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Bulgaria vs Russia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 101st vs. 1st).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Russia
Population
6403235
142718132
Population rank 111/197 9/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$2.17T
2024
GDP rank 68/197 11/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$15,145
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 69/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$47,405
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$441B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
21.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$3,075
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 98/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$9,262
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
40.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Bulgaria and Russia: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Russia economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Russia
Year GDP
Bulgaria Russia
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 $554,828,660,436
1989 $21,988,444,444 $506,631,299,735
1990 $20,632,090,909 $517,014,446,228
1991 $7,628,738,475 $517,962,962,963
1992 $8,602,887,623 $460,290,556,901
1993 $10,832,064,942 $435,083,713,851
1994 $9,709,240,034 $395,077,301,248
1995 $18,991,484,420 $395,537,185,735
1996 $12,294,964,838 $391,724,890,744
1997 $11,316,127,379 $404,928,954,192
1998 $15,031,055,047 $270,955,486,862
1999 $13,637,098,579 $195,907,128,351
2000 $13,245,990,274 $259,710,142,197
2001 $14,183,446,026 $306,602,070,621
2002 $16,403,043,850 $345,470,494,418
2003 $21,144,957,990 $430,347,420,185
2004 $26,157,743,369 $591,016,690,732
2005 $29,868,657,858 $764,015,973,481
2006 $34,380,536,496 $989,932,071,353
2007 $44,431,257,129 $1,299,703,478,482
2008 $54,480,684,188 $1,660,848,058,303
2009 $52,023,801,230 $1,222,645,900,056
2010 $50,689,051,382 $1,524,916,715,224
2011 $57,681,293,007 $2,045,922,753,398
2012 $54,297,052,002 $2,208,293,553,878
2013 $55,819,262,375 $2,292,470,078,346
2014 $57,080,897,012 $2,059,241,589,895
2015 $50,765,918,159 $1,363,482,182,198
2016 $53,929,397,039 $1,276,786,350,881
2017 $59,167,647,388 $1,574,199,360,089
2018 $66,251,582,036 $1,657,328,773,461
2019 $68,634,004,792 $1,693,115,002,708
2020 $70,550,652,467 $1,493,075,894,362
2021 $84,414,122,840 $1,829,186,719,575
2022 $90,509,236,929 $2,291,612,121,335
2023 $102,396,840,296 $2,071,505,725,031
2024 $112,211,952,704 $2,173,835,806,672

Bulgaria and Russia economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Russia
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Russia
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 $3,778
1989 $2,477 $3,430
1990 $2,367 $3,494
1991 $884 $3,490
1992 $1,007 $3,099
1993 $1,279 $2,931
1994 $1,150 $2,662
1995 $2,259 $2,666
1996 $1,470 $2,644
1997 $1,361 $2,738
1998 $1,820 $1,835
1999 $1,661 $1,331
2000 $1,621 $1,772
2001 $1,771 $2,100
2002 $2,093 $2,378
2003 $2,719 $2,975
2004 $3,390 $4,102
2005 $3,900 $5,323
2006 $4,523 $6,920
2007 $5,889 $9,101
2008 $7,271 $11,635
2009 $6,988 $8,563
2010 $6,854 $10,675
2011 $7,850 $14,305
2012 $7,432 $15,402
2013 $7,796 $15,941
2014 $8,070 $14,277
2015 $7,269 $9,427
2016 $7,822 $8,804
2017 $8,697 $10,835
2018 $9,872 $11,399
2019 $10,373 $11,640
2020 $10,770 $10,280
2021 $12,972 $12,637
2022 $14,000 $15,888
2023 $15,884 $14,403
2024 $17,412 $15,145

Bulgaria vs. Russia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Russia
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Russia
1950 61.5 55.5
1951 60.7 55.3
1952 59.6 57.6
1953 64.2 58.8
1954 64.4 59.9
1955 64.8 62.1
1956 65.2 66.5
1957 66.6 66
1958 68.7 67.7
1959 66.6 67.4
1960 69.2 68.3
1961 70.2 68.6
1962 69.5 68.5
1963 70.3 69.1
1964 71.1 69.5
1965 71.3 69.3
1966 71.2 69.4
1967 70.4 69.2
1968 71.2 69.1
1969 70.5 68.6
1970 71.3 68.7
1971 70.9 68.9
1972 70.9 68.8
1973 71.3 68.9
1974 71.2 68.7
1975 71 68.3
1976 71.4 68.1
1977 70.8 67.9
1978 71.1 67.8
1979 71.2 67.6
1980 71.1 67.5
1981 71.5 67.6
1982 71.1 68.1
1983 71.2 68
1984 71.3 67.6
1985 71 68.3
1986 71.6 70
1987 71.3 70.1
1988 71.4 69.9
1989 71.5 69.7
1990 71.3 69.3
1991 71.2 69
1992 71.2 67.8
1993 71.2 65
1994 70.9 63.8
1995 71 64
1996 70.8 65.4
1997 70.3 66.6
1998 70.9 66.9
1999 71.6 65.6
2000 71.6 65
2001 71.9 65
2002 72.1 64.7
2003 72.4 64.7
2004 72.6 65.1
2005 72.6 65.2
2006 72.7 66.5
2007 73 67.5
2008 73.3 67.9
2009 73.7 68.7
2010 73.8 68.2
2011 74.2 69.7
2012 74.3 70.1
2013 74.8 70.6
2014 74.5 70.8
2015 74.6 71.3
2016 74.8 71.9
2017 74.8 72.8
2018 74.9 72.9
2019 75.1 73.1
2020 73.6 71.2
2021 71.4 69.8
2022 74 72.5
2023 75.6 73.2
2024 75.8 73.3
2025 76 73.5

Bulgaria and Russia population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Russia
Year Population
Bulgaria Russia
1960 7,867,374 119,897,000
1961 7,943,118 121,236,000
1962 8,012,946 122,591,000
1963 8,078,145 123,960,000
1964 8,144,340 125,345,000
1965 8,204,168 126,745,000
1966 8,258,057 127,468,000
1967 8,310,226 128,196,000
1968 8,369,603 128,928,000
1969 8,434,172 129,664,000
1970 8,489,574 130,404,000
1971 8,536,395 131,155,000
1972 8,576,200 131,909,000
1973 8,620,967 132,669,000
1974 8,678,745 133,432,000
1975 8,720,742 134,200,000
1976 8,758,599 135,147,000
1977 8,804,183 136,100,000
1978 8,814,032 137,060,000
1979 8,825,940 138,027,000
1980 8,861,535 139,010,000
1981 8,891,117 139,941,000
1982 8,917,457 140,823,000
1983 8,939,738 141,668,000
1984 8,960,679 142,745,000
1985 8,960,547 143,858,000
1986 8,958,171 144,894,000
1987 8,971,359 145,908,000
1988 8,981,446 146,857,000
1989 8,876,972 147,721,000
1990 8,718,289 147,969,406
1991 8,632,367 148,394,216
1992 8,540,164 148,538,197
1993 8,472,313 148,458,777
1994 8,443,591 148,407,912
1995 8,406,067 148,375,787
1996 8,362,826 148,160,129
1997 8,312,068 147,915,361
1998 8,256,786 147,670,784
1999 8,210,624 147,214,776
2000 8,170,172 146,596,869
2001 8,009,142 145,976,482
2002 7,837,161 145,306,497
2003 7,775,327 144,648,618
2004 7,716,860 144,067,316
2005 7,658,972 143,518,814
2006 7,601,022 143,049,637
2007 7,545,338 142,805,114
2008 7,492,561 142,742,366
2009 7,444,443 142,785,348
2010 7,395,599 142,849,468
2011 7,348,328 143,018,195
2012 7,305,888 143,378,447
2013 7,160,005 143,805,638
2014 7,073,572 144,237,223
2015 6,984,225 144,640,716
2016 6,894,139 145,015,460
2017 6,803,468 145,293,260
2018 6,710,798 145,398,106
2019 6,616,726 145,453,291
2020 6,550,696 145,245,148
2021 6,507,301 144,746,762
2022 6,465,097 144,236,933
2023 6,446,596 143,826,130
2024 6,444,366 143,533,851

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Russia

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Russia
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Russia
1960 2.31 2.52
1961 2.29 2.45
1962 2.24 2.36
1963 2.21 2.27
1964 2.19 2.18
1965 2.09 2.13
1966 2.03 2.1
1967 2.02 2.04
1968 2.27 1.99
1969 2.27 1.97
1970 2.17 1.99
1971 2.1 2.03
1972 2.03 2.04
1973 2.15 2.01
1974 2.29 2
1975 2.23 1.98
1976 2.24 1.97
1977 2.21 1.95
1978 2.15 1.92
1979 2.16 1.9
1980 2.05 1.89
1981 2 1.91
1982 2.01 2.04
1983 2.01 2.11
1984 2.01 2.06
1985 1.97 2.05
1986 2.02 2.15
1987 1.96 2.22
1988 1.97 2.12
1989 1.9 2.01
1990 1.82 1.89
1991 1.66 1.73
1992 1.55 1.55
1993 1.46 1.39
1994 1.37 1.4
1995 1.23 1.34
1996 1.23 1.27
1997 1.09 1.22
1998 1.11 1.23
1999 1.23 1.16
2000 1.26 1.2
2001 1.21 1.22
2002 1.23 1.29
2003 1.26 1.32
2004 1.33 1.34
2005 1.37 1.29
2006 1.44 1.31
2007 1.49 1.42
2008 1.56 1.5
2009 1.66 1.54
2010 1.57 1.57
2011 1.51 1.58
2012 1.5 1.69
2013 1.54 1.71
2014 1.62 1.75
2015 1.64 1.78
2016 1.67 1.76
2017 1.71 1.62
2018 1.73 1.58
2019 1.79 1.5
2020 1.77 1.51
2021 1.8 1.51
2022 1.78 1.42
2023 1.81 1.41

Bulgaria and Russia demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Russia
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Russia
1960 30.4 27.1
1961 30.7 27.4
1962 31 27.7
1963 31.3 28.1
1964 31.6 28.3
1965 32 28.6
1966 32.3 28.9
1967 32.6 29.2
1968 32.8 29.8
1969 33 30.3
1970 33.2 30.7
1971 33.3 31
1972 33.5 31.1
1973 33.6 31.1
1974 33.6 30.9
1975 33.7 30.7
1976 33.8 30.6
1977 33.9 30.9
1978 34 31
1979 34.1 31.1
1980 34.2 31.3
1981 34.4 31.4
1982 34.6 31.6
1983 34.8 31.7
1984 35 31.8
1985 35.3 32
1986 35.6 32.2
1987 35.8 32.4
1988 35.9 32.6
1989 36.2 32.9
1990 36.6 33.2
1991 37 33.6
1992 37.4 33.9
1993 37.7 34.4
1994 38 34.7
1995 38.3 35
1996 38.6 35.3
1997 38.9 35.7
1998 39.1 36
1999 39.4 36.3
2000 39.7 36.6
2001 40 36.8
2002 40.3 36.9
2003 40.6 37
2004 40.8 37.2
2005 41.1 37.4
2006 41.3 37.6
2007 41.5 37.7
2008 41.7 37.8
2009 42 37.9
2010 42.3 38
2011 42.5 38.1
2012 42.8 38.3
2013 43 38.4
2014 43.3 38.6
2015 43.6 38.7
2016 43.8 38.8
2017 44.1 39
2018 44.3 39.2
2019 44.6 39.4
2020 44.9 39.7
2021 45 39.9
2022 45.2 40.1
2023 45.3 40.5
2024 45.5 40.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Russia
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$2.24T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
37.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
4.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
5.86%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
1,454,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-1.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
2.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
30.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
51.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
25.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
3.1%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
381,726
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires
2
2025
140
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
194
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$650B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$597B
2023
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$1.91B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
6,359,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
79.3%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Russia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
5,601 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$7.43
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
2,070 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
14.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
89.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
3.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
9.45%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
-75.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
7,184 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
19.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
17.3%
2022
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
19.4%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Russia
% of world population
0.08%
2024
1.76%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-178,042
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
75.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
6.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
99.9%
2021
English speaking
24.9%
2023
4.84%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
94.4%
2024

Health

Bulgaria Russia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$1,078
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$298.7
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
0.05%
2008
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
3.83
2020
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
25.2 years
2013
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
9
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
5.9%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
29.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
10.5 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Russia
% of world land
0.07%
2025
11%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
44,053 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
832,826 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
981,326 mi
2023

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