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Bulgaria vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 101st vs. 158th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Qatar
Population
6403235
2964497
Population rank 111/197 137/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Bulgaria and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Qatar
Year GDP
Bulgaria Qatar
1970 - $301,791,302
1971 - $387,703,106
1972 - $510,262,500
1973 - $793,885,560
1974 - $2,401,403,227
1975 - $2,512,773,166
1976 - $3,284,273,987
1977 - $3,617,564,638
1978 - $4,052,000,413
1979 - $5,632,962,997
1980 $19,839,230,769 $7,829,165,262
1981 $19,870,000,000 $8,661,263,764
1982 $19,342,000,000 $7,596,703,214
1983 $16,563,666,667 $6,467,582,308
1984 $17,594,944,444 $6,704,395,824
1985 $17,155,421,053 $6,153,296,456
1986 $20,249,294,118 $5,053,021,951
1987 $28,101,000,000 $5,446,428,681
1988 $22,555,941,176 $6,038,187,033
1989 $21,988,444,444 $6,487,912,088
1990 $20,632,090,909 $7,360,439,423
1991 $7,628,738,475 $6,883,516,484
1992 $8,602,887,623 $7,646,153,984
1993 $10,832,064,942 $7,156,593,654
1994 $9,709,240,034 $7,374,450,769
1995 $18,991,484,420 $8,137,911,978
1996 $12,294,964,838 $9,059,340,385
1997 $11,316,127,379 $11,297,802,115
1998 $15,031,055,047 $10,255,495,027
1999 $13,637,098,579 $12,393,131,868
2000 $13,245,990,274 $17,759,890,110
2001 $14,183,446,026 $17,538,461,538
2002 $16,403,043,850 $19,363,736,264
2003 $21,144,957,990 $23,533,791,209
2004 $26,157,743,369 $31,734,065,934
2005 $29,868,657,858 $44,530,494,505
2006 $34,380,536,496 $60,882,142,857
2007 $44,431,257,129 $79,712,087,912
2008 $54,480,684,188 $115,270,054,945
2009 $52,023,801,230 $97,798,351,648
2010 $50,689,051,382 $125,122,306,346
2011 $57,681,293,007 $167,775,268,626
2012 $54,297,052,002 $186,833,502,363
2013 $55,819,262,375 $198,727,642,967
2014 $57,080,897,012 $206,224,598,571
2015 $50,765,918,159 $161,739,955,577
2016 $53,929,397,039 $151,732,181,868
2017 $59,167,647,388 $161,099,122,225
2018 $66,251,582,036 $183,334,953,819
2019 $68,634,004,792 $176,371,267,692
2020 $70,550,652,467 $144,411,363,352
2021 $84,414,122,840 $179,732,009,560
2022 $90,509,236,929 $235,709,325,714
2023 $102,396,840,296 $213,002,809,341
2024 $112,211,952,704 $217,982,967,033

Bulgaria and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Qatar
1970 - $2,594
1971 - $2,952
1972 - $3,483
1973 - $4,905
1974 - $13,540
1975 - $13,014
1976 - $15,710
1977 - $16,058
1978 - $16,757
1979 - $21,777
1980 $2,239 $28,375
1981 $2,235 $29,505
1982 $2,169 $24,385
1983 $1,853 $19,616
1984 $1,964 $19,272
1985 $1,915 $16,815
1986 $2,260 $13,213
1987 $3,132 $13,719
1988 $2,511 $14,682
1989 $2,477 $15,243
1990 $2,367 $16,722
1991 $884 $15,133
1992 $1,007 $16,280
1993 $1,279 $14,770
1994 $1,150 $14,765
1995 $2,259 $15,823
1996 $1,470 $17,125
1997 $1,361 $20,523
1998 $1,820 $17,665
1999 $1,661 $20,234
2000 $1,621 $27,535
2001 $1,771 $25,871
2002 $2,093 $27,227
2003 $2,719 $31,602
2004 $3,390 $41,036
2005 $3,900 $53,950
2006 $4,523 $62,582
2007 $5,889 $65,954
2008 $7,271 $80,781
2009 $6,988 $60,786
2010 $6,854 $77,387
2011 $7,850 $103,262
2012 $7,432 $108,470
2013 $7,796 $103,697
2014 $8,070 $95,841
2015 $7,269 $68,985
2016 $7,822 $61,254
2017 $8,697 $63,280
2018 $9,872 $71,040
2019 $10,373 $66,841
2020 $10,770 $51,684
2021 $12,972 $71,752
2022 $14,000 $88,701
2023 $15,884 $80,196
2024 $17,412 $76,276

Bulgaria vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Qatar
1950 61.5 50.8
1951 60.7 51.5
1952 59.6 52.1
1953 64.2 52.8
1954 64.4 53.5
1955 64.8 54.2
1956 65.2 54.9
1957 66.6 55.6
1958 68.7 56.3
1959 66.6 57
1960 69.2 57.8
1961 70.2 58.5
1962 69.5 59.2
1963 70.3 60
1964 71.1 60.7
1965 71.3 61.4
1966 71.2 62.2
1967 70.4 62.9
1968 71.2 63.6
1969 70.5 64.2
1970 71.3 64.9
1971 70.9 65.5
1972 70.9 66.1
1973 71.3 66.6
1974 71.2 67.2
1975 71 67.7
1976 71.4 68.2
1977 70.8 68.6
1978 71.1 69.1
1979 71.2 69.5
1980 71.1 69.9
1981 71.5 70.3
1982 71.1 70.7
1983 71.2 71.1
1984 71.3 71.5
1985 71 71.8
1986 71.6 72.2
1987 71.3 72.5
1988 71.4 72.8
1989 71.5 73.1
1990 71.3 73.4
1991 71.2 73.7
1992 71.2 73.9
1993 71.2 74.1
1994 70.9 74.2
1995 71 74.4
1996 70.8 74.6
1997 70.3 74.7
1998 70.9 74.9
1999 71.6 75
2000 71.6 75.3
2001 71.9 75.5
2002 72.1 75.8
2003 72.4 76.1
2004 72.6 76.5
2005 72.6 76.9
2006 72.7 77.3
2007 73 77.7
2008 73.3 78.3
2009 73.7 78.8
2010 73.8 79.4
2011 74.2 80
2012 74.3 80.5
2013 74.8 81
2014 74.5 81.4
2015 74.6 81.8
2016 74.8 82.1
2017 74.8 82.5
2018 74.9 82.7
2019 75.1 82.9
2020 73.6 80.4
2021 71.4 81.1
2022 74 81.9
2023 75.6 82.4
2024 75.8 82.5
2025 76 82.7

Bulgaria and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Qatar
Year Population
Bulgaria Qatar
1960 7,867,374 36,010
1961 7,943,118 39,680
1962 8,012,946 44,630
1963 8,078,145 50,380
1964 8,144,340 56,867
1965 8,204,168 64,065
1966 8,258,057 72,192
1967 8,310,226 81,439
1968 8,369,603 91,749
1969 8,434,172 103,025
1970 8,489,574 116,350
1971 8,536,395 131,346
1972 8,576,200 146,506
1973 8,620,967 161,841
1974 8,678,745 177,362
1975 8,720,742 193,087
1976 8,758,599 209,052
1977 8,804,183 225,285
1978 8,814,032 241,808
1979 8,825,940 258,670
1980 8,861,535 275,913
1981 8,891,117 293,553
1982 8,917,457 311,537
1983 8,939,738 329,709
1984 8,960,679 347,878
1985 8,960,547 365,940
1986 8,958,171 382,422
1987 8,971,359 397,005
1988 8,981,446 411,264
1989 8,876,972 425,646
1990 8,718,289 440,175
1991 8,632,367 454,853
1992 8,540,164 469,657
1993 8,472,313 484,545
1994 8,443,591 499,459
1995 8,406,067 514,325
1996 8,362,826 529,019
1997 8,312,068 550,500
1998 8,256,786 580,540
1999 8,210,624 612,500
2000 8,170,172 644,989
2001 8,009,142 677,925
2002 7,837,161 711,205
2003 7,775,327 744,682
2004 7,716,860 773,332
2005 7,658,972 825,408
2006 7,601,022 972,831
2007 7,545,338 1,208,595
2008 7,492,561 1,426,938
2009 7,444,443 1,608,903
2010 7,395,599 1,616,832
2011 7,348,328 1,624,761
2012 7,305,888 1,722,438
2013 7,160,005 1,916,426
2014 7,073,572 2,151,745
2015 6,984,225 2,344,557
2016 6,894,139 2,477,113
2017 6,803,468 2,545,820
2018 6,710,798 2,580,734
2019 6,616,726 2,638,657
2020 6,550,696 2,794,148
2021 6,507,301 2,504,910
2022 6,465,097 2,657,333
2023 6,446,596 2,656,032
2024 6,444,366 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Qatar

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Qatar
1960 2.31 6.53
1961 2.29 6.53
1962 2.24 6.53
1963 2.21 6.53
1964 2.19 6.53
1965 2.09 6.53
1966 2.03 6.52
1967 2.02 6.46
1968 2.27 6.39
1969 2.27 6.31
1970 2.17 6.23
1971 2.1 6.15
1972 2.03 6.07
1973 2.15 6.01
1974 2.29 5.94
1975 2.23 5.86
1976 2.24 5.78
1977 2.21 5.69
1978 2.15 5.58
1979 2.16 5.46
1980 2.05 5.33
1981 2 5.2
1982 2.01 5.04
1983 2.01 4.9
1984 2.01 4.76
1985 1.97 4.64
1986 2.02 4.57
1987 1.96 4.54
1988 1.97 4.51
1989 1.9 4.41
1990 1.82 4.23
1991 1.66 3.99
1992 1.55 3.85
1993 1.46 3.77
1994 1.37 3.67
1995 1.23 3.56
1996 1.23 3.44
1997 1.09 3.33
1998 1.11 3.21
1999 1.23 3.12
2000 1.26 3.07
2001 1.21 3.08
2002 1.23 3.01
2003 1.26 2.93
2004 1.33 2.79
2005 1.37 2.64
2006 1.44 2.51
2007 1.49 2.44
2008 1.56 2.37
2009 1.66 2.25
2010 1.57 2.14
2011 1.51 2.07
2012 1.5 2.04
2013 1.54 2.03
2014 1.62 2.03
2015 1.64 1.98
2016 1.67 1.86
2017 1.71 1.83
2018 1.73 1.76
2019 1.79 1.73
2020 1.77 1.68
2021 1.8 1.61
2022 1.78 1.74
2023 1.81 1.73

Bulgaria and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Qatar
1960 30.4 18
1961 30.7 19
1962 31 20.1
1963 31.3 21.1
1964 31.6 21.8
1965 32 22.5
1966 32.3 23
1967 32.6 23.5
1968 32.8 24
1969 33 24.4
1970 33.2 23.7
1971 33.3 22.2
1972 33.5 21.3
1973 33.6 20.9
1974 33.6 20.8
1975 33.7 21
1976 33.8 21.3
1977 33.9 21.8
1978 34 22.3
1979 34.1 22.9
1980 34.2 23.5
1981 34.4 24.1
1982 34.6 24.8
1983 34.8 25.6
1984 35 26.3
1985 35.3 27
1986 35.6 27.4
1987 35.8 27.5
1988 35.9 27.5
1989 36.2 27.6
1990 36.6 27.7
1991 37 27.9
1992 37.4 28.1
1993 37.7 28.4
1994 38 28.7
1995 38.3 29.1
1996 38.6 29.6
1997 38.9 29.9
1998 39.1 29.8
1999 39.4 29.8
2000 39.7 29.9
2001 40 30.1
2002 40.3 30.5
2003 40.6 30.9
2004 40.8 31
2005 41.1 30.9
2006 41.3 30.6
2007 41.5 30.1
2008 41.7 30.1
2009 42 30.8
2010 42.3 31.3
2011 42.5 31.2
2012 42.8 31
2013 43 30.9
2014 43.3 31.1
2015 43.6 31.2
2016 43.8 31.4
2017 44.1 31.6
2018 44.3 31.9
2019 44.6 32.3
2020 44.9 32.6
2021 45 32.9
2022 45.2 33.4
2023 45.3 34.1
2024 45.5 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires
2
2025
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Bulgaria Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Qatar
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
97.8%
2014
English speaking
24.9%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
99.7%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Qatar
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
4,374 mi
2016

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