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Bulgaria vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 101st vs. 15th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Sudan
Population
6403235
52963918
Population rank 111/197 29/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Bulgaria and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Sudan
Year GDP
Bulgaria Sudan
1960 - $1,126,364,162
1961 - $1,222,860,429
1962 - $1,328,259,625
1963 - $1,351,234,926
1964 - $1,388,282,600
1965 - $1,446,869,619
1966 - $1,484,491,676
1967 - $1,607,409,539
1968 - $1,677,771,401
1969 - $1,847,501,441
1970 - $2,100,229,759
1971 - $2,288,340,041
1972 - $2,483,055,722
1973 - $3,077,254,460
1974 - $3,958,931,660
1975 - $4,823,090,192
1976 - $6,013,210,816
1977 - $7,499,005,639
1978 - $8,128,719,315
1979 - $8,418,407,787
1980 $19,839,230,769 $8,951,800,000
1981 $19,870,000,000 $10,753,888,154
1982 $19,342,000,000 $8,732,542,274
1983 $16,563,666,667 $8,230,153,846
1984 $17,594,944,444 $10,447,615,385
1985 $17,155,421,053 $8,075,259,600
1986 $20,249,294,118 $10,092,200,000
1987 $28,101,000,000 $12,093,333,333
1988 $22,555,941,176 $14,372,555,556
1989 $21,988,444,444 $21,408,111,111
1990 $20,632,090,909 $33,641,222,222
1991 $7,628,738,475 $44,171,194,366
1992 $8,602,887,623 $7,031,933,492
1993 $10,832,064,942 $8,881,005,436
1994 $9,709,240,034 $12,793,794,737
1995 $18,991,484,420 $13,830,363,900
1996 $12,294,964,838 $9,018,300,725
1997 $11,316,127,379 $11,681,175,864
1998 $15,031,055,047 $11,250,221,537
1999 $13,637,098,579 $10,682,028,340
2000 $13,245,990,274 $12,257,299,147
2001 $14,183,446,026 $15,716,361,792
2002 $16,403,043,850 $18,137,128,388
2003 $21,144,957,990 $21,355,298,460
2004 $26,157,743,369 $26,646,007,251
2005 $29,868,657,858 $35,182,711,988
2006 $34,380,536,496 $45,263,831,634
2007 $44,431,257,129 $59,440,139,775
2008 $54,480,684,188 $64,833,083,257
2009 $52,023,801,230 $51,621,044,077
2010 $50,689,051,382 $58,962,978,034
2011 $57,681,293,007 $55,018,567,211
2012 $54,297,052,002 $37,632,919,967
2013 $55,819,262,375 $43,024,018,082
2014 $57,080,897,012 $49,516,748,618
2015 $50,765,918,159 $51,726,758,677
2016 $53,929,397,039 $42,630,376,000
2017 $59,167,647,388 $41,283,617,976
2018 $66,251,582,036 $32,333,780,383
2019 $68,634,004,792 $32,338,079,165
2020 $70,550,652,467 $27,034,593,750
2021 $84,414,122,840 $34,229,513,775
2022 $90,509,236,929 $51,666,875,363
2023 $102,396,840,296 $39,898,289,821
2024 $112,211,952,704 $49,909,807,030

Bulgaria and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Sudan
1960 - $134.7
1961 - $141.6
1962 - $148.9
1963 - $146.6
1964 - $145.7
1965 - $146.8
1966 - $145.6
1967 - $152.4
1968 - $153.7
1969 - $163.5
1970 - $179.6
1971 - $189
1972 - $198.2
1973 - $235.8
1974 - $291.5
1975 - $343
1976 - $413
1977 - $497
1978 - $518
1979 - $515
1980 $2,239 $525
1981 $2,235 $605
1982 $2,169 $472
1983 $1,853 $431
1984 $1,964 $534
1985 $1,915 $406
1986 $2,260 $497
1987 $3,132 $584
1988 $2,511 $680
1989 $2,477 $992
1990 $2,367 $1,528
1991 $884 $1,966
1992 $1,007 $307
1993 $1,279 $379
1994 $1,150 $532
1995 $2,259 $561
1996 $1,470 $357
1997 $1,361 $453
1998 $1,820 $425
1999 $1,661 $394
2000 $1,621 $441
2001 $1,771 $551
2002 $2,093 $621
2003 $2,719 $714
2004 $3,390 $872
2005 $3,900 $1,125
2006 $4,523 $1,415
2007 $5,889 $1,814
2008 $7,271 $1,928
2009 $6,988 $1,493
2010 $6,854 $1,665
2011 $7,850 $1,522
2012 $7,432 $1,019
2013 $7,796 $1,139
2014 $8,070 $1,275
2015 $7,269 $1,292
2016 $7,822 $1,033
2017 $8,697 $967
2018 $9,872 $731
2019 $10,373 $710
2020 $10,770 $578
2021 $12,972 $712
2022 $14,000 $1,046
2023 $15,884 $797
2024 $17,412 $989

Bulgaria vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Sudan
1950 61.5 45.8
1951 60.7 46.2
1952 59.6 46.5
1953 64.2 46.9
1954 64.4 47.3
1955 64.8 47.7
1956 65.2 48.1
1957 66.6 48.5
1958 68.7 48.9
1959 66.6 49.2
1960 69.2 49.6
1961 70.2 50
1962 69.5 50.4
1963 70.3 50.8
1964 71.1 50.9
1965 71.3 51
1966 71.2 51.3
1967 70.4 51.5
1968 71.2 51.8
1969 70.5 52
1970 71.3 52.3
1971 70.9 52.5
1972 70.9 52.8
1973 71.3 53
1974 71.2 53.2
1975 71 53.3
1976 71.4 53.3
1977 70.8 53.5
1978 71.1 53.3
1979 71.2 53.4
1980 71.1 54.1
1981 71.5 54.4
1982 71.1 54.4
1983 71.2 49.6
1984 71.3 49.8
1985 71 50
1986 71.6 54.6
1987 71.3 54.7
1988 71.4 55
1989 71.5 54.9
1990 71.3 55.5
1991 71.2 55.6
1992 71.2 56
1993 71.2 56.1
1994 70.9 57
1995 71 57.4
1996 70.8 57.6
1997 70.3 58.1
1998 70.9 58.3
1999 71.6 58.6
2000 71.6 58.9
2001 71.9 59.3
2002 72.1 59.3
2003 72.4 58.3
2004 72.6 56.8
2005 72.6 57.2
2006 72.7 60.4
2007 73 61.4
2008 73.3 61.3
2009 73.7 62.7
2010 73.8 63
2011 74.2 63.2
2012 74.3 63.4
2013 74.8 63.4
2014 74.5 64
2015 74.6 64.4
2016 74.8 64.7
2017 74.8 65.1
2018 74.9 65.5
2019 75.1 65.8
2020 73.6 65.1
2021 71.4 64.5
2022 74 65.7
2023 75.6 66.3
2024 75.8 66.5
2025 76 66.7

Bulgaria and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Sudan
Year Population
Bulgaria Sudan
1960 7,867,374 8,364,489
1961 7,943,118 8,634,941
1962 8,012,946 8,919,028
1963 8,078,145 9,218,077
1964 8,144,340 9,531,109
1965 8,204,168 9,858,030
1966 8,258,057 10,197,578
1967 8,310,226 10,550,597
1968 8,369,603 10,917,999
1969 8,434,172 11,298,936
1970 8,489,574 11,695,771
1971 8,536,395 12,105,539
1972 8,576,200 12,527,856
1973 8,620,967 13,049,315
1974 8,678,745 13,580,723
1975 8,720,742 14,064,798
1976 8,758,599 14,569,716
1977 8,804,183 15,086,614
1978 8,814,032 15,695,003
1979 8,825,940 16,355,352
1980 8,861,535 17,058,905
1981 8,891,117 17,780,572
1982 8,917,457 18,486,645
1983 8,939,738 19,109,770
1984 8,960,679 19,546,528
1985 8,960,547 19,905,872
1986 8,958,171 20,288,238
1987 8,971,359 20,704,904
1988 8,981,446 21,138,431
1989 8,876,972 21,578,022
1990 8,718,289 22,021,481
1991 8,632,367 22,470,676
1992 8,540,164 22,927,355
1993 8,472,313 23,445,592
1994 8,443,591 24,043,948
1995 8,406,067 24,672,143
1996 8,362,826 25,231,528
1997 8,312,068 25,799,821
1998 8,256,786 26,458,999
1999 8,210,624 27,130,613
2000 8,170,172 27,816,745
2001 8,009,142 28,516,770
2002 7,837,161 29,228,727
2003 7,775,327 29,896,035
2004 7,716,860 30,556,637
2005 7,658,972 31,262,444
2006 7,601,022 31,992,435
2007 7,545,338 32,764,135
2008 7,492,561 33,623,980
2009 7,444,443 34,569,113
2010 7,395,599 35,414,399
2011 7,348,328 36,140,806
2012 7,305,888 36,923,178
2013 7,160,005 37,785,849
2014 7,073,572 38,823,318
2015 6,984,225 40,024,431
2016 6,894,139 41,259,892
2017 6,803,468 42,714,306
2018 6,710,798 44,230,596
2019 6,616,726 45,548,175
2020 6,550,696 46,789,231
2021 6,507,301 48,066,924
2022 6,465,097 49,383,346
2023 6,446,596 50,042,791
2024 6,444,366 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Sudan

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Sudan
1960 2.31 6.66
1961 2.29 6.66
1962 2.24 6.7
1963 2.21 6.76
1964 2.19 6.8
1965 2.09 6.84
1966 2.03 6.88
1967 2.02 6.91
1968 2.27 6.95
1969 2.27 6.97
1970 2.17 6.99
1971 2.1 7.02
1972 2.03 6.98
1973 2.15 6.94
1974 2.29 6.91
1975 2.23 6.87
1976 2.24 6.82
1977 2.21 6.78
1978 2.15 6.72
1979 2.16 6.65
1980 2.05 6.59
1981 2 6.53
1982 2.01 6.47
1983 2.01 6.41
1984 2.01 6.34
1985 1.97 6.28
1986 2.02 6.23
1987 1.96 6.18
1988 1.97 6.13
1989 1.9 6.11
1990 1.82 6.07
1991 1.66 6.05
1992 1.55 6.02
1993 1.46 5.97
1994 1.37 5.91
1995 1.23 5.86
1996 1.23 5.79
1997 1.09 5.72
1998 1.11 5.65
1999 1.23 5.62
2000 1.26 5.6
2001 1.21 5.56
2002 1.23 5.53
2003 1.26 5.49
2004 1.33 5.46
2005 1.37 5.4
2006 1.44 5.33
2007 1.49 5.27
2008 1.56 5.21
2009 1.66 5.17
2010 1.57 5.14
2011 1.51 5.09
2012 1.5 5.03
2013 1.54 4.97
2014 1.62 4.91
2015 1.64 4.9
2016 1.67 4.83
2017 1.71 4.76
2018 1.73 4.68
2019 1.79 4.62
2020 1.77 4.54
2021 1.8 4.46
2022 1.78 4.38
2023 1.81 4.32

Bulgaria and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Sudan
1960 30.4 16.7
1961 30.7 16.7
1962 31 16.7
1963 31.3 16.6
1964 31.6 16.5
1965 32 16.5
1966 32.3 16.4
1967 32.6 16.4
1968 32.8 16.3
1969 33 16.3
1970 33.2 16.2
1971 33.3 16.2
1972 33.5 16.1
1973 33.6 16
1974 33.6 15.9
1975 33.7 16
1976 33.8 16
1977 33.9 16.1
1978 34 16.2
1979 34.1 16.4
1980 34.2 16.5
1981 34.4 16.6
1982 34.6 16.7
1983 34.8 16.7
1984 35 16.8
1985 35.3 16.8
1986 35.6 16.8
1987 35.8 16.9
1988 35.9 16.9
1989 36.2 16.8
1990 36.6 16.8
1991 37 16.8
1992 37.4 16.8
1993 37.7 16.8
1994 38 16.8
1995 38.3 16.8
1996 38.6 16.8
1997 38.9 16.8
1998 39.1 16.8
1999 39.4 16.9
2000 39.7 16.9
2001 40 17
2002 40.3 17
2003 40.6 17.1
2004 40.8 17.1
2005 41.1 17.1
2006 41.3 17.2
2007 41.5 17.3
2008 41.7 17.3
2009 42 17.4
2010 42.3 17.5
2011 42.5 17.4
2012 42.8 17.5
2013 43 17.5
2014 43.3 17.7
2015 43.6 17.9
2016 43.8 18.1
2017 44.1 18.3
2018 44.3 18.6
2019 44.6 18.7
2020 44.9 18.9
2021 45 19
2022 45.2 19.2
2023 45.3 19.3
2024 45.5 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
3.2%
2014
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
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
20.9%
2018
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
15.3%
2014

Energy

Bulgaria Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Sudan
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
60.7%
2018
English speaking
24.9%
2023
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
26.4%
2020

Health

Bulgaria Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
0.26
2017
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Sudan
% of world land
0.07%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
19,263 mi
2019

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