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Bulgaria vs Venezuela statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 28.4M in Venezuela (ranked 53/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 340,561 sq mi for Venezuela (ranked 101st vs. 32nd).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Venezuela ranks 33/197 ($482B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Venezuela ranks 66/197 ($15,944).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Venezuela
Population
6403235
28610737
Population rank 111/197 54/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$482B
2014
GDP rank 68/197 33/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$15,944
2014
GDP per capita rank 64/197 66/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$17,349
2011
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$410B
2014
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
192.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$13,536
2014
Government debt per person rank 90/185 44/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$4,514
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
340,561 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
83.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
2.08
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
30.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
72.8 years
2025

Bulgaria and Venezuela: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Venezuela economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Venezuela
Year GDP
Bulgaria Venezuela
1960 - $7,663,938,303
1961 - $8,067,267,031
1962 - $8,814,309,884
1963 - $9,608,717,288
1964 - $8,192,413,793
1965 - $8,427,777,778
1966 - $8,781,333,333
1967 - $9,250,000,000
1968 - $10,034,444,444
1969 - $10,285,111,111
1970 - $11,561,111,111
1971 - $12,986,590,909
1972 - $13,977,727,273
1973 - $17,035,581,395
1974 - $26,100,930,233
1975 - $27,464,651,163
1976 - $31,419,534,884
1977 - $36,210,697,674
1978 - $39,316,279,070
1979 - $48,310,930,233
1980 $19,839,230,769 $59,116,511,628
1981 $19,870,000,000 $66,327,441,860
1982 $19,342,000,000 $67,736,744,186
1983 $16,563,666,667 $67,556,279,070
1984 $17,594,944,444 $59,867,743,468
1985 $17,155,421,053 $61,965,466,667
1986 $20,249,294,118 $60,516,123,711
1987 $28,101,000,000 $48,029,034,483
1988 $22,555,941,176 $60,226,413,793
1989 $21,988,444,444 $43,536,709,104
1990 $20,632,090,909 $48,606,952,195
1991 $7,628,738,475 $53,453,444,787
1992 $8,602,887,623 $60,416,519,620
1993 $10,832,064,942 $60,037,460,783
1994 $9,709,240,034 $58,418,666,667
1995 $18,991,484,420 $77,389,487,770
1996 $12,294,964,838 $70,543,211,119
1997 $11,316,127,379 $85,837,678,560
1998 $15,031,055,047 $91,336,763,255
1999 $13,637,098,579 $97,972,842,462
2000 $13,245,990,274 $117,146,466,003
2001 $14,183,446,026 $122,911,036,747
2002 $16,403,043,850 $92,893,587,734
2003 $21,144,957,990 $83,620,628,582
2004 $26,157,743,369 $112,451,400,425
2005 $29,868,657,858 $145,513,489,652
2006 $34,380,536,496 $183,477,522,124
2007 $44,431,257,129 $230,364,012,576
2008 $54,480,684,188 $315,953,388,511
2009 $52,023,801,230 $329,787,628,928
2010 $50,689,051,382 $393,192,354,511
2011 $57,681,293,007 $316,482,190,800
2012 $54,297,052,002 $381,286,237,848
2013 $55,819,262,375 $371,005,379,787
2014 $57,080,897,012 $482,359,318,768
2015 $50,765,918,159 -
2016 $53,929,397,039 -
2017 $59,167,647,388 -
2018 $66,251,582,036 -
2019 $68,634,004,792 -
2020 $70,550,652,467 -
2021 $84,414,122,840 -
2022 $90,509,236,929 -
2023 $102,396,840,296 -
2024 $112,211,952,704 -

Bulgaria and Venezuela economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Venezuela
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Venezuela
1960 - $939
1961 - $954
1962 - $1,007
1963 - $1,060
1964 - $874
1965 - $869
1966 - $876
1967 - $893
1968 - $938
1969 - $932
1970 - $1,015
1971 - $1,106
1972 - $1,155
1973 - $1,367
1974 - $2,034
1975 - $2,078
1976 - $2,309
1977 - $2,585
1978 - $2,727
1979 - $3,257
1980 $2,239 $3,874
1981 $2,235 $4,228
1982 $2,169 $4,202
1983 $1,853 $4,079
1984 $1,964 $3,520
1985 $1,915 $3,549
1986 $2,260 $3,376
1987 $3,132 $2,611
1988 $2,511 $3,191
1989 $2,477 $2,250
1990 $2,367 $2,452
1991 $884 $2,633
1992 $1,007 $2,907
1993 $1,279 $2,825
1994 $1,150 $2,689
1995 $2,259 $3,487
1996 $1,470 $3,113
1997 $1,361 $3,711
1998 $1,820 $3,870
1999 $1,661 $4,071
2000 $1,621 $4,776
2001 $1,771 $4,920
2002 $2,093 $3,652
2003 $2,719 $3,230
2004 $3,390 $4,269
2005 $3,900 $5,432
2006 $4,523 $6,739
2007 $5,889 $8,332
2008 $7,271 $11,262
2009 $6,988 $11,597
2010 $6,854 $13,646
2011 $7,850 $10,844
2012 $7,432 $12,901
2013 $7,796 $12,403
2014 $8,070 $15,944
2015 $7,269 -
2016 $7,822 -
2017 $8,697 -
2018 $9,872 -
2019 $10,373 -
2020 $10,770 -
2021 $12,972 -
2022 $14,000 -
2023 $15,884 -
2024 $17,412 -

Bulgaria vs. Venezuela life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Venezuela
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Venezuela
1950 61.5 51.1
1951 60.7 52
1952 59.6 52.7
1953 64.2 53.4
1954 64.4 54.1
1955 64.8 54.8
1956 65.2 55.5
1957 66.6 56.2
1958 68.7 56.9
1959 66.6 57.7
1960 69.2 58.4
1961 70.2 59.1
1962 69.5 59.7
1963 70.3 60.5
1964 71.1 61.2
1965 71.3 61.9
1966 71.2 62.9
1967 70.4 63.6
1968 71.2 63.9
1969 70.5 63.8
1970 71.3 64.8
1971 70.9 65.2
1972 70.9 65.6
1973 71.3 65.7
1974 71.2 66.2
1975 71 66.7
1976 71.4 67.3
1977 70.8 67.7
1978 71.1 68.1
1979 71.2 68.2
1980 71.1 68.2
1981 71.5 68.7
1982 71.1 69
1983 71.2 69.5
1984 71.3 69.7
1985 71 70
1986 71.6 70.5
1987 71.3 70.7
1988 71.4 70.8
1989 71.5 70.8
1990 71.3 71
1991 71.2 71.2
1992 71.2 71.2
1993 71.2 71.4
1994 70.9 71.3
1995 71 71.7
1996 70.8 71.9
1997 70.3 72.6
1998 70.9 72.4
1999 71.6 72.1
2000 71.6 72.4
2001 71.9 71
2002 72.1 72.8
2003 72.4 72.1
2004 72.6 72.8
2005 72.6 73.1
2006 72.7 73
2007 73 73.3
2008 73.3 72.6
2009 73.7 72.8
2010 73.8 73.1
2011 74.2 73.1
2012 74.3 73.1
2013 74.8 73.1
2014 74.5 72.8
2015 74.6 73
2016 74.8 72
2017 74.8 71.9
2018 74.9 72.6
2019 75.1 72.8
2020 73.6 72.4
2021 71.4 71.5
2022 74 72.6
2023 75.6 72.5
2024 75.8 72.7
2025 76 72.8

Bulgaria and Venezuela population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Venezuela
Year Population
Bulgaria Venezuela
1960 7,867,374 8,160,090
1961 7,943,118 8,455,915
1962 8,012,946 8,756,870
1963 8,078,145 9,064,021
1964 8,144,340 9,377,712
1965 8,204,168 9,697,790
1966 8,258,057 10,024,854
1967 8,310,226 10,358,513
1968 8,369,603 10,697,530
1969 8,434,172 11,040,280
1970 8,489,574 11,387,790
1971 8,536,395 11,741,008
1972 8,576,200 12,099,180
1973 8,620,967 12,463,537
1974 8,678,745 12,835,351
1975 8,720,742 13,215,892
1976 8,758,599 13,606,284
1977 8,804,183 14,006,812
1978 8,814,032 14,416,684
1979 8,825,940 14,834,552
1980 8,861,535 15,258,218
1981 8,891,117 15,687,297
1982 8,917,457 16,121,874
1983 8,939,738 16,562,205
1984 8,960,679 17,008,841
1985 8,960,547 17,461,434
1986 8,958,171 17,923,536
1987 8,971,359 18,394,963
1988 8,981,446 18,871,020
1989 8,876,972 19,348,921
1990 8,718,289 19,827,010
1991 8,632,367 20,304,896
1992 8,540,164 20,780,948
1993 8,472,313 21,254,520
1994 8,443,591 21,725,188
1995 8,406,067 22,193,821
1996 8,362,826 22,662,113
1997 8,312,068 23,131,685
1998 8,256,786 23,601,337
1999 8,210,624 24,066,593
2000 8,170,172 24,526,708
2001 8,009,142 24,979,922
2002 7,837,161 25,435,671
2003 7,775,327 25,892,703
2004 7,716,860 26,340,838
2005 7,658,972 26,785,804
2006 7,601,022 27,224,686
2007 7,545,338 27,649,363
2008 7,492,561 28,053,696
2009 7,444,443 28,438,298
2010 7,395,599 28,813,101
2011 7,348,328 29,185,212
2012 7,305,888 29,553,826
2013 7,160,005 29,912,198
2014 7,073,572 30,254,079
2015 6,984,225 30,573,972
2016 6,894,139 30,765,720
2017 6,803,468 30,565,323
2018 6,710,798 29,807,592
2019 6,616,726 28,938,098
2020 6,550,696 28,444,077
2021 6,507,301 28,237,826
2022 6,465,097 28,213,017
2023 6,446,596 28,300,854
2024 6,444,366 28,405,543

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Venezuela

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Venezuela
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Venezuela
1960 2.31 6.38
1961 2.29 6.3
1962 2.24 6.23
1963 2.21 6.16
1964 2.19 6.07
1965 2.09 5.98
1966 2.03 5.87
1967 2.02 5.75
1968 2.27 5.61
1969 2.27 5.47
1970 2.17 5.32
1971 2.1 5.17
1972 2.03 5.04
1973 2.15 4.91
1974 2.29 4.79
1975 2.23 4.69
1976 2.24 4.59
1977 2.21 4.49
1978 2.15 4.4
1979 2.16 4.3
1980 2.05 4.2
1981 2 4.1
1982 2.01 4.01
1983 2.01 3.93
1984 2.01 3.86
1985 1.97 3.79
1986 2.02 3.73
1987 1.96 3.67
1988 1.97 3.6
1989 1.9 3.52
1990 1.82 3.45
1991 1.66 3.37
1992 1.55 3.29
1993 1.46 3.22
1994 1.37 3.15
1995 1.23 3.08
1996 1.23 3.02
1997 1.09 2.97
1998 1.11 2.91
1999 1.23 2.86
2000 1.26 2.79
2001 1.21 2.78
2002 1.23 2.74
2003 1.26 2.7
2004 1.33 2.64
2005 1.37 2.63
2006 1.44 2.6
2007 1.49 2.52
2008 1.56 2.48
2009 1.66 2.42
2010 1.57 2.4
2011 1.51 2.4
2012 1.5 2.38
2013 1.54 2.33
2014 1.62 2.3
2015 1.64 2.25
2016 1.67 2.22
2017 1.71 2.18
2018 1.73 2.15
2019 1.79 2.13
2020 1.77 2.12
2021 1.8 2.11
2022 1.78 2.09
2023 1.81 2.08

Bulgaria and Venezuela demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Venezuela
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Venezuela
1960 30.4 16.6
1961 30.7 16.6
1962 31 16.5
1963 31.3 16.5
1964 31.6 16.5
1965 32 16.5
1966 32.3 16.6
1967 32.6 16.6
1968 32.8 16.7
1969 33 16.9
1970 33.2 17
1971 33.3 17.2
1972 33.5 17.3
1973 33.6 17.5
1974 33.6 17.7
1975 33.7 17.9
1976 33.8 18.1
1977 33.9 18.3
1978 34 18.5
1979 34.1 18.7
1980 34.2 18.8
1981 34.4 19
1982 34.6 19.2
1983 34.8 19.4
1984 35 19.6
1985 35.3 19.8
1986 35.6 20
1987 35.8 20.2
1988 35.9 20.4
1989 36.2 20.6
1990 36.6 20.8
1991 37 21
1992 37.4 21.2
1993 37.7 21.4
1994 38 21.6
1995 38.3 21.9
1996 38.6 22.1
1997 38.9 22.3
1998 39.1 22.6
1999 39.4 22.8
2000 39.7 23.1
2001 40 23.4
2002 40.3 23.6
2003 40.6 23.9
2004 40.8 24.1
2005 41.1 24.4
2006 41.3 24.7
2007 41.5 24.9
2008 41.7 25.2
2009 42 25.5
2010 42.3 25.8
2011 42.5 26.1
2012 42.8 26.5
2013 43 26.8
2014 43.3 27.1
2015 43.6 27.4
2016 43.8 27.7
2017 44.1 28
2018 44.3 28.4
2019 44.6 28.9
2020 44.9 29.2
2021 45 29.6
2022 45.2 29.8
2023 45.3 30
2024 45.5 30.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Venezuela
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$393B
2014
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
0.003%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
0.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
343,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
7.53%
2020
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
51.7%
2014
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
37.2%
2014
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
27.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
33.2%
2006
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
1.2%
2006
Number of billionaires
2
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.000005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
37
2014
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$3.98B
2002
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$9.79B
2017
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
429,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
1.9%
2016
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
87.3%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Venezuela
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
1,478 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$7.51
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
84.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
85.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
33.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
13.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
-73.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
1,989 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
75.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
78.3%
2022
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Venezuela
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.35%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-105,297
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
88.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
10
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
62
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
12.6
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
39
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
97.6%
2022
English speaking
24.9%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
61.6%
2017

Health

Bulgaria Venezuela
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$208.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
72.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
0.71%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
1.66
2017
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
227
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
24.3
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
1.99 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Venezuela
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
11,989 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
83,012 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
177,888 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
59,769 mi
2014

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