Bulgaria
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Bulgaria.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: named after the Bulgar tribes who settled the lower Balkan region in the 7th century A.D.
CIA 2026
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Bulgaria vs Cyprus
124 shared metrics.
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Cyprus
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Cyprus.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the Greek name for the island is Kupros, which is probably derived from the Sumerian kabar, meaning "copper" or "bronze.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Bulgaria leads in 74 of 124 shared metrics, while Cyprus leads in 50.
Bulgaria's Domestic Patents is 164.0x that of Cyprus (165 vs 1.0).
Bulgaria's Water Withdrawal is 23.4x that of Cyprus (5.4 B m³ vs 0.22 B m³).
Bulgaria's Forest Area is 21.8x that of Cyprus (39.3K km² vs 1.7K km²).
Bulgaria's Land Area is 10.8x that of Cyprus (108.6K km² vs 9.2K km²).
Bulgaria's Land Border Length is 10.6x that of Cyprus (1.8K km vs 156 km).
Key Comparisons
Domestic PatentsBulgaria leads
Bulgaria
165
Cyprus
1.0
Water WithdrawalBulgaria leads
Bulgaria
5.4 B m³
Cyprus
0.22 B m³
Forest AreaBulgaria leads
Bulgaria
39.3K km²
Cyprus
1.7K km²
Land AreaBulgaria leads
Bulgaria
108.6K km²
Cyprus
9.2K km²
Land Border LengthBulgaria leads
Bulgaria
1.8K km
Cyprus
156 km
AirportsBulgaria leads
Bulgaria
109
Cyprus
15
All Metrics
Domestic Patents
BulgariaBulgaria
165
Cyprus
1.0
16400% higher
Water Withdrawal
BulgariaBulgaria
5.4 B m³
Cyprus
0.22 B m³
2341% higher
Forest Area
BulgariaBulgaria
39.3K km²
Cyprus
1.7K km²
2180% higher
Land Area
BulgariaBulgaria
108.6K km²
Cyprus
9.2K km²
1075% higher
Land Border Length
BulgariaBulgaria
1.8K km
Cyprus
156 km
1058% higher
Airports
BulgariaBulgaria
109
Cyprus
15
627% higher
Electricity Generation
BulgariaBulgaria
37.13 TWh
Cyprus
5.7 TWh
549% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
BulgariaBulgaria
12.94M kW
Cyprus
2.29M kW
466% higher
Teen Birth Rate
BulgariaBulgaria
39.1 per 1k
Cyprus
7.0 per 1k
460% higher
Population
BulgariaBulgaria
6.74M
Cyprus
1.33M
406% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
BulgariaBulgaria
34.19 Mt CO2e
Cyprus
7.3 Mt CO2e
366% higher
Political Corruption Index
BulgariaBulgaria
0.64
Cyprus
0.17
287% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
BulgariaBulgaria
7.8 per 1k
Cyprus
2.2 per 1k
255% higher
Irrigated Land
BulgariaBulgaria
929 km²
Cyprus
269 km²
245% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
BulgariaBulgaria
46.09%
Cyprus
13.96%
230% higher
Suicide Rate
BulgariaBulgaria
9.5 per 100k
Cyprus
3.0 per 100k
215% higher
GDP (Nominal)
BulgariaBulgaria
$113,343,355,779.99
Cyprus
$37,634,533,331.89
201% higher
Foreign Patents
BulgariaBulgaria
6.0
Cyprus
2.0
200% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
BulgariaBulgaria
92.7 per 100k
Cyprus
31.59 per 100k
193% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
BulgariaBulgaria
37.0K
Cyprus
13.0K
185% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
BulgariaBulgaria
23.5% of firms
Cyprus
8.5% of firms
177% higher
Tourism Revenue
BulgariaBulgaria
$1,792,000,000
Cyprus
$663,000,000
170% higher
Scientific Publications
BulgariaBulgaria
4.8K
Cyprus
1.9K
156% higher
Capital Elevation
BulgariaBulgaria
560 m
Cyprus
220 m
155% higher
Beer Consumption
BulgariaBulgaria
4.4 L/person/yr
Cyprus
1.8 L/person/yr
148% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
BulgariaBulgaria
11.16 per 100k people
Cyprus
5.0 per 100k people
122% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
BulgariaBulgaria
8.4 per 100k
Cyprus
3.9 per 100k
115% higher
Death Rate
BulgariaBulgaria
14.18 per 1k
Cyprus
7.1 per 1k
99% higher
Spirits Consumption
BulgariaBulgaria
4.8 L/person/yr
Cyprus
2.4 L/person/yr
98% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
BulgariaBulgaria
36.22%
Cyprus
18.67%
94% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
CyprusBulgaria
78
Cyprus
1.0K
92% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
CyprusBulgaria
0.92% of firms
Cyprus
5.7% of firms
84% lower
Alcohol Consumption
BulgariaBulgaria
11.62 L/adult/yr
Cyprus
6.4 L/adult/yr
83% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
CyprusBulgaria
0.72% of firms
Cyprus
3.2% of firms
78% lower
Child Mortality
BulgariaBulgaria
6.1 per 1k births
Cyprus
3.5 per 1k births
74% higher
Infant Mortality
BulgariaBulgaria
5.0 per 1k births
Cyprus
2.9 per 1k births
72% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
CyprusBulgaria
7.3 kg/person/yr
Cyprus
24.86 kg/person/yr
71% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
CyprusBulgaria
5.3 per 1M people
Cyprus
18.01 per 1M people
70% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
CyprusBulgaria
30.1% of GDP
Cyprus
97.5% of GDP
69% lower
Food Waste per Person
CyprusBulgaria
95 kg/person/yr
Cyprus
294 kg/person/yr
68% lower
Official Languages Count
CyprusBulgaria
1.0
Cyprus
3.0
67% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
CyprusBulgaria
$1,011.09
Cyprus
$2,864.16
65% lower
Credit Card Ownership
CyprusBulgaria
12.59% of adults
Cyprus
32.48% of adults
61% lower
Population Density
CyprusBulgaria
59.38 /km²
Cyprus
145.56 /km²
59% lower
Informal Employment Share
BulgariaBulgaria
4.1% of employed people
Cyprus
2.6% of employed people
57% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
BulgariaBulgaria
2.6K kg oil eq/person
Cyprus
1.7K kg oil eq/person
56% higher
GNI Per Capita
CyprusBulgaria
$15,370
Cyprus
$32,870
53% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
BulgariaBulgaria
16.42%
Cyprus
10.8%
52% higher
Elderly Population (%)
BulgariaBulgaria
22.03%
Cyprus
14.62%
51% higher
Highest Elevation
BulgariaBulgaria
2.9K m
Cyprus
2.0K m
50% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
BulgariaBulgaria
20.19% of firms
Cyprus
13.51% of firms
49% higher
Researchers
BulgariaBulgaria
2.6K per 1M
Cyprus
1.7K per 1M
48% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
BulgariaBulgaria
20.83%
Cyprus
14.29%
46% higher
Coastline Length
CyprusBulgaria
354 km
Cyprus
648 km
45% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
CyprusBulgaria
275.55 gCO2/kWh
Cyprus
489 gCO2/kWh
44% lower
Exports (% GDP)
CyprusBulgaria
56.37% of GDP
Cyprus
97.02% of GDP
42% lower
Imports (% GDP)
CyprusBulgaria
53.86% of GDP
Cyprus
93.38% of GDP
42% lower
Women in Senior Management
BulgariaBulgaria
39.13% of managers
Cyprus
27.5% of managers
42% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
BulgariaBulgaria
5.4K kWh/person
Cyprus
3.8K kWh/person
40% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
BulgariaBulgaria
155.71 kg/person/yr
Cyprus
113.31 kg/person/yr
37% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
BulgariaBulgaria
45.2% of adults
Cyprus
33.9% of adults
33% higher
Inflation Rate
BulgariaBulgaria
2.4%
Cyprus
1.8%
33% higher
Homicide Rate
BulgariaBulgaria
1.1 per 100k
Cyprus
0.82 per 100k
33% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
CyprusBulgaria
$41,519.54
Cyprus
$61,271.82
32% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
BulgariaBulgaria
20.4%
Cyprus
15.6%
31% higher
Shipping Traffic
CyprusBulgaria
254.9K
Cyprus
371.7K
31% lower
Dependency Ratio
BulgariaBulgaria
57.49% of working-age pop.
Cyprus
44.28% of working-age pop.
30% higher
Military Spending
BulgariaBulgaria
2.1% of GDP
Cyprus
1.6% of GDP
30% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
CyprusBulgaria
40 pts
Cyprus
55 pts
27% lower
Unemployment Rate
CyprusBulgaria
4.1%
Cyprus
5.6%
27% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
BulgariaBulgaria
17.15 µg/m³
Cyprus
13.51 µg/m³
27% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
CyprusBulgaria
13.43%
Cyprus
18.03%
26% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
CyprusBulgaria
0.50
Cyprus
0.66
25% lower
Inequality (Gini)
BulgariaBulgaria
39.5
Cyprus
31.8
24% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
CyprusBulgaria
118 per 100 people
Cyprus
156 per 100 people
24% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
CyprusBulgaria
30.99% of adults
Cyprus
40.83% of adults
24% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
CyprusBulgaria
0.60
Cyprus
0.77
23% lower
Solar Electricity Share
CyprusBulgaria
18.15%
Cyprus
23.18%
22% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
BulgariaBulgaria
4.3 per 1k
Cyprus
3.6 per 1k
22% higher
Birth Rate
CyprusBulgaria
7.9 per 1k
Cyprus
9.9 per 1k
21% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
CyprusBulgaria
58.32 kg/person/yr
Cyprus
72.83 kg/person/yr
20% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
CyprusBulgaria
10.15% of youth labor force
Cyprus
12.71% of youth labor force
20% lower
University Enrollment Rate
CyprusBulgaria
79.85%
Cyprus
99.02%
19% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
BulgariaBulgaria
38.7% of adults
Cyprus
32.5% of adults
19% higher
Median Age
BulgariaBulgaria
44.3 years
Cyprus
37.8 years
17% higher
Protected Land (%)
BulgariaBulgaria
44.3%
Cyprus
38.6%
15% higher
GDP Growth Rate
CyprusBulgaria
3.4%
Cyprus
3.9%
14% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
CyprusBulgaria
7.7% of GDP
Cyprus
8.9% of GDP
14% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
CyprusBulgaria
86.08%
Cyprus
99.48%
13% lower
CO2 Per Capita
CyprusBulgaria
4.7 t/person/yr
Cyprus
5.4 t/person/yr
13% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
CyprusBulgaria
20.51% of GDP
Cyprus
23.27% of GDP
12% lower
Smoking Rate
BulgariaBulgaria
39.5%
Cyprus
35.6%
11% higher
Urban Population (%)
BulgariaBulgaria
73.95%
Cyprus
66.68%
11% higher
Digital Payments Used
CyprusBulgaria
77.6% of adults
Cyprus
87.19% of adults
11% lower
Youth Population (%)
CyprusBulgaria
14.47%
Cyprus
16.07%
10% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
BulgariaBulgaria
584.81 per 1k people
Cyprus
533.66 per 1k people
10% higher
Water Stress (%)
CyprusBulgaria
25.92%
Cyprus
28.59%
9% lower
Internet Users (%)
CyprusBulgaria
82.44%
Cyprus
91%
9% lower
Broadband Access (%)
CyprusBulgaria
36 per 100 people
Cyprus
39 per 100 people
8% lower
Human Development Index
CyprusBulgaria
0.84
Cyprus
0.91
7% lower
Life Expectancy
CyprusBulgaria
75.7 years
Cyprus
81.6 years
7% lower
Life Evaluation Score
CyprusBulgaria
5.7 pts
Cyprus
6.1 pts
7% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
CyprusBulgaria
0.75
Cyprus
0.81
7% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
BulgariaBulgaria
0.91
Cyprus
0.86
6% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
CyprusBulgaria
4.5% of GDP
Cyprus
4.7% of GDP
5% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
CyprusBulgaria
87.88% of adults
Cyprus
92.25% of adults
5% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
CyprusBulgaria
96.21%
Cyprus
99.72%
4% lower
Obesity Rate
CyprusBulgaria
24.25%
Cyprus
25.11%
3% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
BulgariaBulgaria
38.6 hrs/week
Cyprus
37.4 hrs/week
3% higher
Wind Electricity Share
CyprusBulgaria
3.5%
Cyprus
3.5%
2% lower
Fertility Rate
BulgariaBulgaria
1.5 children/woman
Cyprus
1.5 children/woman
2% higher
Nurses & Midwives
BulgariaBulgaria
4.7 per 1k
Cyprus
4.6 per 1k
1% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
BulgariaBulgaria
0.75% of GDP
Cyprus
0.75% of GDP
1% higher
Time Zones Count
BulgariaBulgaria
1.0 time zones
Cyprus
1.0 time zones
equal
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
BulgariaBulgaria
20 days/yr
Cyprus
20 days/yr
equal
Air Passengers
CyprusBulgaria
723.8K
Cyprus
724.1K
equal
Coal Electricity Share
BulgariaBulgaria
22.52%
Cyprus
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
BulgariaBulgaria
100%
Cyprus
100%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
BulgariaBulgaria
0.15 per 1M people
Cyprus
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
BulgariaBulgaria
0 m
Cyprus
0 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
BulgariaBulgaria
-5.9% of GDP
Cyprus
-8.1% of GDP
ranked higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
BulgariaBulgaria
3.1% of GDP
Cyprus
-133.82% of GDP
ranked higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
BulgariaBulgaria
10 sites
Cyprus
0 sites
ranked higher
Border Neighbors
BulgariaBulgaria
5.0
Cyprus
0
ranked higher
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