Bulgaria vs Greece

Bulgaria and Greece 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.

• Greece has about 1.6 times as many people as Bulgaria: 10.4 million against 6.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Greece ($26,948) is 33% higher than in Bulgaria ($20,328) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Bulgaria (3.1%) than in Greece (2.1%), a difference of 1 percentage point in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Bulgaria (4.6%) than in Greece (2.5%), a difference of 2.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Greece (8.5%) than in Bulgaria (3.5%), a difference of 5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Greece can expect to live 6 years longer than one born in Bulgaria: 81.8 years against 75.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Greece is older: half of its people are over 45.7 years, against 44.3 years in Bulgaria in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Greece (86.3%) than in Bulgaria (82.4%), a difference of 3.9 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Bulgaria (5.3 tonnes) are 6% higher than in Greece (5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Greece (36.9%) than in Bulgaria (36.4%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2024.