Bulgaria vs Hungary

Bulgaria and Hungary 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.

• Hungary has about 1.5 times as many people as Bulgaria: 9.5 million against 6.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Hungary ($25,907) is 27% higher than in Bulgaria ($20,328) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Bulgaria (3.1%) than in Hungary (0.5%), a difference of 2.6 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Bulgaria (4.6%) than in Hungary (4.4%), a difference of 0.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Hungary (4.5%) than in Bulgaria (3.5%), a difference of 1 percentage point in 2025.
• A baby born in Hungary can expect to live 0.9 years longer than one born in Bulgaria: 76.7 years against 75.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Bulgaria is older: half of its people are over 44.3 years, against 43.3 years in Hungary in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Hungary (93.8%) than in Bulgaria (82.4%), a difference of 11.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Bulgaria (5.3 tonnes) are 18% higher than in Hungary (4.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Bulgaria (36.4%) than in Hungary (22.8%), a difference of 13.6 percentage points in 2024.