Bulgaria vs Croatia

Bulgaria and Croatia compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Bulgaria has about 1.7 times as many people as Croatia: 6.4 million against 3.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Croatia ($27,104) is 33% higher than in Bulgaria ($20,328) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Croatia (3.4%) than in Bulgaria (3.1%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Bulgaria (4.6%) than in Croatia (3.7%), a difference of 0.9 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Croatia (5%) than in Bulgaria (3.5%), a difference of 1.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Croatia can expect to live 3.1 years longer than one born in Bulgaria: 78.9 years against 75.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Croatia is older: half of its people are over 44.8 years, against 44.3 years in Bulgaria in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Croatia (83.6%) than in Bulgaria (82.4%), a difference of 1.2 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Bulgaria (5.3 tonnes) are 10% higher than in Croatia (4.8 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Bulgaria (36.4%) than in Croatia (34.8%), a difference of 1.6 percentage points in 2024.