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Bulgaria vs Philippines statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 116M in The Philippines (ranked 14/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 115,124 sq mi for The Philippines (ranked 101st vs. 71st).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and The Philippines ranks 35/197 ($462B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while The Philippines ranks 130/197 ($3,985).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Philippines
Population
6403235
117540050
Population rank 111/197 14/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$462B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 35/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$3,985
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 130/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$11,794
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$263B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$2,274
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 115/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$3,821
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
115,124 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
1,006 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.92
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
26.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Bulgaria and Philippines: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Philippines economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Philippines
Year GDP
Bulgaria Philippines
1960 - $7,515,894,111
1961 - $8,171,194,425
1962 - $4,954,593,072
1963 - $5,505,023,238
1964 - $5,953,756,195
1965 - $6,517,349,772
1966 - $7,189,017,888
1967 - $7,724,873,935
1968 - $8,632,749,269
1969 - $9,571,800,653
1970 - $7,559,115,517
1971 - $8,375,075,630
1972 - $9,067,815,521
1973 - $11,412,449,735
1974 - $15,607,882,555
1975 - $16,875,240,684
1976 - $19,381,055,197
1977 - $22,283,109,803
1978 - $25,762,224,563
1979 - $31,218,296,292
1980 $19,839,230,769 $36,848,080,899
1981 $19,870,000,000 $40,499,388,869
1982 $19,342,000,000 $42,206,011,275
1983 $16,563,666,667 $37,759,179,895
1984 $17,594,944,444 $35,730,185,634
1985 $17,155,421,053 $34,961,486,348
1986 $20,249,294,118 $33,987,207,295
1987 $28,101,000,000 $37,791,488,666
1988 $22,555,941,176 $43,152,128,959
1989 $21,988,444,444 $48,513,773,721
1990 $20,632,090,909 $50,508,286,642
1991 $7,628,738,475 $51,784,144,943
1992 $8,602,887,623 $60,422,328,242
1993 $10,832,064,942 $62,036,529,147
1994 $9,709,240,034 $73,159,336,915
1995 $18,991,484,420 $84,644,328,727
1996 $12,294,964,838 $94,648,084,429
1997 $11,316,127,379 $94,106,317,565
1998 $15,031,055,047 $74,492,416,330
1999 $13,637,098,579 $85,640,171,045
2000 $13,245,990,274 $83,669,788,377
2001 $14,183,446,026 $78,921,234,458
2002 $16,403,043,850 $84,307,345,888
2003 $21,144,957,990 $87,039,092,974
2004 $26,157,743,369 $95,001,999,685
2005 $29,868,657,858 $107,419,977,318
2006 $34,380,536,496 $127,652,926,368
2007 $44,431,257,129 $155,980,408,673
2008 $54,480,684,188 $181,624,626,327
2009 $52,023,801,230 $175,974,755,881
2010 $50,689,051,382 $208,368,893,151
2011 $57,681,293,007 $234,216,730,291
2012 $54,297,052,002 $261,920,540,963
2013 $55,819,262,375 $283,902,828,589
2014 $57,080,897,012 $297,483,555,338
2015 $50,765,918,159 $306,445,871,242
2016 $53,929,397,039 $318,627,003,017
2017 $59,167,647,388 $328,480,736,803
2018 $66,251,582,036 $346,841,896,587
2019 $68,634,004,792 $376,823,402,239
2020 $70,550,652,467 $361,751,145,452
2021 $84,414,122,840 $394,087,359,848
2022 $90,509,236,929 $404,353,369,605
2023 $102,396,840,296 $437,055,627,244
2024 $112,211,952,704 $461,617,509,782

Bulgaria and Philippines economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Philippines
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Philippines
1960 - $269.5
1961 - $283.8
1962 - $166.7
1963 - $179.5
1964 - $188.2
1965 - $199.8
1966 - $213.8
1967 - $223.1
1968 - $242.2
1969 - $261.1
1970 - $200.9
1971 - $217.4
1972 - $230.1
1973 - $283.2
1974 - $379
1975 - $401
1976 - $449
1977 - $502
1978 - $565
1979 - $667
1980 $2,239 $767
1981 $2,235 $821
1982 $2,169 $833
1983 $1,853 $723
1984 $1,964 $665
1985 $1,915 $633
1986 $2,260 $600
1987 $3,132 $650
1988 $2,511 $722
1989 $2,477 $792
1990 $2,367 $804
1991 $884 $804
1992 $1,007 $917
1993 $1,279 $919
1994 $1,150 $1,060
1995 $2,259 $1,200
1996 $1,470 $1,311
1997 $1,361 $1,273
1998 $1,820 $983
1999 $1,661 $1,101
2000 $1,621 $1,051
2001 $1,771 $970
2002 $2,093 $1,015
2003 $2,719 $1,027
2004 $3,390 $1,100
2005 $3,900 $1,220
2006 $4,523 $1,426
2007 $5,889 $1,713
2008 $7,271 $1,959
2009 $6,988 $1,864
2010 $6,854 $2,163
2011 $7,850 $2,384
2012 $7,432 $2,615
2013 $7,796 $2,781
2014 $8,070 $2,867
2015 $7,269 $2,910
2016 $7,822 $2,985
2017 $8,697 $3,038
2018 $9,872 $3,169
2019 $10,373 $3,401
2020 $10,770 $3,228
2021 $12,972 $3,484
2022 $14,000 $3,548
2023 $15,884 $3,804
2024 $17,412 $3,985

Bulgaria vs. Philippines life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Philippines
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Philippines
1950 61.5 53.6
1951 60.7 54.1
1952 59.6 54.7
1953 64.2 55.4
1954 64.4 56
1955 64.8 56.6
1956 65.2 57.2
1957 66.6 57.8
1958 68.7 58.3
1959 66.6 58.7
1960 69.2 59.2
1961 70.2 59.5
1962 69.5 59.8
1963 70.3 60
1964 71.1 60.1
1965 71.3 60.4
1966 71.2 60.6
1967 70.4 60.8
1968 71.2 60.9
1969 70.5 61
1970 71.3 60.8
1971 70.9 61.1
1972 70.9 60.9
1973 71.3 60.7
1974 71.2 60.8
1975 71 60.9
1976 71.4 60.9
1977 70.8 61.4
1978 71.1 61.5
1979 71.2 61.7
1980 71.1 61.9
1981 71.5 61.9
1982 71.1 62.2
1983 71.2 62.3
1984 71.3 62.4
1985 71 62.7
1986 71.6 62.9
1987 71.3 63.3
1988 71.4 63.7
1989 71.5 64.1
1990 71.3 64.4
1991 71.2 64.6
1992 71.2 65.4
1993 71.2 65.7
1994 70.9 66
1995 71 66.3
1996 70.8 66.7
1997 70.3 67
1998 70.9 67.2
1999 71.6 67.5
2000 71.6 67.8
2001 71.9 67.8
2002 72.1 67.9
2003 72.4 68
2004 72.6 68.3
2005 72.6 68.4
2006 72.7 68.2
2007 73 68.5
2008 73.3 68.6
2009 73.7 68.6
2010 73.8 68.9
2011 74.2 69.1
2012 74.3 69.2
2013 74.8 69.3
2014 74.5 69.3
2015 74.6 69.5
2016 74.8 69.5
2017 74.8 70
2018 74.9 69.8
2019 75.1 69.7
2020 73.6 70.1
2021 71.4 66.7
2022 74 69.5
2023 75.6 69.8
2024 75.8 69.9
2025 76 70.1

Bulgaria and Philippines population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Philippines
Year Population
Bulgaria Philippines
1960 7,867,374 27,891,897
1961 7,943,118 28,792,621
1962 8,012,946 29,723,536
1963 8,078,145 30,674,731
1964 8,144,340 31,643,032
1965 8,204,168 32,625,316
1966 8,258,057 33,617,170
1967 8,310,226 34,621,320
1968 8,369,603 35,638,342
1969 8,434,172 36,660,799
1970 8,489,574 37,622,204
1971 8,536,395 38,518,659
1972 8,576,200 39,408,560
1973 8,620,967 40,294,130
1974 8,678,745 41,174,341
1975 8,720,742 42,120,826
1976 8,758,599 43,201,488
1977 8,804,183 44,367,962
1978 8,814,032 45,575,281
1979 8,825,940 46,807,103
1980 8,861,535 48,043,740
1981 8,891,117 49,311,727
1982 8,917,457 50,695,707
1983 8,939,738 52,194,620
1984 8,960,679 53,726,181
1985 8,960,547 55,213,006
1986 8,958,171 56,645,077
1987 8,971,359 58,157,496
1988 8,981,446 59,739,052
1989 8,876,972 61,265,260
1990 8,718,289 62,854,666
1991 8,632,367 64,382,249
1992 8,540,164 65,926,125
1993 8,472,313 67,530,621
1994 8,443,591 69,019,291
1995 8,406,067 70,546,246
1996 8,362,826 72,190,242
1997 8,312,068 73,908,810
1998 8,256,786 75,791,024
1999 8,210,624 77,753,257
2000 8,170,172 79,625,397
2001 8,009,142 81,401,488
2002 7,837,161 83,068,889
2003 7,775,327 84,731,835
2004 7,716,860 86,394,504
2005 7,658,972 88,015,962
2006 7,601,022 89,508,986
2007 7,545,338 91,075,184
2008 7,492,561 92,699,095
2009 7,444,443 94,384,250
2010 7,395,599 96,337,125
2011 7,348,328 98,248,614
2012 7,305,888 100,175,512
2013 7,160,005 102,076,336
2014 7,073,572 103,767,130
2015 6,984,225 105,312,992
2016 6,894,139 106,735,719
2017 6,803,468 108,119,693
2018 6,710,798 109,465,287
2019 6,616,726 110,804,683
2020 6,550,696 112,081,264
2021 6,507,301 113,100,950
2022 6,465,097 113,964,338
2023 6,446,596 114,891,199
2024 6,444,366 115,843,670

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Philippines

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Philippines
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Philippines
1960 2.31 7
1961 2.29 6.99
1962 2.24 6.98
1963 2.21 6.95
1964 2.19 6.89
1965 2.09 6.8
1966 2.03 6.69
1967 2.02 6.57
1968 2.27 6.45
1969 2.27 6.33
1970 2.17 6.22
1971 2.1 6.08
1972 2.03 5.94
1973 2.15 5.79
1974 2.29 5.69
1975 2.23 5.6
1976 2.24 5.51
1977 2.21 5.44
1978 2.15 5.39
1979 2.16 5.26
1980 2.05 5.11
1981 2 4.97
1982 2.01 4.92
1983 2.01 4.87
1984 2.01 4.77
1985 1.97 4.66
1986 2.02 4.56
1987 1.96 4.51
1988 1.97 4.45
1989 1.9 4.37
1990 1.82 4.32
1991 1.66 4.27
1992 1.55 4.16
1993 1.46 4.1
1994 1.37 4.08
1995 1.23 4.07
1996 1.23 4
1997 1.09 3.94
1998 1.11 3.88
1999 1.23 3.83
2000 1.26 3.75
2001 1.21 3.72
2002 1.23 3.65
2003 1.26 3.59
2004 1.33 3.52
2005 1.37 3.45
2006 1.44 3.47
2007 1.49 3.4
2008 1.56 3.4
2009 1.66 3.38
2010 1.57 3.32
2011 1.51 3.24
2012 1.5 3.14
2013 1.54 3.04
2014 1.62 2.89
2015 1.64 2.83
2016 1.67 2.68
2017 1.71 2.53
2018 1.73 2.38
2019 1.79 2.22
2020 1.77 2.08
2021 1.8 1.95
2022 1.78 1.93
2023 1.81 1.92

Bulgaria and Philippines demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Philippines
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Philippines
1960 30.4 15.8
1961 30.7 15.6
1962 31 15.5
1963 31.3 15.4
1964 31.6 15.4
1965 32 15.4
1966 32.3 15.4
1967 32.6 15.4
1968 32.8 15.5
1969 33 15.6
1970 33.2 15.7
1971 33.3 15.8
1972 33.5 15.9
1973 33.6 16
1974 33.6 16.1
1975 33.7 16.3
1976 33.8 16.5
1977 33.9 16.7
1978 34 16.9
1979 34.1 17.1
1980 34.2 17.3
1981 34.4 17.5
1982 34.6 17.7
1983 34.8 17.9
1984 35 18.1
1985 35.3 18.2
1986 35.6 18.3
1987 35.8 18.5
1988 35.9 18.6
1989 36.2 18.7
1990 36.6 18.8
1991 37 18.9
1992 37.4 19
1993 37.7 19.1
1994 38 19.1
1995 38.3 19.2
1996 38.6 19.3
1997 38.9 19.4
1998 39.1 19.6
1999 39.4 19.8
2000 39.7 20
2001 40 20.2
2002 40.3 20.4
2003 40.6 20.6
2004 40.8 20.8
2005 41.1 21
2006 41.3 21.2
2007 41.5 21.3
2008 41.7 21.5
2009 42 21.7
2010 42.3 22
2011 42.5 22.2
2012 42.8 22.4
2013 43 22.7
2014 43.3 22.9
2015 43.6 23.3
2016 43.8 23.6
2017 44.1 24
2018 44.3 24.3
2019 44.6 24.7
2020 44.9 25.1
2021 45 25.5
2022 45.2 25.9
2023 45.3 26.3
2024 45.5 26.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Philippines
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$518B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
24.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
3.93%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
1.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
157,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-3.88%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
2.41%
2023
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
63.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
27.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
31.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.9%
2023
Number of billionaires
2
2025
15
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
280
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$252B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$106B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$40.3B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
1,483,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
3.46%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
50.2%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Philippines
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
551 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$18.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
161.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
1.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
66.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
16.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
54.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
885 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
22.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
9.04%
2022
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Philippines
% of world population
0.08%
2024
1.42%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-160,373
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
48.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
47.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
4.32
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
98.5%
2020
English speaking
24.9%
2023
63.7%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
83.8%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Philippines
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$194.1
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$86.1
2023
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
0.09%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
0.79
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
23.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
26.9
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
8.96%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
20.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
5.66 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Philippines
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.2%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
994 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
49,122 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
28,159 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
134,457 mi
2020

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