
2005 41.1 32.3
2006 41.3 32.7
2007 41.5 33.1
2008 41.7 33.5
2009 42 33.9
2010 42.3 34.2
2011 42.5 34.6
2012 42.8 35
2013 43 35.3
2014 43.3 35.6
2015 43.6 36
2016 43.8 36.3
2017 44.1 36.7
2018 44.3 37
2019 44.6 37.4
2020 44.9 37.8
2021 45 38.1
2022 45.2 38.5
2023 45.3 38.8
2024 45.5 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
n/a
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
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Bulgaria Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
0.9%
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
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Palau
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
69
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
171
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
100%
2020
English speaking
24.9%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
27%
2004

Health

Bulgaria Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Bulgaria Palau
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
n/a

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