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Bulgaria

Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: Sofia269,294 observations

Population

6.43M

world rank #111 / 217

GDP

130.78B

world rank #62 / 186

GDP / capita

35,325.5

world rank #56 / 185

Life expectancy

75.8

world rank #101 / 217

Governance

587 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile43#100 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile52.2#99 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile66.6#99 Rule of Law0-100 percentile56.4#99

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Economy

2,085 indicators

GDPcurrent US$130.78B#62 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $35,325.5#56 GDP growth%3.1%#99 Inflation%4.6%#126

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Trade

129 indicators

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Health

1,515 indicators

Life expectancyyears75.8#101 Infant mortalityper 1k births4.6#23 Maternal mortalityper 100k6#6 Health spending% GDP7.9%#62

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Education

3,192 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross94.8%#52 Education spending% GDP4.5%#68 Adult literacy%98.3%#12 Primary enrollment% gross95.3%#98

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

435 indicators

Populationpeople6.43M#111 Population growth%-0.13%#181 Urban population%74.2%#65 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.7#125

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Climate

291 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%20.4%#96 Forest area% land36.2%#84 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita5,360.5#36

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Energy

288 indicators

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Environment

394 indicators

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Agriculture

331 indicators

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Technology

163 indicators

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Society

2,261 indicators

Gini indexindex39.5#35 Extreme poverty% pop1%#11 Internet users% pop82.4%#88 Homicide rateper 100k1.1#29

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Risk

366 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.6#15 Hazard & exposure0-102#15 Vulnerability0-103#19

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Other

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