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Bulgaria vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bulgaria has a population of 6.44M (ranked 110/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Bulgaria's land area is 41,915 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 101st vs. 67th).

By GDP, Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Bulgaria Vietnam
Population
6403235
102063551
Population rank 111/197 16/197
GDP
$112B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 68/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$17,412
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 64/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,086
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$26.2B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
28%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,067
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 90/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,784
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
41,915 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
153.7 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
45.5 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Bulgaria and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Bulgaria and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Bulgaria

Vietnam
Year GDP
Bulgaria Vietnam
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 $14,094,687,821
1986 $20,249,294,118 $26,336,616,250
1987 $28,101,000,000 $36,658,108,850
1988 $22,555,941,176 $25,423,812,649
1989 $21,988,444,444 $6,293,304,975
1990 $20,632,090,909 $6,471,740,806
1991 $7,628,738,475 $9,613,369,520
1992 $8,602,887,623 $9,866,990,236
1993 $10,832,064,942 $13,180,953,598
1994 $9,709,240,034 $16,286,433,533
1995 $18,991,484,420 $20,736,164,459
1996 $12,294,964,838 $24,657,470,575
1997 $11,316,127,379 $26,843,700,442
1998 $15,031,055,047 $27,209,602,050
1999 $13,637,098,579 $28,683,659,007
2000 $13,245,990,274 $31,172,518,403
2001 $14,183,446,026 $32,685,198,809
2002 $16,403,043,850 $35,064,105,501
2003 $21,144,957,990 $39,552,513,232
2004 $26,157,743,369 $45,427,854,693
2005 $29,868,657,858 $57,633,255,738
2006 $34,380,536,496 $66,371,664,817
2007 $44,431,257,129 $77,414,425,532
2008 $54,480,684,188 $99,130,304,099
2009 $52,023,801,230 $106,014,659,565
2010 $50,689,051,382 $147,201,173,197
2011 $57,681,293,007 $172,595,049,184
2012 $54,297,052,002 $195,590,661,129
2013 $55,819,262,375 $213,708,811,665
2014 $57,080,897,012 $233,451,469,643
2015 $50,765,918,159 $239,258,328,382
2016 $53,929,397,039 $257,096,001,178
2017 $59,167,647,388 $281,353,605,987
2018 $66,251,582,036 $310,106,478,395
2019 $68,634,004,792 $334,365,270,497
2020 $70,550,652,467 $346,615,738,538
2021 $84,414,122,840 $366,474,752,771
2022 $90,509,236,929 $413,445,230,669
2023 $102,396,840,296 $433,857,681,378
2024 $112,211,952,704 $476,388,230,307

Bulgaria and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Bulgaria

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Bulgaria Vietnam
1980 $2,239 -
1981 $2,235 -
1982 $2,169 -
1983 $1,853 -
1984 $1,964 -
1985 $1,915 $238.6
1986 $2,260 $436
1987 $3,132 $595
1988 $2,511 $405
1989 $2,477 $98.1
1990 $2,367 $98.8
1991 $884 $143.7
1992 $1,007 $144.5
1993 $1,279 $189.4
1994 $1,150 $229.9
1995 $2,259 $287.8
1996 $1,470 $337
1997 $1,361 $362
1998 $1,820 $361
1999 $1,661 $376
2000 $1,621 $404
2001 $1,771 $419
2002 $2,093 $445
2003 $2,719 $497
2004 $3,390 $565
2005 $3,900 $711
2006 $4,523 $808
2007 $5,889 $926
2008 $7,271 $1,164
2009 $6,988 $1,226
2010 $6,854 $1,683
2011 $7,850 $1,951
2012 $7,432 $2,185
2013 $7,796 $2,360
2014 $8,070 $2,546
2015 $7,269 $2,578
2016 $7,822 $2,735
2017 $8,697 $2,956
2018 $9,872 $3,222
2019 $10,373 $3,441
2020 $10,770 $3,534
2021 $12,972 $3,704
2022 $14,000 $4,148
2023 $15,884 $4,323
2024 $17,412 $4,717

Bulgaria vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bulgaria

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Bulgaria Vietnam
1950 61.5 48
1951 60.7 48.7
1952 59.6 49.4
1953 64.2 50
1954 64.4 52
1955 64.8 54.8
1956 65.2 55.5
1957 66.6 56.2
1958 68.7 56.8
1959 66.6 57.4
1960 69.2 58
1961 70.2 58.5
1962 69.5 58.2
1963 70.3 56.9
1964 71.1 57.5
1965 71.3 57
1966 71.2 56.9
1967 70.4 56.7
1968 71.2 52.7
1969 70.5 54.8
1970 71.3 54.9
1971 70.9 55.6
1972 70.9 51.9
1973 71.3 55.7
1974 71.2 54.8
1975 71 61.9
1976 71.4 63.7
1977 70.8 64.1
1978 71.1 64.5
1979 71.2 65
1980 71.1 65.3
1981 71.5 65.8
1982 71.1 66.2
1983 71.2 66.5
1984 71.3 66.9
1985 71 67.2
1986 71.6 67.6
1987 71.3 68
1988 71.4 68.6
1989 71.5 68.8
1990 71.3 69
1991 71.2 69.3
1992 71.2 69.6
1993 71.2 70
1994 70.9 70.4
1995 71 70.9
1996 70.8 71.3
1997 70.3 71.7
1998 70.9 72.3
1999 71.6 72.6
2000 71.6 72.7
2001 71.9 73
2002 72.1 73.1
2003 72.4 73.2
2004 72.6 73.1
2005 72.6 73.2
2006 72.7 73.3
2007 73 73.4
2008 73.3 73.5
2009 73.7 73.5
2010 73.8 73.6
2011 74.2 73.7
2012 74.3 73.8
2013 74.8 73.8
2014 74.5 73.9
2015 74.6 74
2016 74.8 74
2017 74.8 74
2018 74.9 74.1
2019 75.1 74.2
2020 73.6 75.4
2021 71.4 74.1
2022 74 74.5
2023 75.6 74.6
2024 75.8 74.7
2025 76 74.9

Bulgaria and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Bulgaria

Vietnam
Year Population
Bulgaria Vietnam
1960 7,867,374 32,531,933
1961 7,943,118 33,409,059
1962 8,012,946 34,288,560
1963 8,078,145 35,249,101
1964 8,144,340 36,201,563
1965 8,204,168 37,129,656
1966 8,258,057 38,024,836
1967 8,310,226 38,895,080
1968 8,369,603 39,734,609
1969 8,434,172 40,582,096
1970 8,489,574 41,475,230
1971 8,536,395 42,449,276
1972 8,576,200 43,429,168
1973 8,620,967 44,409,861
1974 8,678,745 45,413,537
1975 8,720,742 46,482,903
1976 8,758,599 47,684,931
1977 8,804,183 48,954,872
1978 8,814,032 50,249,552
1979 8,825,940 51,378,211
1980 8,861,535 52,490,101
1981 8,891,117 53,738,141
1982 8,917,457 55,011,289
1983 8,939,738 56,337,921
1984 8,960,679 57,706,067
1985 8,960,547 59,060,622
1986 8,958,171 60,347,048
1987 8,971,359 61,584,651
1988 8,981,446 62,843,228
1989 8,876,972 64,147,348
1990 8,718,289 65,504,552
1991 8,632,367 66,891,775
1992 8,540,164 68,260,337
1993 8,472,313 69,586,384
1994 8,443,591 70,854,391
1995 8,406,067 72,049,940
1996 8,362,826 73,156,447
1997 8,312,068 74,226,889
1998 8,256,786 75,299,660
1999 8,210,624 76,287,452
2000 8,170,172 77,154,011
2001 8,009,142 77,969,361
2002 7,837,161 78,772,224
2003 7,775,327 79,563,777
2004 7,716,860 80,338,971
2005 7,658,972 81,088,313
2006 7,601,022 82,167,897
2007 7,545,338 83,633,375
2008 7,492,561 85,175,788
2009 7,444,443 86,460,018
2010 7,395,599 87,455,152
2011 7,348,328 88,468,314
2012 7,305,888 89,510,356
2013 7,160,005 90,573,104
2014 7,073,572 91,679,578
2015 6,984,225 92,823,254
2016 6,894,139 94,000,117
2017 6,803,468 95,176,977
2018 6,710,798 96,237,319
2019 6,616,726 97,173,776
2020 6,550,696 98,079,191
2021 6,507,301 98,935,098
2022 6,465,097 99,680,655
2023 6,446,596 100,352,192
2024 6,444,366 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Bulgaria and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Bulgaria

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Bulgaria Vietnam
1960 2.31 6.27
1961 2.29 5.48
1962 2.24 6.26
1963 2.21 6.39
1964 2.19 6.29
1965 2.09 6.16
1966 2.03 5.97
1967 2.02 5.88
1968 2.27 6.03
1969 2.27 6.01
1970 2.17 6.02
1971 2.1 6.07
1972 2.03 6.1
1973 2.15 6.11
1974 2.29 5.78
1975 2.23 5.62
1976 2.24 5.46
1977 2.21 5.29
1978 2.15 5.1
1979 2.16 4.94
1980 2.05 4.8
1981 2 4.67
1982 2.01 4.59
1983 2.01 4.52
1984 2.01 4.41
1985 1.97 4.21
1986 2.02 3.96
1987 1.96 3.72
1988 1.97 3.62
1989 1.9 3.64
1990 1.82 3.6
1991 1.66 3.52
1992 1.55 3.35
1993 1.46 3.17
1994 1.37 2.94
1995 1.23 2.7
1996 1.23 2.47
1997 1.09 2.27
1998 1.11 2.1
1999 1.23 2
2000 1.26 2.03
2001 1.21 2.02
2002 1.23 2.01
2003 1.26 2
2004 1.33 1.97
2005 1.37 1.89
2006 1.44 1.87
2007 1.49 1.91
2008 1.56 1.93
2009 1.66 1.92
2010 1.57 1.91
2011 1.51 1.93
2012 1.5 1.97
2013 1.54 1.98
2014 1.62 2.09
2015 1.64 2.1
2016 1.67 2
2017 1.71 1.99
2018 1.73 1.88
2019 1.79 1.94
2020 1.77 1.96
2021 1.8 1.94
2022 1.78 1.93
2023 1.81 1.91

Bulgaria and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Bulgaria

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Bulgaria Vietnam
1960 30.4 21.2
1961 30.7 20.7
1962 31 20.2
1963 31.3 19.7
1964 31.6 19.2
1965 32 18.9
1966 32.3 18.7
1967 32.6 18.5
1968 32.8 18.4
1969 33 18.4
1970 33.2 18.4
1971 33.3 18.4
1972 33.5 18.5
1973 33.6 18.5
1974 33.6 18.6
1975 33.7 18.7
1976 33.8 18.8
1977 33.9 19
1978 34 19.1
1979 34.1 19.3
1980 34.2 19.4
1981 34.4 19.5
1982 34.6 19.6
1983 34.8 19.7
1984 35 19.8
1985 35.3 19.9
1986 35.6 20
1987 35.8 20.1
1988 35.9 20.2
1989 36.2 20.4
1990 36.6 20.5
1991 37 20.7
1992 37.4 20.9
1993 37.7 21.1
1994 38 21.4
1995 38.3 21.7
1996 38.6 22
1997 38.9 22.4
1998 39.1 22.9
1999 39.4 23.3
2000 39.7 23.7
2001 40 24.2
2002 40.3 24.6
2003 40.6 25
2004 40.8 25.4
2005 41.1 25.8
2006 41.3 26.3
2007 41.5 26.9
2008 41.7 27.4
2009 42 27.9
2010 42.3 28.3
2011 42.5 28.7
2012 42.8 29
2013 43 29.4
2014 43.3 29.8
2015 43.6 30.2
2016 43.8 30.5
2017 44.1 30.8
2018 44.3 31.2
2019 44.6 31.6
2020 44.9 32.1
2021 45 32.5
2022 45.2 33
2023 45.3 33.4
2024 45.5 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bulgaria Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$98.7B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.5%
2022
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.85%
2023
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.03%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
62.6%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.5%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.8
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2023
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2023
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires
2
2025
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
204
2024
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$8.41B
2024
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$43.7B
2024
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.67B
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,973,000
2020
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.49%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
84.7%
2024
70.6%
2024

Energy

Bulgaria Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,604 kg
2023
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
39.8 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.17 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.8%
2022
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.4%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
29.8%
2023
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2023
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,361 kWh
2023
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
22.2%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.78%
2023
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
40.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Bulgaria Vietnam
% of world population
0.08%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
+524
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.9
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.09
2023
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.2
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
2021
96.1%
2022
English speaking
24.9%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
82.4%
2024
84.2%
2024

Health

Bulgaria Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,011
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$355
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.56%
2021
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.9
2022
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
21.2%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Bulgaria Vietnam
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
6,504 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,317 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,182 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,124 mi
2023
354,460 mi
2019

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