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Bulgaria vs North Macedonia

123 shared metrics.

BulgariaLeads in 83

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North MacedoniaLeads in 40

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Bulgaria

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Bulgaria.

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Identity

Name origin: named after the Bulgar tribes who settled the lower Balkan region in the 7th century A.D.

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North Macedonia

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of North Macedonia.

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Identity

Name origin: the name derives from the ancient kingdom of Macedon (7th to 2nd centuries B.C.), whose name origin is unclear.

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Analysis

Bulgaria leads in 83 of 123 shared metrics, while North Macedonia leads in 40.

Bulgaria's All-Time Olympic Medals is 118.5x that of North Macedonia (239 medals vs 2.0 medals).

Bulgaria's Tourist Arrivals is 41.1x that of North Macedonia (4.97M vs 118.0K).

Bulgaria's Scientific Publications is 8.0x that of North Macedonia (4.8K vs 532.17).

Bulgaria's Airports is 7.4x that of North Macedonia (109 vs 13).

Bulgaria's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 7.0x that of North Macedonia (11.16 per 100k people vs 1.4 per 100k people).

Key Comparisons

All-Time Olympic MedalsBulgaria leads

Bulgaria

239 medals

North Macedonia

2.0 medals

Tourist ArrivalsBulgaria leads

Bulgaria

4.97M

North Macedonia

118.0K

Scientific PublicationsBulgaria leads

Bulgaria

4.8K

North Macedonia

532.17

AirportsBulgaria leads

Bulgaria

109

North Macedonia

EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)Bulgaria leads

Bulgaria

11.16 per 100k people

North Macedonia

1.4 per 100k people

Tourism RevenueBulgaria leads

Bulgaria

$1,792,000,000

North Macedonia

$253,000,000

All Metrics

All-Time Olympic Medals

Bulgaria

239 medals

North Macedonia

2.0 medals

11850% higher

Tourist Arrivals

Bulgaria

4.97M

North Macedonia

118.0K

4114% higher

Scientific Publications

Bulgaria

4.8K

North Macedonia

532.17

799% higher

Airports

Bulgaria

109

North Macedonia

738% higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Bulgaria

11.16 per 100k people

North Macedonia

1.4 per 100k people

696% higher

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Tourism Revenue

Bulgaria

$1,792,000,000

North Macedonia

$253,000,000

608% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Bulgaria

$113,343,355,779.99

North Macedonia

$16,951,682,245.42

569% higher

Spirits Consumption

Bulgaria

4.8 L/person/yr

North Macedonia

0.73 L/person/yr

554% higher

Electricity Generation

Bulgaria

37.13 TWh

North Macedonia

5.8 TWh

540% higher

Railway Network

Bulgaria

4.0K km

North Macedonia

683 km

490% higher

Railway Length

Bulgaria

4.0K km

North Macedonia

699 km

476% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Bulgaria

12.94M kW

North Macedonia

2.47M kW

424% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Bulgaria

10 sites

North Macedonia

2.0 sites

400% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Bulgaria

34.19 Mt CO2e

North Macedonia

7.3 Mt CO2e

369% higher

Land Area

Bulgaria

108.6K km²

North Macedonia

25.2K km²

330% higher

Domestic Patents

Bulgaria

165

North Macedonia

293% higher

Forest Area

Bulgaria

39.3K km²

North Macedonia

10.0K km²

293% higher

Population

Bulgaria

6.74M

North Macedonia

2.14M

215% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Bulgaria

39.1 per 1k

North Macedonia

12.96 per 1k

202% higher

Researchers

Bulgaria

2.6K per 1M

North Macedonia

922.47 per 1M

177% higher

Comparison of Bulgaria and North Macedonia across 123 metrics
				Winner
All-Time Olympic Medals	239 medals	2.0 medals	11850% higher	Bulgaria
Tourist Arrivals	4.97M	118.0K	4114% higher	Bulgaria
Scientific Publications	4.8K	532.17	799% higher	Bulgaria
Airports	109	13	738% higher	Bulgaria
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	11.16 per 100k people	1.4 per 100k people	696% higher	Bulgaria
Tourism Revenue	$1,792,000,000	$253,000,000	608% higher	Bulgaria
GDP (Nominal)	$113,343,355,779.99	$16,951,682,245.42	569% higher	Bulgaria
Spirits Consumption	4.8 L/person/yr	0.73 L/person/yr	554% higher	Bulgaria
Electricity Generation	37.13 TWh	5.8 TWh	540% higher	Bulgaria
Railway Network	4.0K km	683 km	490% higher	Bulgaria
Railway Length	4.0K km	699 km	476% higher	Bulgaria
Electric Generating Capacity	12.94M kW	2.47M kW	424% higher	Bulgaria
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	10 sites	2.0 sites	400% higher	Bulgaria
Total CO2 Emissions	34.19 Mt CO2e	7.3 Mt CO2e	369% higher	Bulgaria
Land Area	108.6K km²	25.2K km²	330% higher	Bulgaria
Domestic Patents	165	42	293% higher	Bulgaria
Forest Area	39.3K km²	10.0K km²	293% higher	Bulgaria
Population	6.74M	2.14M	215% higher	Bulgaria
Teen Birth Rate	39.1 per 1k	12.96 per 1k	202% higher	Bulgaria
Researchers	2.6K per 1M	922.47 per 1M	177% higher	Bulgaria
Alcohol Consumption	11.62 L/adult/yr	4.4 L/adult/yr	167% higher	Bulgaria
Vehicles per 1,000 People	584.81 per 1k people	231.62 per 1k people	152% higher	Bulgaria
Water Withdrawal	5.4 B m³	2.2 B m³	151% higher	Bulgaria
Armed Forces Personnel	37.0K	16.0K	131% higher	Bulgaria
Capital Elevation	560 m	251 m	123% higher	Bulgaria
Beer Consumption	4.4 L/person/yr	2.0 L/person/yr	121% higher	Bulgaria
Land Border Length	1.8K km	838 km	116% higher	Bulgaria
High-Tech Exports (%)	13.43%	6.4%	111% higher	Bulgaria
Firms Making Informal Payments	0.72% of firms	18.39% of firms	96% lower	North Macedonia
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.75% of GDP	0.40% of GDP	91% higher	Bulgaria
Firms Asked for Bribes	0.92% of firms	9.6% of firms	90% lower	North Macedonia
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	7.8 per 1k	4.2 per 1k	86% higher	Bulgaria
Child Mortality	6.1 per 1k births	3.3 per 1k births	85% higher	Bulgaria
GNI Per Capita	$15,370	$8,300	85% higher	Bulgaria
Energy Use (Per Capita)	2.6K kg oil eq/person	1.5K kg oil eq/person	80% higher	Bulgaria
Health Spending Per Capita	$1,011.09	$561.69	80% higher	Bulgaria
Infant Mortality	5.0 per 1k births	2.8 per 1k births	79% higher	Bulgaria
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	13.42%	69% lower	North Macedonia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.15 per 1M people	0.47 per 1M people	68% lower	North Macedonia
Suicide Rate	9.5 per 100k	5.8 per 100k	65% higher	Bulgaria
Youth Unemployment Rate	10.15% of youth labor force	28.75% of youth labor force	65% lower	North Macedonia
Informal Employment Share	4.1% of employed people	11.96% of employed people	65% lower	North Macedonia
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	5.4K kWh/person	3.3K kWh/person	61% higher	Bulgaria
Meat Consumption per Person	58.32 kg/person/yr	36.62 kg/person/yr	59% higher	Bulgaria
Protected Land (%)	44.3%	28.2%	57% higher	Bulgaria
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$41,519.54	$26,536.05	56% higher	Bulgaria
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	3.1% of GDP	6.2% of GDP	51% lower	North Macedonia
Credit Card Ownership	12.59% of adults	25.95% of adults	51% lower	North Macedonia
Official Languages Count	1.0	2.0	50% lower	North Macedonia
Women in Parliament (%)	20.83%	39.17%	47% lower	North Macedonia
Doctors (per 1,000)	4.3 per 1k	2.9 per 1k	47% higher	Bulgaria
Death Rate	14.18 per 1k	9.6 per 1k	47% higher	Bulgaria
Road Traffic Death Rate	8.4 per 100k	5.7 per 100k	47% higher	Bulgaria
University Enrollment Rate	79.85%	55.01%	45% higher	Bulgaria
Firms with Female Top Manager	23.5% of firms	16.43% of firms	43% higher	Bulgaria
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	92.7 per 100k	67.15 per 100k	38% higher	Bulgaria
Electricity Carbon Intensity	275.55 gCO2/kWh	441.35 gCO2/kWh	38% lower	North Macedonia
Water Stress (%)	25.92%	40.21%	36% lower	North Macedonia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	17.15 µg/m³	26.12 µg/m³	34% lower	North Macedonia
Liberal Democracy Index	0.50	0.37	33% higher	Bulgaria
Inflation Rate	2.4%	3.5%	31% lower	North Macedonia
Homicide Rate	1.1 per 100k	1.5 per 100k	29% lower	North Macedonia
CO2 Per Capita	4.7 t/person/yr	3.6 t/person/yr	29% higher	Bulgaria
Imports (% GDP)	53.86% of GDP	74.65% of GDP	28% lower	North Macedonia
Coal Electricity Share	22.52%	30.65%	27% lower	North Macedonia
Border Neighbors	5.0	4.0	25% higher	Bulgaria
Solar Electricity Share	18.15%	23.75%	24% lower	North Macedonia
Food Waste per Person	95 kg/person/yr	124.83 kg/person/yr	24% lower	North Macedonia
Broadband Access (%)	36 per 100 people	29.18 per 100 people	23% higher	Bulgaria
Government Debt (% GDP)	30.1% of GDP	39.3% of GDP	23% lower	North Macedonia
Birth Rate	7.9 per 1k	10.07 per 1k	22% lower	North Macedonia
Elderly Population (%)	22.03%	18.02%	22% higher	Bulgaria
Obesity Rate	24.25%	30.65%	21% lower	North Macedonia
Seafood Consumption per Person	7.3 kg/person/yr	6.1 kg/person/yr	20% higher	Bulgaria
Insufficient Physical Activity	30.99% of adults	25.8% of adults	20% higher	Bulgaria
Wind Electricity Share	3.5%	2.9%	19% higher	Bulgaria
Safe Drinking Water (%)	96.21%	80.79%	19% higher	Bulgaria
Population Density	59.38 /km²	72.47 /km²	18% lower	North Macedonia
Urban Population (%)	73.95%	62.56%	18% higher	Bulgaria
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	20.51% of GDP	17.76% of GDP	16% higher	Bulgaria
Political Corruption Index	0.64	0.75	15% lower	North Macedonia
Youth Population (%)	14.47%	16.82%	14% lower	North Macedonia
Freedom of Expression Index	0.75	0.66	14% higher	Bulgaria
Sanitation Access (%)	86.08%	99%	13% lower	North Macedonia
GDP Growth Rate	3.4%	3.0%	13% higher	Bulgaria
Women's Political Empowerment	0.91	0.82	10% higher	Bulgaria
Median Age	44.3 years	40.3 years	10% higher	Bulgaria
Irrigated Land	929 km²	844 km²	10% higher	Bulgaria
Forest Coverage (%)	36.22%	39.71%	9% lower	North Macedonia
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	118 per 100 people	108 per 100 people	9% higher	Bulgaria
Exports (% GDP)	56.37% of GDP	61.68% of GDP	9% lower	North Macedonia
Firms Hit by Power Outages	20.19% of firms	18.66% of firms	8% higher	Bulgaria
Dependency Ratio	57.49% of working-age pop.	53.49% of working-age pop.	7% higher	Bulgaria
Agricultural Land (%)	46.09%	49.6%	7% lower	North Macedonia
Electoral Democracy Index	0.60	0.56	7% higher	Bulgaria
Women in Senior Management	39.13% of managers	36.44% of managers	7% higher	Bulgaria
Can Raise Emergency Money	87.88% of adults	94.02% of adults	7% lower	North Macedonia
Highest Elevation	2.9K m	2.8K m	6% higher	Bulgaria
Renewable Energy (%)	20.4%	19.5%	5% higher	Bulgaria
Internet Users (%)	82.44%	87%	5% lower	North Macedonia
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)	94.5%	100%	5% lower	North Macedonia
Human Development Index	0.84	0.81	4% higher	Bulgaria
Nurses & Midwives	4.7 per 1k	4.8 per 1k	4% lower	North Macedonia
Digital Payments Used	77.6% of adults	75.19% of adults	3% higher	Bulgaria
Tobacco Use Prevalence	38.7% of adults	39.6% of adults	2% lower	North Macedonia
Average Weekly Work Hours	38.6 hrs/week	39.39 hrs/week	2% lower	North Macedonia
Military Spending	2.1% of GDP	2.1% of GDP	2% higher	Bulgaria
Renewable Energy (%)	16.42%	16.04%	2% higher	Bulgaria
Milk Consumption per Person	155.71 kg/person/yr	157.93 kg/person/yr	1% lower	North Macedonia
Life Expectancy	75.7 years	75.3 years	1% higher	Bulgaria
Fertility Rate	1.5 children/woman	1.5 children/woman	1% lower	North Macedonia
Health Spending (% GDP)	7.7% of GDP	7.6% of GDP	1% higher	Bulgaria
Corruption Perceptions Index	40 pts	40 pts	equal	Bulgaria
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	equal	Bulgaria
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	20 days/yr	equal	Bulgaria
Coastline Length	354 km	0 km	ranked higher	Bulgaria
Hypertension Prevalence	45.2% of adults	45.2% of adults	equal	Bulgaria
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Bulgaria
Life Evaluation Score	5.7 pts	5.7 pts	equal	North Macedonia
Lowest Elevation	0 m	50 m	ranked lower	North Macedonia
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-5.9% of GDP	-4.4% of GDP	ranked lower	North Macedonia
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	58 gold medals	0 gold medals	ranked higher	Bulgaria
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	5.3 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Bulgaria

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Analysis

Bulgaria leads in 83 of 123 shared metrics, while North Macedonia leads in 40.

Bulgaria's All-Time Olympic Medals is 118.5x that of North Macedonia (239 medals vs 2.0 medals).

Bulgaria's Tourist Arrivals is 41.1x that of North Macedonia (4.97M vs 118.0K).

Bulgaria's Scientific Publications is 8.0x that of North Macedonia (4.8K vs 532.17).

Bulgaria's Airports is 7.4x that of North Macedonia (109 vs 13).

Bulgaria's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 7.0x that of North Macedonia (11.16 per 100k people vs 1.4 per 100k people).

Key Comparisons

All-Time Olympic MedalsBulgaria leads

Bulgaria

239 medals

North Macedonia

2.0 medals

Tourist ArrivalsBulgaria leads

Bulgaria

4.97M

North Macedonia

118.0K

Scientific PublicationsBulgaria leads

Bulgaria

4.8K

North Macedonia

532.17

AirportsBulgaria leads

Bulgaria

109

North Macedonia

Bulgaria

11.16 per 100k people

North Macedonia

1.4 per 100k people

Tourism RevenueBulgaria leads

Bulgaria

$1,792,000,000

North Macedonia

$253,000,000

All-Time Olympic Medals

239 medals

2.0 medals

Tourist Arrivals

4.97M

118.0K

Scientific Publications

4.8K

532.17

Airports

109

11.16 per 100k people

1.4 per 100k people

Tourism Revenue

$1,792,000,000

$253,000,000

GDP (Nominal)

$113,343,355,779.99

$16,951,682,245.42

Spirits Consumption

4.8 L/person/yr

0.73 L/person/yr

Electricity Generation

37.13 TWh

5.8 TWh

Railway Network

4.0K km

683 km

Railway Length

4.0K km

699 km

Electric Generating Capacity

12.94M kW

2.47M kW

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

10 sites

2.0 sites

Total CO2 Emissions

34.19 Mt CO2e

7.3 Mt CO2e

Land Area

108.6K km²

25.2K km²

Domestic Patents

165

Forest Area

39.3K km²

10.0K km²

Population

6.74M

2.14M

Teen Birth Rate

39.1 per 1k

12.96 per 1k

Researchers

2.6K per 1M

922.47 per 1M

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

All-Time Olympic Medals

Tourist Arrivals

Scientific Publications

Airports

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Tourism Revenue

GDP (Nominal)

Spirits Consumption

Electricity Generation

Railway Network

Railway Length

Electric Generating Capacity

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Total CO2 Emissions

Land Area

Domestic Patents

Forest Area

Population

Teen Birth Rate

Researchers

Alcohol Consumption

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Water Withdrawal

Armed Forces Personnel

Capital Elevation

Beer Consumption

Land Border Length

High-Tech Exports (%)

Firms Making Informal Payments

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Firms Asked for Bribes

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Child Mortality

GNI Per Capita

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Health Spending Per Capita

Infant Mortality

Unemployment Rate

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Suicide Rate

Youth Unemployment Rate

Informal Employment Share

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Meat Consumption per Person

Protected Land (%)

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Credit Card Ownership

Official Languages Count

Women in Parliament (%)

Doctors (per 1,000)

Death Rate

Road Traffic Death Rate

University Enrollment Rate

Firms with Female Top Manager

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Water Stress (%)

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Liberal Democracy Index

Inflation Rate

Homicide Rate

CO2 Per Capita

Imports (% GDP)

Coal Electricity Share

Border Neighbors

Solar Electricity Share

Food Waste per Person

Broadband Access (%)

Government Debt (% GDP)

Birth Rate

Elderly Population (%)