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Bulgaria vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 101st vs. 117th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria UAE
Population
6403235
11372700
Population rank 111/197 86/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Bulgaria UAE
1970 - $685,986,701
1971 - $939,893,600
1972 - $1,415,086,929
1973 - $4,231,243,616
1974 - $11,651,505,689
1975 - $14,720,728,249
1976 - $19,213,158,779
1977 - $24,871,775,165
1978 - $23,775,764,225
1979 - $31,225,659,621
1980 $19,839,230,769 $43,599,160,050
1981 $19,870,000,000 $49,333,424,135
1982 $19,342,000,000 $46,622,718,605
1983 $16,563,666,667 $42,803,323,345
1984 $17,594,944,444 $41,807,954,236
1985 $17,155,421,053 $40,603,650,232
1986 $20,249,294,118 $33,943,612,095
1987 $28,101,000,000 $36,384,908,744
1988 $22,555,941,176 $36,275,674,203
1989 $21,988,444,444 $41,464,995,914
1990 $20,632,090,909 $50,701,443,748
1991 $7,628,738,475 $51,552,165,622
1992 $8,602,887,623 $54,239,171,888
1993 $10,832,064,942 $55,625,170,253
1994 $9,709,240,034 $59,305,093,980
1995 $18,991,484,420 $65,743,666,576
1996 $12,294,964,838 $73,571,233,996
1997 $11,316,127,379 $78,839,008,445
1998 $15,031,055,047 $75,674,336,283
1999 $13,637,098,579 $84,445,473,111
2000 $13,245,990,274 $104,337,372,362
2001 $14,183,446,026 $103,311,640,572
2002 $16,403,043,850 $109,816,201,498
2003 $21,144,957,990 $124,346,358,067
2004 $26,157,743,369 $147,824,370,320
2005 $29,868,657,858 $180,617,467,965
2006 $34,380,536,496 $222,116,541,865
2007 $44,431,257,129 $257,916,133,424
2008 $54,480,684,188 $315,474,615,739
2009 $52,023,801,230 $253,547,358,747
2010 $50,689,051,382 $300,189,052,689
2011 $57,681,293,007 $360,832,739,551
2012 $54,297,052,002 $384,610,125,391
2013 $55,819,262,375 $400,218,529,748
2014 $57,080,897,012 $414,105,366,753
2015 $50,765,918,159 $370,275,469,571
2016 $53,929,397,039 $369,255,326,236
2017 $59,167,647,388 $390,516,804,030
2018 $66,251,582,036 $427,049,432,158
2019 $68,634,004,792 $417,989,721,743
2020 $70,550,652,467 $349,473,015,330
2021 $84,414,122,840 $415,178,792,757
2022 $90,509,236,929 $502,731,935,194
2023 $102,396,840,296 $514,130,432,648
2024 $112,211,952,704 $537,078,829,135

Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria UAE
1970 - $2,394
1971 - $2,805
1972 - $3,675
1973 - $9,696
1974 - $23,823
1975 - $27,117
1976 - $31,197
1977 - $35,020
1978 - $29,379
1979 - $34,238
1980 $2,239 $42,925
1981 $2,235 $44,854
1982 $2,169 $39,972
1983 $1,853 $34,650
1984 $1,964 $32,012
1985 $1,915 $29,468
1986 $2,260 $23,132
1987 $3,132 $23,113
1988 $2,511 $21,570
1989 $2,477 $23,167
1990 $2,367 $26,710
1991 $884 $25,691
1992 $1,007 $25,648
1993 $1,279 $25,033
1994 $1,150 $25,473
1995 $2,259 $27,003
1996 $1,470 $28,323
1997 $1,361 $27,983
1998 $1,820 $24,889
1999 $1,661 $25,856
2000 $1,621 $29,866
2001 $1,771 $27,745
2002 $2,093 $27,754
2003 $2,719 $29,660
2004 $3,390 $33,377
2005 $3,900 $38,719
2006 $4,523 $44,343
2007 $5,889 $45,855
2008 $7,271 $50,054
2009 $6,988 $37,803
2010 $6,854 $43,697
2011 $7,850 $50,789
2012 $7,432 $52,034
2013 $7,796 $52,024
2014 $8,070 $51,381
2015 $7,269 $43,535
2016 $7,822 $41,326
2017 $8,697 $42,341
2018 $9,872 $45,690
2019 $10,373 $44,251
2020 $10,770 $37,174
2021 $12,972 $43,360
2022 $14,000 $49,899
2023 $15,884 $49,041
2024 $17,412 $49,378

Bulgaria vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria UAE
1950 61.5 42.1
1951 60.7 42.9
1952 59.6 43.6
1953 64.2 44.4
1954 64.4 45.2
1955 64.8 46
1956 65.2 46.9
1957 66.6 47.8
1958 68.7 48.8
1959 66.6 49.7
1960 69.2 50.7
1961 70.2 51.6
1962 69.5 52.5
1963 70.3 53.5
1964 71.1 54.5
1965 71.3 55.5
1966 71.2 56.6
1967 70.4 57.6
1968 71.2 58.7
1969 70.5 59.8
1970 71.3 60.8
1971 70.9 61.8
1972 70.9 62.7
1973 71.3 63.5
1974 71.2 64.4
1975 71 65.1
1976 71.4 65.8
1977 70.8 66.5
1978 71.1 67.1
1979 71.2 67.6
1980 71.1 68.2
1981 71.5 68.6
1982 71.1 69.1
1983 71.2 69.4
1984 71.3 69.8
1985 71 70.1
1986 71.6 70.4
1987 71.3 70.6
1988 71.4 70.8
1989 71.5 71
1990 71.3 71.1
1991 71.2 71.1
1992 71.2 71.2
1993 71.2 71.2
1994 70.9 71.2
1995 71 71.4
1996 70.8 71.8
1997 70.3 72.6
1998 70.9 73.7
1999 71.6 75
2000 71.6 76.3
2001 71.9 77.6
2002 72.1 78.7
2003 72.4 79.6
2004 72.6 80.3
2005 72.6 80.8
2006 72.7 81.2
2007 73 81.4
2008 73.3 81.6
2009 73.7 81.7
2010 73.8 81.9
2011 74.2 81.9
2012 74.3 81.9
2013 74.8 82
2014 74.5 82
2015 74.6 82.1
2016 74.8 82.2
2017 74.8 82.4
2018 74.9 82.4
2019 75.1 82.6
2020 73.6 81.9
2021 71.4 79.1
2022 74 80.5
2023 75.6 82.9
2024 75.8 83.1
2025 76 83.2

Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Bulgaria UAE
1960 7,867,374 131,334
1961 7,943,118 137,989
1962 8,012,946 144,946
1963 8,078,145 152,211
1964 8,144,340 159,692
1965 8,204,168 167,103
1966 8,258,057 173,976
1967 8,310,226 179,700
1968 8,369,603 199,416
1969 8,434,172 239,660
1970 8,489,574 286,536
1971 8,536,395 335,027
1972 8,576,200 385,014
1973 8,620,967 436,399
1974 8,678,745 489,087
1975 8,720,742 542,856
1976 8,758,599 615,866
1977 8,804,183 710,209
1978 8,814,032 809,274
1979 8,825,940 912,010
1980 8,861,535 1,015,700
1981 8,891,117 1,099,855
1982 8,917,457 1,166,370
1983 8,939,738 1,235,305
1984 8,960,679 1,305,996
1985 8,960,547 1,377,911
1986 8,958,171 1,467,383
1987 8,971,359 1,574,244
1988 8,981,446 1,681,788
1989 8,876,972 1,789,851
1990 8,718,289 1,898,220
1991 8,632,367 2,006,626
1992 8,540,164 2,114,730
1993 8,472,313 2,222,093
1994 8,443,591 2,328,188
1995 8,406,067 2,434,662
1996 8,362,826 2,597,564
1997 8,312,068 2,817,410
1998 8,256,786 3,040,421
1999 8,210,624 3,266,009
2000 8,170,172 3,493,575
2001 8,009,142 3,723,590
2002 7,837,161 3,956,826
2003 7,775,327 4,192,457
2004 7,716,860 4,428,967
2005 7,658,972 4,664,790
2006 7,601,022 5,009,100
2007 7,545,338 5,624,635
2008 7,492,561 6,302,664
2009 7,444,443 6,707,058
2010 7,395,599 6,869,838
2011 7,348,328 7,104,538
2012 7,305,888 7,391,448
2013 7,160,005 7,693,031
2014 7,073,572 8,059,440
2015 6,984,225 8,505,237
2016 6,894,139 8,935,095
2017 6,803,468 9,223,225
2018 6,710,798 9,346,701
2019 6,616,726 9,445,785
2020 6,550,696 9,401,038
2021 6,507,301 9,575,152
2022 6,465,097 10,074,977
2023 6,446,596 10,483,751
2024 6,444,366 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria UAE
1960 2.31 6.5
1961 2.29 6.49
1962 2.24 6.49
1963 2.21 6.5
1964 2.19 6.49
1965 2.09 6.5
1966 2.03 6.5
1967 2.02 6.51
1968 2.27 6.53
1969 2.27 6.52
1970 2.17 6.52
1971 2.1 6.52
1972 2.03 6.5
1973 2.15 6.46
1974 2.29 6.41
1975 2.23 6.35
1976 2.24 6.29
1977 2.21 6.22
1978 2.15 6.15
1979 2.16 6.06
1980 2.05 5.95
1981 2 5.81
1982 2.01 5.66
1983 2.01 5.48
1984 2.01 5.3
1985 1.97 5.13
1986 2.02 5
1987 1.96 4.88
1988 1.97 4.77
1989 1.9 4.65
1990 1.82 4.51
1991 1.66 4.25
1992 1.55 4.09
1993 1.46 3.82
1994 1.37 3.76
1995 1.23 3.28
1996 1.23 3.06
1997 1.09 2.83
1998 1.11 2.77
1999 1.23 2.79
2000 1.26 2.73
2001 1.21 2.62
2002 1.23 2.54
2003 1.26 2.49
2004 1.33 2.38
2005 1.37 2.23
2006 1.44 1.96
2007 1.49 1.79
2008 1.56 1.52
2009 1.66 1.58
2010 1.57 1.57
2011 1.51 1.54
2012 1.5 1.53
2013 1.54 1.53
2014 1.62 1.48
2015 1.64 1.42
2016 1.67 1.37
2017 1.71 1.35
2018 1.73 1.29
2019 1.79 1.25
2020 1.77 1.29
2021 1.8 1.16
2022 1.78 1.15
2023 1.81 1.2

Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria UAE
1960 30.4 19.6
1961 30.7 20.1
1962 31 20.6
1963 31.3 21
1964 31.6 21.5
1965 32 22
1966 32.3 22.6
1967 32.6 23.3
1968 32.8 23.5
1969 33 23.1
1970 33.2 23
1971 33.3 23.2
1972 33.5 23.6
1973 33.6 24.1
1974 33.6 24.7
1975 33.7 25.4
1976 33.8 25.6
1977 33.9 25.4
1978 34 25.5
1979 34.1 25.8
1980 34.2 26.2
1981 34.4 26.4
1982 34.6 26.4
1983 34.8 26.4
1984 35 26.4
1985 35.3 26.6
1986 35.6 26.5
1987 35.8 26.1
1988 35.9 25.9
1989 36.2 25.8
1990 36.6 25.8
1991 37 26
1992 37.4 26.4
1993 37.7 26.8
1994 38 27.4
1995 38.3 28
1996 38.6 28.1
1997 38.9 27.9
1998 39.1 27.9
1999 39.4 28
2000 39.7 28.2
2001 40 28.6
2002 40.3 29.1
2003 40.6 29.6
2004 40.8 30.3
2005 41.1 30.9
2006 41.3 31.4
2007 41.5 31.6
2008 41.7 31.6
2009 42 31.6
2010 42.3 31.7
2011 42.5 31.7
2012 42.8 31.7
2013 43 31.7
2014 43.3 31.8
2015 43.6 31.8
2016 43.8 31.8
2017 44.1 31.8
2018 44.3 31.8
2019 44.6 31.8
2020 44.9 31.8
2021 45 31.9
2022 45.2 31.9
2023 45.3 32.2
2024 45.5 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires
2
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
85.7%
2021

Energy

Bulgaria UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria UAE
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
98.8%
2024
English speaking
24.9%
2023
65%
2025
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
100%
2024

Health

Bulgaria UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
2.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria UAE
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
2,535 mi
2008

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