Bulgaria
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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 Serbia
122 shared metrics.
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Serbia
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Serbia.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the country takes its name from the Serb people.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Bulgaria leads in 68 of 122 shared metrics, while Serbia leads in 54.
Bulgaria's Solar Electricity Share is 40.3x that of Serbia (18.15% vs 0.44%).
Bulgaria's Tourist Arrivals is 10.2x that of Serbia (4.97M vs 446.0K).
Bulgaria's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 5.9x that of Serbia (11.16 per 100k people vs 1.6 per 100k people).
Bulgaria's Capital Elevation is 3.8x that of Serbia (560 m vs 117 m).
Bulgaria's Protected Land (%) is 2.3x that of Serbia (44.3% vs 13.4%).
Key Comparisons
Solar Electricity ShareBulgaria leads
Bulgaria
18.15%
Serbia
0.44%
Tourist ArrivalsBulgaria leads
Bulgaria
4.97M
Serbia
446.0K
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleBulgaria leads
Bulgaria
11.16 per 100k people
Serbia
1.6 per 100k people
Capital ElevationBulgaria leads
Bulgaria
560 m
Serbia
117 m
Protected Land (%)Bulgaria leads
Bulgaria
44.3%
Serbia
13.4%
Teen Birth RateBulgaria leads
Bulgaria
39.1 per 1k
Serbia
13.67 per 1k
All Metrics
Solar Electricity Share
BulgariaBulgaria
18.15%
Serbia
0.44%
4025% higher
Tourist Arrivals
BulgariaBulgaria
4.97M
Serbia
446.0K
1015% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
BulgariaBulgaria
11.16 per 100k people
Serbia
1.6 per 100k people
594% higher
Capital Elevation
BulgariaBulgaria
560 m
Serbia
117 m
379% higher
Protected Land (%)
BulgariaBulgaria
44.3%
Serbia
13.4%
231% higher
Teen Birth Rate
BulgariaBulgaria
39.1 per 1k
Serbia
13.67 per 1k
186% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
BulgariaBulgaria
0.50
Serbia
0.21
140% higher
Airports
BulgariaBulgaria
109
Serbia
46
137% higher
Spirits Consumption
BulgariaBulgaria
4.8 L/person/yr
Serbia
2.4 L/person/yr
100% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
BulgariaBulgaria
0.60
Serbia
0.30
100% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
BulgariaBulgaria
10 sites
Serbia
5.0 sites
100% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
SerbiaBulgaria
0.72% of firms
Serbia
6.4% of firms
89% lower
Air Passengers
SerbiaBulgaria
723.8K
Serbia
3.87M
81% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
BulgariaBulgaria
584.81 per 1k people
Serbia
323.36 per 1k people
81% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
BulgariaBulgaria
0.75
Serbia
0.42
78% higher
Informal Employment Share
SerbiaBulgaria
4.1% of employed people
Serbia
17.14% of employed people
76% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
BulgariaBulgaria
92.7 per 100k
Serbia
54.43 per 100k
70% higher
Irrigated Land
BulgariaBulgaria
929 km²
Serbia
550 km²
69% higher
Foreign Patents
SerbiaBulgaria
6.0
Serbia
18
67% lower
Coal Electricity Share
SerbiaBulgaria
22.52%
Serbia
65.05%
65% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
SerbiaBulgaria
275.55 gCO2/kWh
Serbia
695.8 gCO2/kWh
60% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
SerbiaBulgaria
30.1% of GDP
Serbia
73.1% of GDP
59% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
BulgariaBulgaria
12.94M kW
Serbia
8.20M kW
58% higher
Water Stress (%)
SerbiaBulgaria
25.92%
Serbia
60.56%
57% lower
Alcohol Consumption
BulgariaBulgaria
11.62 L/adult/yr
Serbia
7.5 L/adult/yr
56% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
SerbiaBulgaria
0.92% of firms
Serbia
2.0% of firms
55% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
SerbiaBulgaria
10.15% of youth labor force
Serbia
20.93% of youth labor force
51% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
SerbiaBulgaria
3.1% of GDP
Serbia
6.2% of GDP
51% lower
Inflation Rate
SerbiaBulgaria
2.4%
Serbia
4.7%
49% lower
Credit Card Ownership
SerbiaBulgaria
12.59% of adults
Serbia
24.29% of adults
48% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
SerbiaBulgaria
20.83%
Serbia
38%
45% lower
Forest Area
BulgariaBulgaria
39.3K km²
Serbia
27.2K km²
44% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
BulgariaBulgaria
7.8 per 1k
Serbia
5.4 per 1k
44% higher
Unemployment Rate
SerbiaBulgaria
4.1%
Serbia
7.4%
44% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
BulgariaBulgaria
4.3 per 1k
Serbia
3.1 per 1k
40% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
SerbiaBulgaria
20.19% of firms
Serbia
32.6% of firms
38% lower
Beer Consumption
BulgariaBulgaria
4.4 L/person/yr
Serbia
3.2 L/person/yr
37% higher
Suicide Rate
SerbiaBulgaria
9.5 per 100k
Serbia
15.14 per 100k
37% lower
Highest Elevation
BulgariaBulgaria
2.9K m
Serbia
2.2K m
35% higher
GNI Per Capita
BulgariaBulgaria
$15,370
Serbia
$11,610
32% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
BulgariaBulgaria
4.5% of GDP
Serbia
3.4% of GDP
32% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
SerbiaBulgaria
30.99% of adults
Serbia
45.49% of adults
32% lower
Land Area
BulgariaBulgaria
108.6K km²
Serbia
84.1K km²
29% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
BulgariaBulgaria
$41,519.54
Serbia
$32,233.76
29% higher
Border Neighbors
SerbiaBulgaria
5.0
Serbia
7.0
29% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
BulgariaBulgaria
96.21%
Serbia
74.97%
28% higher
GDP (Nominal)
BulgariaBulgaria
$113,343,355,779.99
Serbia
$90,097,765,959.11
26% higher
Tourism Revenue
BulgariaBulgaria
$1,792,000,000
Serbia
$1,422,000,000
26% higher
Population Density
SerbiaBulgaria
59.38 /km²
Serbia
78.76 /km²
25% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
SerbiaBulgaria
20.4%
Serbia
27.2%
25% lower
CO2 Per Capita
SerbiaBulgaria
4.7 t/person/yr
Serbia
6.2 t/person/yr
25% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
SerbiaBulgaria
17.15 µg/m³
Serbia
22.51 µg/m³
24% lower
Women in Senior Management
BulgariaBulgaria
39.13% of managers
Serbia
31.91% of managers
23% higher
Food Waste per Person
SerbiaBulgaria
95 kg/person/yr
Serbia
122.81 kg/person/yr
23% lower
Land Border Length
SerbiaBulgaria
1.8K km
Serbia
2.3K km
22% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
BulgariaBulgaria
40 pts
Serbia
33 pts
21% higher
Railway Length
BulgariaBulgaria
4.0K km
Serbia
3.3K km
21% higher
Nurses & Midwives
SerbiaBulgaria
4.7 per 1k
Serbia
5.9 per 1k
21% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
SerbiaBulgaria
0.75% of GDP
Serbia
0.95% of GDP
21% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
SerbiaBulgaria
7.7% of GDP
Serbia
9.7% of GDP
21% lower
Domestic Patents
BulgariaBulgaria
165
Serbia
138
20% higher
Inequality (Gini)
BulgariaBulgaria
39.5
Serbia
32.8
20% higher
Railway Network
BulgariaBulgaria
4.0K km
Serbia
3.3K km
20% higher
Political Corruption Index
SerbiaBulgaria
0.64
Serbia
0.79
19% lower
Urban Population (%)
BulgariaBulgaria
73.95%
Serbia
62.38%
19% higher
Child Mortality
BulgariaBulgaria
6.1 per 1k births
Serbia
5.2 per 1k births
17% higher
Homicide Rate
SerbiaBulgaria
1.1 per 100k
Serbia
1.3 per 100k
17% lower
Military Spending
SerbiaBulgaria
2.1% of GDP
Serbia
2.6% of GDP
17% lower
Broadband Access (%)
BulgariaBulgaria
36 per 100 people
Serbia
31 per 100 people
16% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
BulgariaBulgaria
37.0K
Serbia
32.0K
16% higher
Life Evaluation Score
SerbiaBulgaria
5.7 pts
Serbia
6.7 pts
15% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
BulgariaBulgaria
46.09%
Serbia
40.39%
14% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
SerbiaBulgaria
20.51% of GDP
Serbia
23.89% of GDP
14% lower
GDP Growth Rate
SerbiaBulgaria
3.4%
Serbia
3.9%
14% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
BulgariaBulgaria
8.4 per 100k
Serbia
7.4 per 100k
14% higher
Wind Electricity Share
SerbiaBulgaria
3.5%
Serbia
4.0%
13% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
BulgariaBulgaria
23.5% of firms
Serbia
20.89% of firms
13% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
BulgariaBulgaria
36.22%
Serbia
32.39%
12% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
SerbiaBulgaria
86.08%
Serbia
97.94%
12% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
BulgariaBulgaria
$1,011.09
Serbia
$903.12
12% higher
Scientific Publications
SerbiaBulgaria
4.8K
Serbia
5.4K
11% lower
Infant Mortality
BulgariaBulgaria
5.0 per 1k births
Serbia
4.5 per 1k births
11% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
SerbiaBulgaria
5.3 per 1M people
Serbia
6.0 per 1M people
11% lower
Birth Rate
SerbiaBulgaria
7.9 per 1k
Serbia
8.7 per 1k
10% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
BulgariaBulgaria
2.6K kg oil eq/person
Serbia
2.4K kg oil eq/person
10% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
BulgariaBulgaria
58.32 kg/person/yr
Serbia
53.49 kg/person/yr
9% higher
University Enrollment Rate
BulgariaBulgaria
79.85%
Serbia
73.21%
9% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
SerbiaBulgaria
7.3 kg/person/yr
Serbia
8.0 kg/person/yr
8% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
SerbiaBulgaria
118 per 100 people
Serbia
128.47 per 100 people
8% lower
Obesity Rate
SerbiaBulgaria
24.25%
Serbia
26.05%
7% lower
Water Withdrawal
BulgariaBulgaria
5.4 B m³
Serbia
5.1 B m³
7% higher
Imports (% GDP)
SerbiaBulgaria
53.86% of GDP
Serbia
58.14% of GDP
7% lower
Internet Users (%)
SerbiaBulgaria
82.44%
Serbia
87.69%
6% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
BulgariaBulgaria
155.71 kg/person/yr
Serbia
148.53 kg/person/yr
5% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
BulgariaBulgaria
0.91
Serbia
0.86
5% higher
Exports (% GDP)
BulgariaBulgaria
56.37% of GDP
Serbia
53.58% of GDP
5% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
BulgariaBulgaria
5.4K kWh/person
Serbia
5.1K kWh/person
5% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
SerbiaBulgaria
38.6 hrs/week
Serbia
40.37 hrs/week
4% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
SerbiaBulgaria
87.88% of adults
Serbia
91.38% of adults
4% lower
Death Rate
SerbiaBulgaria
14.18 per 1k
Serbia
14.66 per 1k
3% lower
Fertility Rate
BulgariaBulgaria
1.5 children/woman
Serbia
1.5 children/woman
3% higher
Elderly Population (%)
SerbiaBulgaria
22.03%
Serbia
22.69%
3% lower
Dependency Ratio
SerbiaBulgaria
57.49% of working-age pop.
Serbia
58.72% of working-age pop.
2% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
SerbiaBulgaria
38.7% of adults
Serbia
39.6% of adults
2% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
SerbiaBulgaria
45.2% of adults
Serbia
46% of adults
2% lower
Researchers
BulgariaBulgaria
2.6K per 1M
Serbia
2.5K per 1M
2% higher
Human Development Index
BulgariaBulgaria
0.84
Serbia
0.83
1% higher
Population
BulgariaBulgaria
6.74M
Serbia
6.65M
1% higher
Median Age
BulgariaBulgaria
44.3 years
Serbia
43.9 years
1% higher
Life Expectancy
SerbiaBulgaria
75.7 years
Serbia
76.2 years
1% lower
Youth Population (%)
BulgariaBulgaria
14.47%
Serbia
14.31%
1% higher
Digital Payments Used
BulgariaBulgaria
77.6% of adults
Serbia
77.05% of adults
1% higher
Time Zones Count
BulgariaBulgaria
1.0 time zones
Serbia
1.0 time zones
equal
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
BulgariaBulgaria
20 days/yr
Serbia
20 days/yr
equal
Smoking Rate
BulgariaBulgaria
39.5%
Serbia
39.5%
equal
Coastline Length
BulgariaBulgaria
354 km
Serbia
0 km
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
BulgariaBulgaria
100%
Serbia
100%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
BulgariaBulgaria
0.15 per 1M people
Serbia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
SerbiaBulgaria
0 m
Serbia
35 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
BulgariaBulgaria
1.0
Serbia
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
SerbiaBulgaria
-5.9% of GDP
Serbia
-4.9% of GDP
ranked lower
Electricity Generation
BulgariaBulgaria
37.13 TWh
Serbia
37.12 TWh
equal
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