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Bulgaria vs Tajikistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 10.6M in Tajikistan (ranked 91/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 53,587 sq mi for Tajikistan (ranked 101st vs. 93rd).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Tajikistan ranks 145/197 ($14.2B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Tajikistan ranks 167/197 ($1,341).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Tajikistan
Population
6403235
10940854
Population rank 111/197 88/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$14.2B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 145/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$1,341
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 167/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$5,406
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$4.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
28.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 171/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$2,250
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
53,587 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
197.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
3.07
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
23 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
72.1 years
2025

Bulgaria and Tajikistan: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Tajikistan
Year GDP
Bulgaria Tajikistan
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 -
1989 $21,988,444,444 -
1990 $20,632,090,909 $2,629,395,066
1991 $7,628,738,475 $2,536,585,366
1992 $8,602,887,623 $1,908,554,572
1993 $10,832,064,942 $1,646,623,195
1994 $9,709,240,034 $1,522,001,206
1995 $18,991,484,420 $1,231,561,860
1996 $12,294,964,838 $1,043,654,822
1997 $11,316,127,379 $921,518,033
1998 $15,031,055,047 $1,320,199,582
1999 $13,637,098,579 $1,086,612,290
2000 $13,245,990,274 $860,541,842
2001 $14,183,446,026 $1,080,772,551
2002 $16,403,043,850 $1,221,106,220
2003 $21,144,957,990 $1,555,318,261
2004 $26,157,743,369 $2,076,176,869
2005 $29,868,657,858 $2,312,352,021
2006 $34,380,536,496 $2,830,213,849
2007 $44,431,257,129 $3,719,524,541
2008 $54,480,684,188 $5,161,299,725
2009 $52,023,801,230 $4,979,472,364
2010 $50,689,051,382 $5,642,221,099
2011 $57,681,293,007 $6,522,756,255
2012 $54,297,052,002 $7,633,036,903
2013 $55,819,262,375 $8,448,411,318
2014 $57,080,897,012 $9,112,605,459
2015 $50,765,918,159 $8,271,431,485
2016 $53,929,397,039 $6,992,416,097
2017 $59,167,647,388 $7,536,402,853
2018 $66,251,582,036 $7,764,999,999
2019 $68,634,004,792 $8,300,813,599
2020 $70,550,652,467 $8,133,963,551
2021 $84,414,122,840 $8,937,805,347
2022 $90,509,236,929 $10,713,525,200
2023 $102,396,840,296 $12,244,169,293
2024 $112,211,952,704 $14,204,575,549

Bulgaria and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Tajikistan
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Tajikistan
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 -
1989 $2,477 -
1990 $2,367 $487
1991 $884 $458
1992 $1,007 $338
1993 $1,279 $287.6
1994 $1,150 $261.3
1995 $2,259 $207
1996 $1,470 $172
1997 $1,361 $150.1
1998 $1,820 $213.7
1999 $1,661 $175
2000 $1,621 $136.9
2001 $1,771 $168.7
2002 $2,093 $187
2003 $2,719 $233.6
2004 $3,390 $306
2005 $3,900 $334
2006 $4,523 $401
2007 $5,889 $517
2008 $7,271 $703
2009 $6,988 $665
2010 $6,854 $737
2011 $7,850 $834
2012 $7,432 $952
2013 $7,796 $1,028
2014 $8,070 $1,082
2015 $7,269 $957
2016 $7,822 $789
2017 $8,697 $829
2018 $9,872 $834
2019 $10,373 $871
2020 $10,770 $834
2021 $12,972 $897
2022 $14,000 $1,052
2023 $15,884 $1,178
2024 $17,412 $1,341

Bulgaria vs. Tajikistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Tajikistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Tajikistan
1950 61.5 49.3
1951 60.7 49.6
1952 59.6 49.9
1953 64.2 50.2
1954 64.4 50.5
1955 64.8 50.8
1956 65.2 51.1
1957 66.6 51.4
1958 68.7 51.8
1959 66.6 52.2
1960 69.2 52.5
1961 70.2 52.9
1962 69.5 53.4
1963 70.3 53.8
1964 71.1 54.2
1965 71.3 54.7
1966 71.2 55.1
1967 70.4 55.5
1968 71.2 55.9
1969 70.5 56.3
1970 71.3 56.6
1971 70.9 56.9
1972 70.9 57.2
1973 71.3 57.4
1974 71.2 57.7
1975 71 57.9
1976 71.4 58.1
1977 70.8 58.2
1978 71.1 58.4
1979 71.2 58.5
1980 71.1 58.6
1981 71.5 58.8
1982 71.1 60.2
1983 71.2 60.5
1984 71.3 60.7
1985 71 61
1986 71.6 61.8
1987 71.3 61.6
1988 71.4 61.8
1989 71.5 61.7
1990 71.3 61.6
1991 71.2 61.7
1992 71.2 57.1
1993 71.2 55.5
1994 70.9 60.1
1995 71 61.4
1996 70.8 60.8
1997 70.3 61.9
1998 70.9 62.4
1999 71.6 63.1
2000 71.6 63.5
2001 71.9 64.2
2002 72.1 64.9
2003 72.4 65.9
2004 72.6 66.6
2005 72.6 66.5
2006 72.7 67
2007 73 67.4
2008 73.3 67.9
2009 73.7 68.2
2010 73.8 68.4
2011 74.2 68.7
2012 74.3 69.1
2013 74.8 69.6
2014 74.5 69.7
2015 74.6 69.7
2016 74.8 70
2017 74.8 70.5
2018 74.9 70.7
2019 75.1 71
2020 73.6 68.6
2021 71.4 69.6
2022 74 71.6
2023 75.6 71.8
2024 75.8 71.9
2025 76 72.1

Bulgaria and Tajikistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Tajikistan
Year Population
Bulgaria Tajikistan
1960 7,867,374 2,112,131
1961 7,943,118 2,181,805
1962 8,012,946 2,255,026
1963 8,078,145 2,331,736
1964 8,144,340 2,411,260
1965 8,204,168 2,492,998
1966 8,258,057 2,577,184
1967 8,310,226 2,664,130
1968 8,369,603 2,753,848
1969 8,434,172 2,845,273
1970 8,489,574 2,936,779
1971 8,536,395 3,028,837
1972 8,576,200 3,123,691
1973 8,620,967 3,222,290
1974 8,678,745 3,324,499
1975 8,720,742 3,430,425
1976 8,758,599 3,540,076
1977 8,804,183 3,653,265
1978 8,814,032 3,768,508
1979 8,825,940 3,882,691
1980 8,861,535 3,995,256
1981 8,891,117 4,109,022
1982 8,917,457 4,227,171
1983 8,939,738 4,350,874
1984 8,960,679 4,480,026
1985 8,960,547 4,619,003
1986 8,958,171 4,772,139
1987 8,971,359 4,939,059
1988 8,981,446 5,114,989
1989 8,876,972 5,267,249
1990 8,718,289 5,398,768
1991 8,632,367 5,541,205
1992 8,540,164 5,649,400
1993 8,472,313 5,724,993
1994 8,443,591 5,825,368
1995 8,406,067 5,948,584
1996 8,362,826 6,066,523
1997 8,312,068 6,139,829
1998 8,256,786 6,176,397
1999 8,210,624 6,208,370
2000 8,170,172 6,284,735
2001 8,009,142 6,407,377
2002 7,837,161 6,531,669
2003 7,775,327 6,658,575
2004 7,716,860 6,790,547
2005 7,658,972 6,924,720
2006 7,601,022 7,057,566
2007 7,545,338 7,194,477
2008 7,492,561 7,338,403
2009 7,444,443 7,490,230
2010 7,395,599 7,652,141
2011 7,348,328 7,824,785
2012 7,305,888 8,014,084
2013 7,160,005 8,216,724
2014 7,073,572 8,425,552
2015 6,984,225 8,643,840
2016 6,894,139 8,865,631
2017 6,803,468 9,085,946
2018 6,710,798 9,307,333
2019 6,616,726 9,529,966
2020 6,550,696 9,749,310
2021 6,507,301 9,966,908
2022 6,465,097 10,182,222
2023 6,446,596 10,389,799
2024 6,444,366 10,590,927

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Tajikistan

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Tajikistan
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Tajikistan
1960 2.31 6.24
1961 2.29 6.35
1962 2.24 6.48
1963 2.21 6.62
1964 2.19 6.68
1965 2.09 6.74
1966 2.03 6.82
1967 2.02 6.89
1968 2.27 6.91
1969 2.27 6.91
1970 2.17 6.91
1971 2.1 6.91
1972 2.03 6.89
1973 2.15 6.84
1974 2.29 6.77
1975 2.23 6.69
1976 2.24 6.6
1977 2.21 6.49
1978 2.15 6.4
1979 2.16 6.31
1980 2.05 6.21
1981 2 6.12
1982 2.01 6.03
1983 2.01 5.98
1984 2.01 5.96
1985 1.97 5.94
1986 2.02 5.91
1987 1.96 5.84
1988 1.97 5.75
1989 1.9 5.61
1990 1.82 5.46
1991 1.66 5.28
1992 1.55 5.06
1993 1.46 4.92
1994 1.37 4.79
1995 1.23 4.66
1996 1.23 3.94
1997 1.09 4.06
1998 1.11 4.07
1999 1.23 3.85
2000 1.26 3.49
2001 1.21 3.49
2002 1.23 3.47
2003 1.26 3.42
2004 1.33 3.51
2005 1.37 3.4
2006 1.44 3.34
2007 1.49 3.37
2008 1.56 3.39
2009 1.66 3.43
2010 1.57 3.46
2011 1.51 3.46
2012 1.5 3.42
2013 1.54 3.43
2014 1.62 3.46
2015 1.64 3.46
2016 1.67 3.38
2017 1.71 3.29
2018 1.73 3.29
2019 1.79 3.28
2020 1.77 3.21
2021 1.8 3.17
2022 1.78 3.13
2023 1.81 3.07

Bulgaria and Tajikistan demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Tajikistan
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Tajikistan
1960 30.4 21.6
1961 30.7 21.4
1962 31 20.9
1963 31.3 20.4
1964 31.6 19.6
1965 32 18.9
1966 32.3 18.4
1967 32.6 18.1
1968 32.8 17.9
1969 33 17.8
1970 33.2 17.8
1971 33.3 17.8
1972 33.5 17.8
1973 33.6 17.8
1974 33.6 17.8
1975 33.7 17.9
1976 33.8 17.9
1977 33.9 18
1978 34 18
1979 34.1 18.1
1980 34.2 18.1
1981 34.4 18.1
1982 34.6 18.2
1983 34.8 18.2
1984 35 18.2
1985 35.3 18.2
1986 35.6 18.3
1987 35.8 18.3
1988 35.9 18.3
1989 36.2 18.2
1990 36.6 18.1
1991 37 18
1992 37.4 17.9
1993 37.7 17.8
1994 38 17.7
1995 38.3 17.7
1996 38.6 17.7
1997 38.9 17.9
1998 39.1 18
1999 39.4 18.2
2000 39.7 18.5
2001 40 18.7
2002 40.3 18.9
2003 40.6 19.2
2004 40.8 19.4
2005 41.1 19.6
2006 41.3 19.8
2007 41.5 20.1
2008 41.7 20.4
2009 42 20.6
2010 42.3 20.8
2011 42.5 21
2012 42.8 21.2
2013 43 21.4
2014 43.3 21.6
2015 43.6 21.7
2016 43.8 21.9
2017 44.1 22
2018 44.3 22.2
2019 44.6 22.3
2020 44.9 22.5
2021 45 22.6
2022 45.2 22.7
2023 45.3 22.9
2024 45.5 23

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Tajikistan
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
30.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
5.44%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
17,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
0.08%
2016
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
34.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
33.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
28.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.9%
2024
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
$3.3B
2023
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$6.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
1,035,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
7.27%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
54.5%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Tajikistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
375 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
9.31 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
60.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
34.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
44.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
28%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
1,476 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
93.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
92.7%
2022
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Tajikistan
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-21,236
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
28.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
19
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
0.91
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
15.7
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
99.7%
2010
English speaking
24.9%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
56.8%
2023

Health

Bulgaria Tajikistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$78.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$51.2
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
72.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
11.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
2.13
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
23.2 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
27.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
24.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
5
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Tajikistan
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
5,060 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
14,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
1,648 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
18,641 mi
2018

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