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Bulgaria vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 101st vs. 197th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Vatican
Population
6403235
949
Population rank 111/197 197/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 68/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 64/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 90/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
n/a
Median age
45.5 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Bulgaria and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Vatican
1950 61.5 65.9
1951 60.7 65.3
1952 59.6 65.7
1953 64.2 66.3
1954 64.4 67.5
1955 64.8 67.8
1956 65.2 67.3
1957 66.6 67.5
1958 68.7 68.7
1959 66.6 69.2
1960 69.2 69.2
1961 70.2 69.8
1962 69.5 69.2
1963 70.3 69.3
1964 71.1 70.3
1965 71.3 70.1
1966 71.2 70.9
1967 70.4 70.9
1968 71.2 70.7
1969 70.5 70.7
1970 71.3 71.5
1971 70.9 71.7
1972 70.9 72
1973 71.3 71.9
1974 71.2 72.7
1975 71 72.6
1976 71.4 72.9
1977 70.8 73.3
1978 71.1 73.7
1979 71.2 74
1980 71.1 74.1
1981 71.5 74.3
1982 71.1 74.8
1983 71.2 74.7
1984 71.3 75.1
1985 71 75.5
1986 71.6 75.7
1987 71.3 76.2
1988 71.4 76.4
1989 71.5 76.8
1990 71.3 76.9
1991 71.2 76.9
1992 71.2 77.3
1993 71.2 77
1994 70.9 77.7
1995 71 77.8
1996 70.8 78.5
1997 70.3 78.2
1998 70.9 78.3
1999 71.6 78.7
2000 71.6 79.3
2001 71.9 79.9
2002 72.1 80
2003 72.4 79.8
2004 72.6 80.2
2005 72.6 80.6
2006 72.7 81.2
2007 73 81.3
2008 73.3 81.4
2009 73.7 81.3
2010 73.8 81.5
2011 74.2 81.7
2012 74.3 82
2013 74.8 82.5
2014 74.5 82.6
2015 74.6 82.5
2016 74.8 82.9
2017 74.8 82.7
2018 74.9 83.3
2019 75.1 83.6
2020 73.6 83
2021 71.4 82.9
2022 74 83.3
2023 75.6 83
2024 75.8 83.1
2025 76 83.3

Bulgaria and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Vatican
Year Population
Bulgaria Vatican
1960 7,867,374 -
1961 7,943,118 -
1962 8,012,946 -
1963 8,078,145 -
1964 8,144,340 -
1965 8,204,168 -
1966 8,258,057 -
1967 8,310,226 -
1968 8,369,603 -
1969 8,434,172 -
1970 8,489,574 -
1971 8,536,395 -
1972 8,576,200 -
1973 8,620,967 -
1974 8,678,745 -
1975 8,720,742 -
1976 8,758,599 -
1977 8,804,183 -
1978 8,814,032 -
1979 8,825,940 -
1980 8,861,535 -
1981 8,891,117 -
1982 8,917,457 -
1983 8,939,738 -
1984 8,960,679 -
1985 8,960,547 -
1986 8,958,171 -
1987 8,971,359 -
1988 8,981,446 -
1989 8,876,972 -
1990 8,718,289 -
1991 8,632,367 -
1992 8,540,164 -
1993 8,472,313 -
1994 8,443,591 -
1995 8,406,067 -
1996 8,362,826 -
1997 8,312,068 -
1998 8,256,786 -
1999 8,210,624 -
2000 8,170,172 880
2001 8,009,142 890
2002 7,837,161 900
2003 7,775,327 911
2004 7,716,860 921
2005 7,658,972 921
2006 7,601,022 932
2007 7,545,338 821
2008 7,492,561 824
2009 7,444,443 826
2010 7,395,599 829
2011 7,348,328 832
2012 7,305,888 836
2013 7,160,005 839
2014 7,073,572 842
2015 6,984,225 1,000
2016 6,894,139 -
2017 6,803,468 1,000
2018 6,710,798 -
2019 6,616,726 1,000
2020 6,550,696 -
2021 6,507,301 -
2022 6,465,097 -
2023 6,446,596 -
2024 6,444,366 -

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GDP

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
n/a
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Bulgaria Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
n/a
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
n/a
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Bulgaria Vatican
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
n/a
Urban population
77%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
69
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
171
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
100%
2013
English speaking
24.9%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
n/a

Health

Bulgaria Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
60
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Bulgaria Vatican
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
5.59 mi
2003

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