Belarus vs Bulgaria

Belarus (Europe) and Bulgaria (Europe) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1990-2025

Belarus Bulgaria World

0 5,000 10k 15k 20k 25k 1990 Belarus: 1,706.64 Bulgaria: 2,377.37 World: 4,338.94 1991 Belarus: 1,805.46 Bulgaria: 883.74 World: 4,453.9 1992 Belarus: 1,658.09 Bulgaria: 1,007.34 World: 4,679.98 1993 Belarus: 1,589.51 Bulgaria: 1,278.52 World: 4,685.3 1994 Belarus: 1,460.01 Bulgaria: 1,149.89 World: 4,967.01 1995 Belarus: 1,370.7 Bulgaria: 2,259.37 World: 5,463.2 1996 Belarus: 1,427.27 Bulgaria: 1,470.27 World: 5,507.22 1997 Belarus: 1,396.44 Bulgaria: 1,361.48 World: 5,408.57 1998 Belarus: 1,511.33 Bulgaria: 1,820.54 World: 5,302.34 1999 Belarus: 1,210.61 Bulgaria: 1,660.99 World: 5,401.23 2000 Belarus: 1,276.29 Bulgaria: 1,621.35 World: 5,512.56 2001 Belarus: 1,244.37 Bulgaria: 1,771 World: 5,404.2 2002 Belarus: 1,479.38 Bulgaria: 2,093.09 World: 5,539.32 2003 Belarus: 1,819.53 Bulgaria: 2,719.63 World: 6,129.87 2004 Belarus: 2,378.34 Bulgaria: 3,389.86 World: 6,818 2005 Belarus: 3,126.07 Bulgaria: 3,900.03 World: 7,290.57 2006 Belarus: 3,848.22 Bulgaria: 4,523.38 World: 7,803.19 2007 Belarus: 4,735.48 Bulgaria: 5,888.87 World: 8,685.33 2008 Belarus: 6,376.18 Bulgaria: 7,271.67 World: 9,425.74 2009 Belarus: 5,352.49 Bulgaria: 6,988.63 World: 8,827.04 2010 Belarus: 6,034.68 Bulgaria: 6,854.3 World: 9,555.07 2011 Belarus: 6,527.66 Bulgaria: 7,849.98 World: 10,496.93 2012 Belarus: 6,953.22 Bulgaria: 7,432.34 World: 10,597.85 2013 Belarus: 7,998.08 Bulgaria: 7,796.38 World: 10,759.35 2014 Belarus: 8,341.32 Bulgaria: 8,070.01 World: 10,912.24 2015 Belarus: 5,967.06 Bulgaria: 7,269.03 World: 10,191.98 2016 Belarus: 5,039.78 Bulgaria: 7,822.9 World: 10,239.47 2017 Belarus: 5,785.54 Bulgaria: 8,697.13 World: 10,784.4 2018 Belarus: 6,360.04 Bulgaria: 9,849.89 World: 11,344.73 2019 Belarus: 6,837.77 Bulgaria: 10,354.25 World: 11,417.6 2020 Belarus: 6,542.86 Bulgaria: 10,760.76 World: 10,999.49 2021 Belarus: 7,489.72 Bulgaria: 12,966.81 World: 12,472.91 2022 Belarus: 7,994.65 Bulgaria: 13,999.91 World: 12,876.24 2023 Belarus: 7,896.75 Bulgaria: 15,854.02 World: 13,313.86 2024 Belarus: 8,605.61 Bulgaria: 17,596.92 World: 13,717.09 2025 Belarus: 10,279.25 Bulgaria: 20,328.17 World: 14,405.85 1990 2002 2008 2014 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Belarus Bulgaria World

50 60 70 80 1960 Belarus: 69.25 Bulgaria: 69.25 World: 50.94 1961 Belarus: 69.74 Bulgaria: 70.2 World: 52.8 1962 Belarus: 69.46 Bulgaria: 69.49 World: 55.29 1963 Belarus: 69.71 Bulgaria: 70.31 World: 55.65 1964 Belarus: 70.62 Bulgaria: 71.12 World: 56.1 1965 Belarus: 70.6 Bulgaria: 71.29 World: 55.93 1966 Belarus: 70.77 Bulgaria: 71.22 World: 56.45 1967 Belarus: 70.93 Bulgaria: 70.41 World: 56.9 1968 Belarus: 70.81 Bulgaria: 71.23 World: 57.34 1969 Belarus: 70.98 Bulgaria: 70.43 World: 57.68 1970 Belarus: 70.74 Bulgaria: 71.26 World: 57.94 1971 Belarus: 71.01 Bulgaria: 70.87 World: 58.02 1972 Belarus: 70.85 Bulgaria: 70.9 World: 58.84 1973 Belarus: 71 Bulgaria: 71.34 World: 59.3 1974 Belarus: 70.85 Bulgaria: 71.21 World: 59.7 1975 Belarus: 70.46 Bulgaria: 71.05 World: 60.13 1976 Belarus: 70.4 Bulgaria: 71.39 World: 60.45 1977 Belarus: 70.29 Bulgaria: 70.82 World: 61.04 1978 Belarus: 70.08 Bulgaria: 71.18 World: 61.39 1979 Belarus: 69.93 Bulgaria: 71.31 World: 61.84 1980 Belarus: 69.93 Bulgaria: 71.16 World: 62.15 1981 Belarus: 69.91 Bulgaria: 71.57 World: 62.52 1982 Belarus: 70.08 Bulgaria: 71.19 World: 62.87 1983 Belarus: 69.79 Bulgaria: 71.39 World: 63.13 1984 Belarus: 69.56 Bulgaria: 71.5 World: 63.44 1985 Belarus: 70.99 Bulgaria: 71.23 World: 63.73 1986 Belarus: 71.55 Bulgaria: 71.73 World: 64.12 1987 Belarus: 70.99 Bulgaria: 71.53 World: 64.46 1988 Belarus: 71.34 Bulgaria: 71.6 World: 64.67 1989 Belarus: 71.48 Bulgaria: 71.72 World: 64.96 1990 Belarus: 70.84 Bulgaria: 71.64 World: 65.11 1991 Belarus: 70.38 Bulgaria: 71.56 World: 65.3 1992 Belarus: 70.02 Bulgaria: 71.49 World: 65.55 1993 Belarus: 68.97 Bulgaria: 71.35 World: 65.74 1994 Belarus: 68.77 Bulgaria: 71.21 World: 65.96 1995 Belarus: 68.46 Bulgaria: 71.05 World: 66.2 1996 Belarus: 68.51 Bulgaria: 70.9 World: 66.52 1997 Belarus: 68.46 Bulgaria: 70.35 World: 66.83 1998 Belarus: 68.41 Bulgaria: 71.06 World: 67.07 1999 Belarus: 67.91 Bulgaria: 71.41 World: 67.31 2000 Belarus: 68.91 Bulgaria: 71.66 World: 67.65 2001 Belarus: 68.51 Bulgaria: 71.77 World: 67.95 2002 Belarus: 68.06 Bulgaria: 71.87 World: 68.23 2003 Belarus: 68.55 Bulgaria: 72.07 World: 68.52 2004 Belarus: 68.96 Bulgaria: 72.56 World: 68.77 2005 Belarus: 68.85 Bulgaria: 72.56 World: 69.11 2006 Belarus: 69.4 Bulgaria: 72.61 World: 69.47 2007 Belarus: 70.21 Bulgaria: 72.66 World: 69.81 2008 Belarus: 70.46 Bulgaria: 72.96 World: 70 2009 Belarus: 70.41 Bulgaria: 73.41 World: 70.38 2010 Belarus: 70.4 Bulgaria: 73.51 World: 70.68 2011 Belarus: 70.55 Bulgaria: 74.16 World: 70.97 2012 Belarus: 71.97 Bulgaria: 74.31 World: 71.26 2013 Belarus: 72.47 Bulgaria: 74.86 World: 71.53 2014 Belarus: 72.97 Bulgaria: 74.47 World: 71.78 2015 Belarus: 73.62 Bulgaria: 74.61 World: 71.97 2016 Belarus: 73.83 Bulgaria: 74.81 World: 72.19 2017 Belarus: 74.13 Bulgaria: 74.81 World: 72.37 2018 Belarus: 74.18 Bulgaria: 74.96 World: 72.64 2019 Belarus: 74.23 Bulgaria: 75.11 World: 72.87 2020 Belarus: 72.14 Bulgaria: 73.36 World: 72.18 2021 Belarus: 72.07 Bulgaria: 71.21 World: 71.22 2022 Belarus: 74.1 Bulgaria: 74.16 World: 72.97 2023 Belarus: 74.18 Bulgaria: 75.76 World: 73.33 2024 Belarus: 74.37 Bulgaria: 75.76 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Belarus Bulgaria World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Belarus: 2.67 Bulgaria: 2.31 World: 4.69 1961 Belarus: 2.59 Bulgaria: 2.29 World: 4.56 1962 Belarus: 2.5 Bulgaria: 2.24 World: 5.02 1963 Belarus: 2.4 Bulgaria: 2.21 World: 5.31 1964 Belarus: 2.31 Bulgaria: 2.19 World: 5.13 1965 Belarus: 2.27 Bulgaria: 2.09 World: 5.08 1966 Belarus: 2.29 Bulgaria: 2.03 World: 4.97 1967 Belarus: 2.26 Bulgaria: 2.02 World: 4.87 1968 Belarus: 2.22 Bulgaria: 2.27 World: 4.98 1969 Belarus: 2.26 Bulgaria: 2.27 World: 4.88 1970 Belarus: 2.31 Bulgaria: 2.17 World: 4.84 1971 Belarus: 2.31 Bulgaria: 2.1 World: 4.69 1972 Belarus: 2.28 Bulgaria: 2.03 World: 4.55 1973 Belarus: 2.25 Bulgaria: 2.15 World: 4.42 1974 Belarus: 2.21 Bulgaria: 2.29 World: 4.26 1975 Belarus: 2.17 Bulgaria: 2.23 World: 4.07 1976 Belarus: 2.12 Bulgaria: 2.24 World: 3.97 1977 Belarus: 2.08 Bulgaria: 2.21 World: 3.84 1978 Belarus: 2.06 Bulgaria: 2.15 World: 3.77 1979 Belarus: 2.05 Bulgaria: 2.16 World: 3.76 1980 Belarus: 2.03 Bulgaria: 2.05 World: 3.73 1981 Belarus: 2.02 Bulgaria: 2 World: 3.71 1982 Belarus: 2.05 Bulgaria: 2.01 World: 3.72 1983 Belarus: 2.11 Bulgaria: 2.01 World: 3.59 1984 Belarus: 2.11 Bulgaria: 2.01 World: 3.57 1985 Belarus: 2.09 Bulgaria: 1.97 World: 3.53 1986 Belarus: 2.09 Bulgaria: 2.02 World: 3.51 1987 Belarus: 2.03 Bulgaria: 1.96 World: 3.48 1988 Belarus: 2.03 Bulgaria: 1.97 World: 3.39 1989 Belarus: 2.03 Bulgaria: 1.9 World: 3.35 1990 Belarus: 1.91 Bulgaria: 1.82 World: 3.31 1991 Belarus: 1.81 Bulgaria: 1.66 World: 3.13 1992 Belarus: 1.76 Bulgaria: 1.55 World: 3.04 1993 Belarus: 1.62 Bulgaria: 1.46 World: 2.97 1994 Belarus: 1.53 Bulgaria: 1.37 World: 2.92 1995 Belarus: 1.41 Bulgaria: 1.23 World: 2.87 1996 Belarus: 1.34 Bulgaria: 1.23 World: 2.82 1997 Belarus: 1.25 Bulgaria: 1.09 World: 2.78 1998 Belarus: 1.3 Bulgaria: 1.11 World: 2.75 1999 Belarus: 1.31 Bulgaria: 1.23 World: 2.72 2000 Belarus: 1.32 Bulgaria: 1.26 World: 2.73 2001 Belarus: 1.29 Bulgaria: 1.21 World: 2.69 2002 Belarus: 1.24 Bulgaria: 1.23 World: 2.66 2003 Belarus: 1.23 Bulgaria: 1.26 World: 2.64 2004 Belarus: 1.23 Bulgaria: 1.33 World: 2.63 2005 Belarus: 1.25 Bulgaria: 1.37 World: 2.61 2006 Belarus: 1.34 Bulgaria: 1.44 World: 2.61 2007 Belarus: 1.43 Bulgaria: 1.49 World: 2.6 2008 Belarus: 1.49 Bulgaria: 1.56 World: 2.6 2009 Belarus: 1.51 Bulgaria: 1.66 World: 2.59 2010 Belarus: 1.49 Bulgaria: 1.57 World: 2.57 2011 Belarus: 1.52 Bulgaria: 1.51 World: 2.55 2012 Belarus: 1.62 Bulgaria: 1.5 World: 2.56 2013 Belarus: 1.67 Bulgaria: 1.54 World: 2.53 2014 Belarus: 1.7 Bulgaria: 1.62 World: 2.52 2015 Belarus: 1.72 Bulgaria: 1.64 World: 2.49 2016 Belarus: 1.73 Bulgaria: 1.67 World: 2.49 2017 Belarus: 1.54 Bulgaria: 1.71 World: 2.46 2018 Belarus: 1.45 Bulgaria: 1.73 World: 2.39 2019 Belarus: 1.38 Bulgaria: 1.79 World: 2.35 2020 Belarus: 1.37 Bulgaria: 1.77 World: 2.28 2021 Belarus: 1.37 Bulgaria: 1.8 World: 2.25 2022 Belarus: 1.33 Bulgaria: 1.78 World: 2.22 2023 Belarus: 1.21 Bulgaria: 1.81 World: 2.2 2024 Belarus: 1.22 Bulgaria: 1.72 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Belarus Bulgaria World

0 5 10 15 20 25 1991 Belarus: 0.6 Bulgaria: 11.1 World: 5.12 1992 Belarus: 3.1 Bulgaria: 15.3 World: 5.28 1993 Belarus: 8.5 Bulgaria: 16.4 World: 5.54 1994 Belarus: 12.8 Bulgaria: 12.8 World: 5.79 1995 Belarus: 17.7 Bulgaria: 11.1 World: 5.92 1996 Belarus: 24.4 Bulgaria: 12.5 World: 5.98 1997 Belarus: 17.1 Bulgaria: 13.7 World: 6.01 1998 Belarus: 14 Bulgaria: 12.2 World: 6.16 1999 Belarus: 12.8 Bulgaria: 14.1 World: 6.28 2000 Belarus: 12.19 Bulgaria: 16.22 World: 6.11 2001 Belarus: 11.56 Bulgaria: 19.92 World: 6.19 2002 Belarus: 10.87 Bulgaria: 18.11 World: 6.41 2003 Belarus: 10.19 Bulgaria: 13.73 World: 6.48 2004 Belarus: 9.46 Bulgaria: 12.04 World: 6.33 2005 Belarus: 8.76 Bulgaria: 10.08 World: 6.22 2006 Belarus: 8.07 Bulgaria: 8.95 World: 5.97 2007 Belarus: 7.41 Bulgaria: 6.88 World: 5.77 2008 Belarus: 6.73 Bulgaria: 5.61 World: 5.82 2009 Belarus: 6.1 Bulgaria: 6.82 World: 6.41 2010 Belarus: 6.05 Bulgaria: 10.28 World: 6.28 2011 Belarus: 6.02 Bulgaria: 11.26 World: 6.15 2012 Belarus: 5.96 Bulgaria: 12.27 World: 6.15 2013 Belarus: 5.94 Bulgaria: 12.94 World: 6.1 2014 Belarus: 5.91 Bulgaria: 11.42 World: 5.96 2015 Belarus: 5.88 Bulgaria: 9.14 World: 6 2016 Belarus: 5.84 Bulgaria: 7.58 World: 5.97 2017 Belarus: 5.65 Bulgaria: 6.16 World: 5.9 2018 Belarus: 4.76 Bulgaria: 5.21 World: 5.76 2019 Belarus: 4.17 Bulgaria: 4.15 World: 5.59 2020 Belarus: 4.05 Bulgaria: 5.04 World: 6.59 2021 Belarus: 3.9 Bulgaria: 5.17 World: 6.05 2022 Belarus: 3.57 Bulgaria: 4.15 World: 5.23 2023 Belarus: 3.46 Bulgaria: 4.32 World: 4.85 2024 Belarus: 3.46 Bulgaria: 4.2 World: 4.81 2025 Belarus: 3.38 Bulgaria: 3.54 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Belarus Bulgaria World

2 4 6 8 10 12 1970 Belarus: 6.66 Bulgaria: 8.14 World: 4.14 1971 Belarus: 6.61 Bulgaria: 8.08 World: 4.04 1972 Belarus: 7.01 Bulgaria: 8.32 World: 4.16 1973 Belarus: 7.6 Bulgaria: 8.39 World: 4.32 1974 Belarus: 8.17 Bulgaria: 8.43 World: 4.23 1975 Belarus: 8.74 Bulgaria: 8.98 World: 4.14 1976 Belarus: 9.07 Bulgaria: 9.04 World: 4.31 1977 Belarus: 9.33 Bulgaria: 9.33 World: 4.36 1978 Belarus: 9.65 Bulgaria: 10.01 World: 4.42 1979 Belarus: 9.92 Bulgaria: 10.37 World: 4.46 1980 Belarus: 10.23 Bulgaria: 10.68 World: 4.33 1981 Belarus: 10.35 Bulgaria: 10.2 World: 4.18 1982 Belarus: 10.38 Bulgaria: 10.38 World: 4.05 1983 Belarus: 10.36 Bulgaria: 10.25 World: 4.01 1984 Belarus: 10.25 Bulgaria: 10.06 World: 4.07 1985 Belarus: 10.18 Bulgaria: 10.3 World: 4.05 1986 Belarus: 10.16 Bulgaria: 10.42 World: 4.04 1987 Belarus: 10.15 Bulgaria: 10.45 World: 4.1 1988 Belarus: 9.96 Bulgaria: 10.34 World: 4.16 1989 Belarus: 9.59 Bulgaria: 10.33 World: 4.16 1990 Belarus: 10.36 Bulgaria: 9.18 World: 4.15 1991 Belarus: 9.97 Bulgaria: 7.52 World: 4.1 1992 Belarus: 8.99 Bulgaria: 7.26 World: 4.01 1993 Belarus: 7.74 Bulgaria: 7.42 World: 3.97 1994 Belarus: 6.61 Bulgaria: 7.11 World: 3.94 1995 Belarus: 5.93 Bulgaria: 7.3 World: 3.99 1996 Belarus: 6.04 Bulgaria: 7.37 World: 4.01 1997 Belarus: 6.11 Bulgaria: 7.14 World: 4.02 1998 Belarus: 5.99 Bulgaria: 6.89 World: 3.98 1999 Belarus: 5.8 Bulgaria: 6.1 World: 3.95 2000 Belarus: 5.64 Bulgaria: 5.9 World: 4.01 2001 Belarus: 5.54 Bulgaria: 6.3 World: 4.01 2002 Belarus: 5.59 Bulgaria: 6.07 World: 4.02 2003 Belarus: 5.7 Bulgaria: 6.88 World: 4.15 2004 Belarus: 6.08 Bulgaria: 6.67 World: 4.28 2005 Belarus: 6.21 Bulgaria: 6.85 World: 4.39 2006 Belarus: 6.5 Bulgaria: 7.11 World: 4.48 2007 Belarus: 6.39 Bulgaria: 7.64 World: 4.59 2008 Belarus: 6.8 Bulgaria: 7.28 World: 4.56 2009 Belarus: 6.48 Bulgaria: 6.25 World: 4.45 2010 Belarus: 6.97 Bulgaria: 6.69 World: 4.67 2011 Belarus: 6.65 Bulgaria: 7.46 World: 4.76 2012 Belarus: 6.8 Bulgaria: 6.83 World: 4.77 2013 Belarus: 6.82 Bulgaria: 6.21 World: 4.81 2014 Belarus: 6.77 Bulgaria: 6.69 World: 4.78 2015 Belarus: 6.25 Bulgaria: 7.14 World: 4.7 2016 Belarus: 6.24 Bulgaria: 6.84 World: 4.65 2017 Belarus: 6.37 Bulgaria: 7.24 World: 4.67 2018 Belarus: 6.72 Bulgaria: 6.9 World: 4.73 2019 Belarus: 6.5 Bulgaria: 6.75 World: 4.7 2020 Belarus: 6.2 Bulgaria: 6.02 World: 4.47 2021 Belarus: 6.3 Bulgaria: 7.05 World: 4.68 2022 Belarus: 6.06 Bulgaria: 7.65 World: 4.67 2023 Belarus: 5.86 Bulgaria: 5.73 World: 4.68 2024 Belarus: 5.94 Bulgaria: 5.31 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2006-2024

Belarus Bulgaria World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2006 Belarus: 16.2 Bulgaria: 27.09 World: 17.2 2007 Belarus: 19.7 Bulgaria: 33.64 World: 20.2 2008 Belarus: 23 Bulgaria: 39.67 World: 22.8 2009 Belarus: 27.43 Bulgaria: 45 World: 25.3 2010 Belarus: 31.8 Bulgaria: 46.23 World: 28.4 2011 Belarus: 39.65 Bulgaria: 47.98 World: 30.9 2012 Belarus: 46.91 Bulgaria: 51.9 World: 33.3 2013 Belarus: 54.17 Bulgaria: 53.06 World: 35.3 2014 Belarus: 59.02 Bulgaria: 55.49 World: 37.4 2015 Belarus: 62.23 Bulgaria: 56.66 World: 39.9 2016 Belarus: 71.11 Bulgaria: 59.83 World: 43.6 2017 Belarus: 74.44 Bulgaria: 63.41 World: 46.3 2018 Belarus: 79.13 Bulgaria: 64.78 World: 49.4 2019 Belarus: 82.79 Bulgaria: 67.95 World: 53.9 2020 Belarus: 85.09 Bulgaria: 70.16 World: 60.1 2021 Belarus: 86.89 Bulgaria: 75.27 World: 63.8 2022 Belarus: 89.51 Bulgaria: 79.13 World: 67 2023 Belarus: 91.51 Bulgaria: 80.39 World: 69.2 2024 Belarus: 94.26 Bulgaria: 82.44 World: 71.2 2006 2012 2015 2018 2024

Population

Indicator Belarus Bulgaria
Population 9.1 mn 2025
99th of 215		 6.4 mn 2025
111th of 215
Population density 45.2 /km² 2023
157th of 214		 59.4 /km² 2023
143rd of 214
Population growth -0.51 % 2025
198th of 215		 -0.13 % 2025
179th of 215
Life expectancy 74.4 years 2024
112th of 215		 75.8 years 2024
99th of 215
Fertility rate 1.22 2024
195th of 215		 1.72 2024
124th of 215
Birth rate 7.0 ‰ 2024
200th of 215		 8.3 ‰ 2024
181st of 215
Infant mortality 1.8 ‰ 2024
3rd of 196		 4.6 ‰ 2024
44th of 196
Urban population 79.5 % 2025
59th of 215		 74.2 % 2025
75th of 215
Aged 65+ 18.3 % 2025
46th of 215		 22.2 % 2025
18th of 215
Living in cities 55.6 % 2025
38th of 215		 31.7 % 2025
133rd of 215
Living in towns 19.6 % 2025
186th of 215		 29.3 % 2025
118th of 215
Living in rural areas 24.9 % 2025
108th of 215		 39.1 % 2025
50th of 215

Human development

Indicator Belarus Bulgaria
Human Development Index 0.824 2023
65th of 193		 0.845 2023
55th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.771 2023
42nd of 169		 0.748 2023
52nd of 169
Gender Inequality Index 0.080 2023
27th of 172		 0.208 2023
53rd of 172
Planetary-adjusted HDI - 0.740 2023
35th of 156

Economy

Indicator Belarus Bulgaria
GDP 93.4 bn US$ 2025
79th of 186		 130.8 bn US$ 2025
62nd of 186
GDP per capita 10,279 US$ 2025
83rd of 186		 20,328 US$ 2025
54th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 34,716 int. $ 2025
64th of 185		 44,451 int. $ 2025
52nd of 185
GNI per capita 9,160 US$ 2025
81st of 182		 17,780 US$ 2025
57th of 182
GDP growth 1.3 % 2025
151st of 186		 3.1 % 2025
99th of 186
Inflation 6.6 % 2025
30th of 165		 4.6 % 2025
40th of 165
Trade 112.1 % 2025
36th of 138		 102.5 % 2025
42nd of 138
Exports 55.1 % 2025
32nd of 138		 50.7 % 2025
36th of 138
FDI inflows 1.7 % 2025
107th of 192		 3.7 % 2025
86th of 192
Manufacturing 20.5 % 2025
14th of 132		 -
Agriculture 6.9 % 2025
77th of 158		 2.5 % 2025
121st of 158
Tax revenue 13.0 % 2024
68th of 89		 20.7 % 2024
34th of 89
Government debt 33.2 % 2019
14th of 56		 -
Military spending 2.1 % 2024
51st of 147		 2.1 % 2024
48th of 147

Labour

Indicator Belarus Bulgaria
Unemployment 3.4 % 2025
55th of 181		 3.5 % 2025
59th of 181
Youth unemployment 9.2 % 2025
61st of 181		 10.2 % 2025
74th of 181
Women in the labour force 56.8 % 2025
66th of 181		 50.4 % 2025
117th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 9.5 % 2025
108th of 181		 4.7 % 2025
130th of 181
Weekly hours worked 36.0 h 2025
122nd of 181		 37.6 h 2025
108th of 181
Youth NEET rate 6.2 % 2025
13th of 181		 10.6 % 2025
39th of 181
Labour income share 54.6 % 2025
24th of 114		 50.8 % 2024
36th of 114
Output per hour 31.5 $ 2025
67th of 181		 37.2 $ 2025
57th of 181

Health

Indicator Belarus Bulgaria
Health spending 7.1 % 2023
82nd of 192		 7.9 % 2023
62nd of 192
Health spending per person 558 US$ 2023
81st of 191		 1,258 US$ 2023
57th of 191
Physicians 4.72 /1,000 2023
11th of 125		 4.33 /1,000 2022
19th of 125
Under-5 mortality 2.3 ‰ 2024
4th of 196		 5.7 ‰ 2024
47th of 196
Maternal mortality 1 /100k 2023
1st of 194		 6 /100k 2023
29th of 194
Tobacco use 29.2 % 2024
134th of 166		 38.7 % 2024
160th of 166
Safe drinking water 93.1 % 2024
55th of 147		 96.2 % 2024
47th of 147

Food

Indicator Belarus Bulgaria
Calories per person 3,396 kcal 2023
32nd of 155		 3,000 kcal 2023
73rd of 155
Protein supply 120.0 g 2022
17th of 174		 87.4 g 2022
99th of 174
Animal protein supply 76.3 g 2022
20th of 174		 52.2 g 2022
72nd of 174
Fat supply 129.3 g 2022
38th of 174		 137.6 g 2022
33rd of 174
Food insecurity 1.0 % 2024
1st of 134		 10.5 % 2024
45th of 134
Cereal import dependency 3.9 % 2022
122nd of 160		 -1,015.6 % 2022
159th of 160
Severe food insecurity - 1.7 % 2024
24th of 124

Education

Indicator Belarus Bulgaria
Literacy 99.9 % 2019 98.4 % 2011
Secondary enrolment 94.8 % 2024
51st of 108		 94.8 % 2024
52nd of 108
Tertiary enrolment 70.1 % 2024
41st of 128		 69.5 % 2024
27th of 128
Education spending 5.0 % 2024
33rd of 121		 4.5 % 2022
Expected schooling 13.7 yrs 2023
93rd of 195		 15.3 yrs 2023
63rd of 195
Mean schooling 12.3 yrs 2023
38th of 193		 11.5 yrs 2023
56th of 193

Society

Indicator Belarus Bulgaria
Income inequality 24.4 2020
4th of 93		 39.5 2023
73rd of 93
Extreme poverty 0.0 % 2020
2nd of 93		 1.0 % 2023
51st of 93
Internet use 94.3 % 2024
34th of 182		 82.4 % 2024
90th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 131.1 /100 2024
45th of 151		 118.1 /100 2024
81st of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
15th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
11th of 213
Women in parliament 33.9 % 2025
51st of 184		 25.0 % 2025
98th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Belarus Bulgaria
Refugees hosted 40,794 2025
70th of 177		 105,596 2025
51st of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 4.5 ‰ 2025
64th of 177		 15.7 ‰ 2025
30th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 1,470 2025
93rd of 177		 1,317 2025
97th of 177
Refugees from the country 19,462 2025
48th of 199		 533 2025
117th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 2.2 ‰ 2025
40th of 199		 0.1 ‰ 2025
124th of 199

Governance

Indicator Belarus Bulgaria
Control of corruption 36.2 /100 2024
142nd of 207		 43.0 /100 2024
105th of 207
Government effectiveness 37.7 /100 2024
155th of 205		 52.2 /100 2024
100th of 205
Rule of law 35.8 /100 2024
183rd of 207		 56.4 /100 2024
99th of 207
Regulatory quality 35.4 /100 2024
185th of 205		 59.4 /100 2024
71st of 205
Voice and accountability 27.3 /100 2024
193rd of 205		 60.6 /100 2024
86th of 205
Political stability 59.4 /100 2024
137th of 207		 66.6 /100 2024
102nd of 207

Environment

Indicator Belarus Bulgaria
CO₂ per capita 5.94 t 2024
161st of 202		 5.31 t 2024
155th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 55.8 Mt 2024
53rd of 204		 31.6 Mt 2024
74th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.14 % 2024
53rd of 204		 0.08 % 2024
74th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 5.2 Gt 2024
41st of 204		 4.0 Gt 2024
48th of 204
GHG per capita 9.58 t 2024
171st of 202		 7.25 t 2024
152nd of 202
Renewable energy 8.2 % 2021
157th of 211		 20.4 % 2021
106th of 211
Forest area 43.4 % 2023
65th of 212		 36.2 % 2023
84th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 12.0 µg/m³ 2023
60th of 200		 19.7 µg/m³ 2023
114th of 200
Water stress 4.7 % 2022
53rd of 176		 40.2 % 2022
134th of 176
Land area 202,983 km² 2023
84th of 214		 108,560 km² 2023
102nd of 214

Energy

Indicator Belarus Bulgaria
Renewable electricity 2.8 % 2025
171st of 190		 32.9 % 2025
99th of 190
Wind and solar 0.8 % 2025
141st of 190		 21.7 % 2025
42nd of 190
Nuclear power 37.4 % 2025
9th of 180		 39.0 % 2025
4th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 40.1 % 2025
93rd of 190		 71.9 % 2025
53rd of 190
Fossil electricity 59.9 % 2025
93rd of 190		 28.1 % 2025
53rd of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
109th of 188		 22.5 % 2025
157th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 315 g/kWh 2025
71st of 190		 275 g/kWh 2025
62nd of 190
Electricity per capita 4.98 MWh 2025
58th of 191		 5.47 MWh 2025
53rd of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.