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Bulgaria vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 101st vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Turkmenistan
Population
6403235
7713465
Population rank 111/197 104/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Bulgaria and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Bulgaria Turkmenistan
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 $2,331,358,820
1988 $22,555,941,176 $3,010,982,414
1989 $21,988,444,444 $3,006,988,217
1990 $20,632,090,909 $3,189,539,641
1991 $7,628,738,475 $3,208,098,919
1992 $8,602,887,623 $3,200,539,816
1993 $10,832,064,942 $3,179,225,949
1994 $9,709,240,034 $2,561,118,608
1995 $18,991,484,420 $2,482,228,440
1996 $12,294,964,838 $2,378,759,975
1997 $11,316,127,379 $2,450,350,625
1998 $15,031,055,047 $2,605,689,134
1999 $13,637,098,579 $2,450,564,100
2000 $13,245,990,274 $2,904,663,311
2001 $14,183,446,026 $3,534,772,732
2002 $16,403,043,850 $4,462,029,109
2003 $21,144,957,990 $5,977,440,583
2004 $26,157,743,369 $6,838,351,088
2005 $29,868,657,858 $8,103,901,996
2006 $34,380,536,496 $10,276,674,365
2007 $44,431,257,129 $12,664,165,103
2008 $54,480,684,188 $19,271,523,179
2009 $52,023,801,230 $20,214,385,965
2010 $50,689,051,382 $22,583,157,895
2011 $57,681,293,007 $29,233,333,333
2012 $54,297,052,002 $35,164,210,526
2013 $55,819,262,375 $39,197,543,860
2014 $57,080,897,012 $43,524,210,526
2015 $50,765,918,159 $35,799,714,286
2016 $53,929,397,039 $36,169,428,571
2017 $59,167,647,388 $37,926,285,714
2018 $66,251,582,036 $40,765,428,571
2019 $68,634,004,792 $45,232,857,143
2020 $70,550,652,467 $45,818,000,000
2021 $84,414,122,840 $50,007,428,571
2022 $90,509,236,929 $58,972,000,000
2023 $102,396,840,296 $60,628,857,143
2024 $112,211,952,704 $64,239,891,739

Bulgaria and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Turkmenistan
1980 $2,239 -
1981 $2,235 -
1982 $2,169 -
1983 $1,853 -
1984 $1,964 -
1985 $1,915 -
1986 $2,260 -
1987 $3,132 $675
1988 $2,511 $846
1989 $2,477 $821
1990 $2,367 $848
1991 $884 $832
1992 $1,007 $811
1993 $1,279 $788
1994 $1,150 $622
1995 $2,259 $592
1996 $1,470 $558
1997 $1,361 $565
1998 $1,820 $591
1999 $1,661 $546
2000 $1,621 $634
2001 $1,771 $756
2002 $2,093 $936
2003 $2,719 $1,229
2004 $3,390 $1,379
2005 $3,900 $1,604
2006 $4,523 $1,997
2007 $5,889 $2,415
2008 $7,271 $3,606
2009 $6,988 $3,708
2010 $6,854 $4,059
2011 $7,850 $5,144
2012 $7,432 $6,054
2013 $7,796 $6,600
2014 $8,070 $7,164
2015 $7,269 $5,759
2016 $7,822 $5,687
2017 $8,697 $5,828
2018 $9,872 $6,125
2019 $10,373 $6,648
2020 $10,770 $6,593
2021 $12,972 $7,051
2022 $14,000 $8,156
2023 $15,884 $8,233
2024 $17,412 $8,572

Bulgaria vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Turkmenistan
1950 61.5 48.1
1951 60.7 48.6
1952 59.6 49
1953 64.2 49.4
1954 64.4 49.8
1955 64.8 50.2
1956 65.2 50.6
1957 66.6 51
1958 68.7 51.4
1959 66.6 51.8
1960 69.2 52.1
1961 70.2 52.5
1962 69.5 52.9
1963 70.3 53.2
1964 71.1 53.6
1965 71.3 54
1966 71.2 54.4
1967 70.4 54.8
1968 71.2 55.3
1969 70.5 55.7
1970 71.3 56
1971 70.9 56.3
1972 70.9 56.6
1973 71.3 56.8
1974 71.2 57
1975 71 57.2
1976 71.4 57.4
1977 70.8 57.7
1978 71.1 58.3
1979 71.2 59.1
1980 71.1 60.2
1981 71.5 61
1982 71.1 61.6
1983 71.2 62
1984 71.3 62.4
1985 71 62.8
1986 71.6 63.2
1987 71.3 63.5
1988 71.4 63.7
1989 71.5 63.8
1990 71.3 63.9
1991 71.2 63.8
1992 71.2 63.8
1993 71.2 63.6
1994 70.9 63.5
1995 71 63.5
1996 70.8 63.5
1997 70.3 63.7
1998 70.9 64
1999 71.6 64.5
2000 71.6 64.9
2001 71.9 65.3
2002 72.1 65.6
2003 72.4 65.9
2004 72.6 66.1
2005 72.6 66.3
2006 72.7 66.6
2007 73 67
2008 73.3 67.6
2009 73.7 68.2
2010 73.8 68.6
2011 74.2 68.9
2012 74.3 69
2013 74.8 69
2014 74.5 69
2015 74.6 69.1
2016 74.8 69.1
2017 74.8 69.2
2018 74.9 69.3
2019 75.1 69.4
2020 73.6 68.8
2021 71.4 69.4
2022 74 69.9
2023 75.6 70.1
2024 75.8 70.2
2025 76 70.3

Bulgaria and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Bulgaria Turkmenistan
1960 7,867,374 1,643,457
1961 7,943,118 1,695,400
1962 8,012,946 1,749,214
1963 8,078,145 1,804,272
1964 8,144,340 1,859,997
1965 8,204,168 1,915,916
1966 8,258,057 1,971,737
1967 8,310,226 2,027,403
1968 8,369,603 2,083,069
1969 8,434,172 2,139,024
1970 8,489,574 2,195,616
1971 8,536,395 2,253,119
1972 8,576,200 2,311,430
1973 8,620,967 2,370,919
1974 8,678,745 2,432,028
1975 8,720,742 2,494,570
1976 8,758,599 2,558,521
1977 8,804,183 2,623,948
1978 8,814,032 2,691,088
1979 8,825,940 2,760,358
1980 8,861,535 2,832,203
1981 8,891,117 2,907,187
1982 8,917,457 2,985,557
1983 8,939,738 3,067,534
1984 8,960,679 3,154,079
1985 8,960,547 3,247,534
1986 8,958,171 3,347,809
1987 8,971,359 3,452,731
1988 8,981,446 3,559,363
1989 8,876,972 3,662,459
1990 8,718,289 3,760,562
1991 8,632,367 3,855,894
1992 8,540,164 3,944,689
1993 8,472,313 4,032,407
1994 8,443,591 4,116,662
1995 8,406,067 4,191,203
1996 8,362,826 4,263,819
1997 8,312,068 4,336,730
1998 8,256,786 4,410,507
1999 8,210,624 4,492,170
2000 8,170,172 4,582,677
2001 8,009,142 4,675,409
2002 7,837,161 4,769,465
2003 7,775,327 4,863,865
2004 7,716,860 4,958,093
2005 7,658,972 5,052,257
2006 7,601,022 5,147,105
2007 7,545,338 5,244,046
2008 7,492,561 5,345,029
2009 7,444,443 5,451,592
2010 7,395,599 5,564,356
2011 7,348,328 5,683,417
2012 7,305,888 5,808,546
2013 7,160,005 5,939,341
2014 7,073,572 6,075,283
2015 6,984,225 6,215,770
2016 6,894,139 6,360,041
2017 6,803,468 6,507,061
2018 6,710,798 6,655,524
2019 6,616,726 6,803,944
2020 6,550,696 6,949,912
2021 6,507,301 7,092,043
2022 6,465,097 7,230,193
2023 6,446,596 7,364,438
2024 6,444,366 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Turkmenistan
1960 2.31 6.59
1961 2.29 6.69
1962 2.24 6.76
1963 2.21 6.79
1964 2.19 6.79
1965 2.09 6.76
1966 2.03 6.7
1967 2.02 6.64
1968 2.27 6.56
1969 2.27 6.48
1970 2.17 6.4
1971 2.1 6.32
1972 2.03 6.2
1973 2.15 6.15
1974 2.29 6.09
1975 2.23 6
1976 2.24 5.9
1977 2.21 5.77
1978 2.15 5.61
1979 2.16 5.46
1980 2.05 5.3
1981 2 5.16
1982 2.01 5.04
1983 2.01 4.97
1984 2.01 4.96
1985 1.97 4.97
1986 2.02 4.94
1987 1.96 4.84
1988 1.97 4.68
1989 1.9 4.46
1990 1.82 4.29
1991 1.66 4.14
1992 1.55 3.96
1993 1.46 3.78
1994 1.37 3.62
1995 1.23 3.49
1996 1.23 3.29
1997 1.09 3.18
1998 1.11 3.08
1999 1.23 2.98
2000 1.26 2.9
2001 1.21 2.81
2002 1.23 2.71
2003 1.26 2.67
2004 1.33 2.67
2005 1.37 2.71
2006 1.44 2.72
2007 1.49 2.73
2008 1.56 2.75
2009 1.66 2.79
2010 1.57 2.85
2011 1.51 2.9
2012 1.5 2.96
2013 1.54 3.01
2014 1.62 3.02
2015 1.64 3.03
2016 1.67 2.99
2017 1.71 2.93
2018 1.73 2.88
2019 1.79 2.83
2020 1.77 2.79
2021 1.8 2.75
2022 1.78 2.73
2023 1.81 2.69

Bulgaria and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Turkmenistan
1960 30.4 21.3
1961 30.7 20.9
1962 31 20.4
1963 31.3 19.7
1964 31.6 19
1965 32 18.4
1966 32.3 18
1967 32.6 17.7
1968 32.8 17.5
1969 33 17.4
1970 33.2 17.4
1971 33.3 17.4
1972 33.5 17.5
1973 33.6 17.6
1974 33.6 17.7
1975 33.7 17.9
1976 33.8 18
1977 33.9 18.2
1978 34 18.3
1979 34.1 18.5
1980 34.2 18.7
1981 34.4 18.8
1982 34.6 19
1983 34.8 19.1
1984 35 19.2
1985 35.3 19.3
1986 35.6 19.3
1987 35.8 19.3
1988 35.9 19.3
1989 36.2 19.3
1990 36.6 19.3
1991 37 19.4
1992 37.4 19.4
1993 37.7 19.5
1994 38 19.6
1995 38.3 19.7
1996 38.6 19.9
1997 38.9 20.1
1998 39.1 20.3
1999 39.4 20.6
2000 39.7 20.9
2001 40 21.2
2002 40.3 21.5
2003 40.6 21.8
2004 40.8 22.1
2005 41.1 22.4
2006 41.3 22.8
2007 41.5 23.1
2008 41.7 23.4
2009 42 23.7
2010 42.3 24
2011 42.5 24.3
2012 42.8 24.5
2013 43 24.8
2014 43.3 25
2015 43.6 25.3
2016 43.8 25.5
2017 44.1 25.7
2018 44.3 25.9
2019 44.6 26.2
2020 44.9 26.4
2021 45 26.7
2022 45.2 26.9
2023 45.3 27.2
2024 45.5 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.4%
1998
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
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
40.6%
2017

Energy

Bulgaria Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
99.9%
2022
English speaking
24.9%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
21.3%
2017

Health

Bulgaria Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
n/a

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