Bulgaria vs Oman

Bulgaria and Oman 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 1.2 times as many people as Oman: 6.4 million against 5.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Bulgaria ($20,328) and Oman ($19,947) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Bulgaria (3.1%) than in Oman (2.4%), a difference of 0.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Bulgaria (4.6%) than in Oman (1%), a difference of 3.6 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Bulgaria (3.5%) than in Oman (3.3%), a difference of 0.2 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Oman can expect to live 4.4 years longer than one born in Bulgaria: 80.2 years against 75.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Bulgaria is older: half of its people are over 44.3 years, against 29.3 years in Oman in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Oman (95.3%) than in Bulgaria (82.4%), a difference of 12.9 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Oman (18.7 tonnes) are about 3.5 times as high as in Bulgaria (5.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Bulgaria (36.4%) than in Oman (0%), a difference of 36.4 percentage points in 2024.