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Bulgaria vs Turkey

128 shared metrics.

BulgariaLeads in 60

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TurkeyLeads in 68

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Bulgaria

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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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Turkey

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Turkey.

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Istanbul famously spans both Europe and Asia across the Bosporus.

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Analysis

Turkey leads in 68 of 128 shared metrics, while Bulgaria leads in 60.

Bulgaria's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 13.5x that of Turkey (11.16 per 100k people vs 0.77 per 100k people).

Bulgaria's Spirits Consumption is 11.9x that of Turkey (4.8 L/person/yr vs 0.37 L/person/yr).

Bulgaria's Alcohol Consumption is 5.9x that of Turkey (11.62 L/adult/yr vs 1.7 L/adult/yr).

Bulgaria's Beer Consumption is 5.7x that of Turkey (4.4 L/person/yr vs 0.66 L/person/yr).

Bulgaria's Protected Land (%) is 5.3x that of Turkey (44.3% vs 7.0%).

Key Comparisons

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

Bulgaria

11.16 per 100k people

Turkey

0.77 per 100k people

Spirits ConsumptionBulgaria leads

Bulgaria

4.8 L/person/yr

Turkey

0.37 L/person/yr

Alcohol ConsumptionBulgaria leads

Bulgaria

11.62 L/adult/yr

Turkey

1.7 L/adult/yr

Beer ConsumptionBulgaria leads

Bulgaria

4.4 L/person/yr

Turkey

0.66 L/person/yr

Protected Land (%)Bulgaria leads

Bulgaria

44.3%

Turkey

7.0%

Liberal Democracy IndexBulgaria leads

Bulgaria

0.50

Turkey

0.11

All Metrics

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Bulgaria

11.16 per 100k people

Turkey

0.77 per 100k people

1349% higher

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

Spirits Consumption

Bulgaria

4.8 L/person/yr

Turkey

0.37 L/person/yr

1194% higher

Alcohol Consumption

Bulgaria

11.62 L/adult/yr

Turkey

1.7 L/adult/yr

588% higher

Beer Consumption

Bulgaria

4.4 L/person/yr

Turkey

0.66 L/person/yr

569% higher

Protected Land (%)

Bulgaria

44.3%

Turkey

7.0%

533% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Bulgaria

0.50

Turkey

0.11

354% higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Bulgaria

0.15 per 1M people

Turkey

0.04 per 1M people

323% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Bulgaria

0.75

Turkey

0.18

321% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Bulgaria

3.1% of GDP

Turkey

0.86% of GDP

255% higher

Suicide Rate

Bulgaria

9.5 per 100k

Turkey

2.7 per 100k

254% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Bulgaria

39.1 per 1k

Turkey

12.05 per 1k

224% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Bulgaria

$1,011.09

Turkey

$385.88

162% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Bulgaria

13.43%

Turkey

5.1%

161% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Bulgaria

7.8 per 1k

Turkey

3.0 per 1k

160% higher

Firms with Female Top Manager

Bulgaria

23.5% of firms

Turkey

9.4% of firms

149% higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Bulgaria

5.3 per 1M people

Turkey

2.3 per 1M people

130% higher

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

Death Rate

Bulgaria

14.18 per 1k

Turkey

6.2 per 1k

129% higher

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Bulgaria

584.81 per 1k people

Turkey

266.03 per 1k people

120% higher

All-Time Olympic Medals

Bulgaria

239 medals

Turkey

111 medals

115% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Bulgaria

22.03%

Turkey

10.28%

114% higher

Comparison of Bulgaria and Turkey across 128 metrics
				Winner
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	11.16 per 100k people	0.77 per 100k people	1349% higher	Bulgaria
Spirits Consumption	4.8 L/person/yr	0.37 L/person/yr	1194% higher	Bulgaria
Alcohol Consumption	11.62 L/adult/yr	1.7 L/adult/yr	588% higher	Bulgaria
Beer Consumption	4.4 L/person/yr	0.66 L/person/yr	569% higher	Bulgaria
Protected Land (%)	44.3%	7.0%	533% higher	Bulgaria
Liberal Democracy Index	0.50	0.11	354% higher	Bulgaria
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.15 per 1M people	0.04 per 1M people	323% higher	Bulgaria
Freedom of Expression Index	0.75	0.18	321% higher	Bulgaria
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	3.1% of GDP	0.86% of GDP	255% higher	Bulgaria
Suicide Rate	9.5 per 100k	2.7 per 100k	254% higher	Bulgaria
Teen Birth Rate	39.1 per 1k	12.05 per 1k	224% higher	Bulgaria
Health Spending Per Capita	$1,011.09	$385.88	162% higher	Bulgaria
High-Tech Exports (%)	13.43%	5.1%	161% higher	Bulgaria
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	7.8 per 1k	3.0 per 1k	160% higher	Bulgaria
Firms with Female Top Manager	23.5% of firms	9.4% of firms	149% higher	Bulgaria
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	5.3 per 1M people	2.3 per 1M people	130% higher	Bulgaria
Death Rate	14.18 per 1k	6.2 per 1k	129% higher	Bulgaria
Vehicles per 1,000 People	584.81 per 1k people	266.03 per 1k people	120% higher	Bulgaria
All-Time Olympic Medals	239 medals	111 medals	115% higher	Bulgaria
Elderly Population (%)	22.03%	10.28%	114% higher	Bulgaria
Health Spending (% GDP)	7.7% of GDP	3.7% of GDP	107% higher	Bulgaria
Exports (% GDP)	56.37% of GDP	27.57% of GDP	104% higher	Bulgaria
Electoral Democracy Index	0.60	0.29	104% higher	Bulgaria
Air Passengers	723.8K	125.94M	99% lower	Turkey
Imports (% GDP)	53.86% of GDP	27.03% of GDP	99% higher	Bulgaria
Foreign Patents	6.0	242	98% lower	Turkey
Domestic Patents	165	8.2K	98% lower	Turkey
Shipping Traffic	254.9K	12.37M	98% lower	Turkey
Irrigated Land	929 km²	52.1K km²	98% lower	Turkey
Inflation Rate	2.4%	58.5%	96% lower	Turkey
Coastline Length	354 km	7.2K km	95% lower	Turkey
Merchant Fleet Size	78	1.2K	93% lower	Turkey
Armed Forces Personnel	37.0K	512.0K	93% lower	Turkey
Doctors (per 1,000)	4.3 per 1k	2.2 per 1k	93% higher	Bulgaria
Total CO2 Emissions	34.19 Mt CO2e	460.03 Mt CO2e	93% lower	Turkey
Population	6.74M	84.63M	92% lower	Turkey
Water Withdrawal	5.4 B m³	64.47 B m³	92% lower	Turkey
GDP (Nominal)	$113,343,355,779.99	$1,359,123,768,774.12	92% lower	Turkey
Scientific Publications	4.8K	52.7K	91% lower	Turkey
Electricity Generation	37.13 TWh	341.22 TWh	89% lower	Turkey
Electric Generating Capacity	12.94M kW	106.28M kW	88% lower	Turkey
Tourism Revenue	$1,792,000,000	$13,771,000,000	87% lower	Turkey
Land Area	108.6K km²	769.6K km²	86% lower	Turkey
Informal Employment Share	4.1% of employed people	27.71% of employed people	85% lower	Turkey
Forest Area	39.3K km²	226.9K km²	83% lower	Turkey
Women in Senior Management	39.13% of managers	21.45% of managers	82% higher	Bulgaria
Solar Electricity Share	18.15%	10.53%	72% higher	Bulgaria
Firms Making Informal Payments	0.72% of firms	2.5% of firms	72% lower	Turkey
Credit Card Ownership	12.59% of adults	43.67% of adults	71% lower	Turkey
Renewable Energy (%)	20.4%	12%	70% higher	Bulgaria
Tourist Arrivals	4.97M	15.97M	69% lower	Turkey
Wind Electricity Share	3.5%	11.14%	69% lower	Turkey
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	3.0 time zones	67% lower	Turkey
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	12 days/yr	67% higher	Bulgaria
Homicide Rate	1.1 per 100k	3.2 per 100k	66% lower	Turkey
Railway Length	4.0K km	11.5K km	65% lower	Turkey
Broadband Access (%)	36 per 100 people	22 per 100 people	64% higher	Bulgaria
Women's Political Empowerment	0.91	0.56	63% higher	Bulgaria
Railway Network	4.0K km	10.5K km	62% lower	Turkey
Firms Asked for Bribes	0.92% of firms	2.4% of firms	62% lower	Turkey
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	10 sites	22 sites	55% lower	Turkey
Child Mortality	6.1 per 1k births	12.8 per 1k births	52% lower	Turkey
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	8.4%	51% lower	Turkey
Meat Consumption per Person	58.32 kg/person/yr	38.87 kg/person/yr	50% higher	Bulgaria
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	5.4K kWh/person	3.6K kWh/person	50% higher	Bulgaria
Population Density	59.38 /km²	110.87 /km²	46% lower	Turkey
Infant Mortality	5.0 per 1k births	9.1 per 1k births	45% lower	Turkey
Education Spending (% GDP)	4.5% of GDP	3.1% of GDP	45% higher	Bulgaria
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.75% of GDP	1.3% of GDP	43% lower	Turkey
Highest Elevation	2.9K m	5.1K m	43% lower	Turkey
Birth Rate	7.9 per 1k	13.56 per 1k	42% lower	Turkey
Electricity Carbon Intensity	275.55 gCO2/kWh	474.74 gCO2/kWh	42% lower	Turkey
Food Waste per Person	95 kg/person/yr	162.74 kg/person/yr	42% lower	Turkey
Energy Use (Per Capita)	2.6K kg oil eq/person	1.8K kg oil eq/person	41% higher	Bulgaria
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	58 gold medals	41 gold medals	41% higher	Bulgaria
Capital Elevation	560 m	938 m	40% lower	Turkey
Firms Hit by Power Outages	20.19% of firms	32.76% of firms	38% lower	Turkey
University Enrollment Rate	79.85%	127.58%	37% lower	Turkey
Youth Unemployment Rate	10.15% of youth labor force	16.04% of youth labor force	37% lower	Turkey
Border Neighbors	5.0	8.0	37% lower	Turkey
Median Age	44.3 years	32.5 years	36% higher	Bulgaria
Nurses & Midwives	4.7 per 1k	3.4 per 1k	36% higher	Bulgaria
Land Border Length	1.8K km	2.8K km	36% lower	Turkey
Hypertension Prevalence	45.2% of adults	33.5% of adults	35% higher	Bulgaria
Coal Electricity Share	22.52%	34.31%	34% lower	Turkey
Seafood Consumption per Person	7.3 kg/person/yr	5.5 kg/person/yr	33% higher	Bulgaria
Youth Population (%)	14.47%	21.45%	33% lower	Turkey
Smoking Rate	39.5%	30.5%	30% higher	Bulgaria
Insufficient Physical Activity	30.99% of adults	44.39% of adults	30% lower	Turkey
Obesity Rate	24.25%	34.26%	29% lower	Turkey
Corruption Perceptions Index	40 pts	31 pts	29% higher	Bulgaria
Road Traffic Death Rate	8.4 per 100k	6.5 per 100k	29% higher	Bulgaria
Dependency Ratio	57.49% of working-age pop.	46.48% of working-age pop.	24% higher	Bulgaria
Tobacco Use Prevalence	38.7% of adults	31.1% of adults	24% higher	Bulgaria
Forest Coverage (%)	36.22%	29.48%	23% higher	Bulgaria
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	17.15 µg/m³	21.61 µg/m³	21% lower	Turkey
Political Corruption Index	0.64	0.80	20% lower	Turkey
Milk Consumption per Person	155.71 kg/person/yr	193.94 kg/person/yr	20% lower	Turkey
CO2 Per Capita	4.7 t/person/yr	5.9 t/person/yr	20% lower	Turkey
Fertility Rate	1.5 children/woman	1.9 children/woman	19% lower	Turkey
Urban Population (%)	73.95%	89.34%	17% lower	Turkey
Renewable Energy (%)	16.42%	19.79%	17% lower	Turkey
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	20.51% of GDP	17.62% of GDP	16% higher	Bulgaria
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	92.7 per 100k	80.55 per 100k	15% higher	Bulgaria
GNI Per Capita	$15,370	$13,460	14% higher	Bulgaria
Sanitation Access (%)	86.08%	99.28%	13% lower	Turkey
Government Debt (% GDP)	30.1% of GDP	26.62% of GDP	13% higher	Bulgaria
Military Spending	2.1% of GDP	1.9% of GDP	12% higher	Bulgaria
Inequality (Gini)	39.5	44.5	11% lower	Turkey
Water Stress (%)	25.92%	28.4%	9% lower	Turkey
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	118 per 100 people	108 per 100 people	9% higher	Bulgaria
Digital Payments Used	77.6% of adults	71.42% of adults	9% higher	Bulgaria
Average Weekly Work Hours	38.6 hrs/week	42 hrs/week	8% lower	Turkey
Agricultural Land (%)	46.09%	50.14%	8% lower	Turkey
Life Evaluation Score	5.7 pts	5.3 pts	8% higher	Bulgaria
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$41,519.54	$45,122.93	8% lower	Turkey
Airports	109	116	6% lower	Turkey
Internet Users (%)	82.44%	87%	5% lower	Turkey
Women in Parliament (%)	20.83%	19.87%	5% higher	Bulgaria
Can Raise Emergency Money	87.88% of adults	92.54% of adults	5% lower	Turkey
Researchers	2.6K per 1M	2.5K per 1M	3% higher	Bulgaria
Life Expectancy	75.7 years	77.2 years	2% lower	Turkey
GDP Growth Rate	3.4%	3.3%	2% higher	Bulgaria
Human Development Index	0.84	0.85	1% lower	Turkey
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Bulgaria
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Bulgaria
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Bulgaria
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-5.9% of GDP	-1.9% of GDP	ranked lower	Turkey

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Analysis

Turkey leads in 68 of 128 shared metrics, while Bulgaria leads in 60.

Bulgaria's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 13.5x that of Turkey (11.16 per 100k people vs 0.77 per 100k people).

Bulgaria's Spirits Consumption is 11.9x that of Turkey (4.8 L/person/yr vs 0.37 L/person/yr).

Bulgaria's Alcohol Consumption is 5.9x that of Turkey (11.62 L/adult/yr vs 1.7 L/adult/yr).

Bulgaria's Beer Consumption is 5.7x that of Turkey (4.4 L/person/yr vs 0.66 L/person/yr).

Bulgaria's Protected Land (%) is 5.3x that of Turkey (44.3% vs 7.0%).

Key Comparisons

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

Bulgaria

11.16 per 100k people

Turkey

0.77 per 100k people

Spirits ConsumptionBulgaria leads

Bulgaria

4.8 L/person/yr

Turkey

0.37 L/person/yr

Alcohol ConsumptionBulgaria leads

Bulgaria

11.62 L/adult/yr

Turkey

1.7 L/adult/yr

Beer ConsumptionBulgaria leads

Bulgaria

4.4 L/person/yr

Turkey

0.66 L/person/yr

Protected Land (%)Bulgaria leads

Bulgaria

44.3%

Turkey

7.0%

Liberal Democracy IndexBulgaria leads

Bulgaria

0.50

Turkey

0.11

11.16 per 100k people

0.77 per 100k people

Spirits Consumption

4.8 L/person/yr

0.37 L/person/yr

Alcohol Consumption

11.62 L/adult/yr

1.7 L/adult/yr

Beer Consumption

4.4 L/person/yr

0.66 L/person/yr

Protected Land (%)

44.3%

7.0%

Liberal Democracy Index

0.50

0.11

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.15 per 1M people

0.04 per 1M people

Freedom of Expression Index

0.75

0.18

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

3.1% of GDP

0.86% of GDP

Suicide Rate

9.5 per 100k

2.7 per 100k

Teen Birth Rate

39.1 per 1k

12.05 per 1k

Health Spending Per Capita

$1,011.09

$385.88

High-Tech Exports (%)

13.43%

5.1%

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

7.8 per 1k

3.0 per 1k

Firms with Female Top Manager

23.5% of firms

9.4% of firms

5.3 per 1M people

2.3 per 1M people

Death Rate

14.18 per 1k

6.2 per 1k

Vehicles per 1,000 People

584.81 per 1k people

266.03 per 1k people

All-Time Olympic Medals

239 medals

111 medals

Elderly Population (%)

22.03%

10.28%

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Spirits Consumption

Alcohol Consumption

Beer Consumption

Protected Land (%)

Liberal Democracy Index

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Freedom of Expression Index

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Suicide Rate

Teen Birth Rate

Health Spending Per Capita

High-Tech Exports (%)

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Firms with Female Top Manager

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Death Rate

Vehicles per 1,000 People

All-Time Olympic Medals

Elderly Population (%)

Health Spending (% GDP)

Exports (% GDP)

Electoral Democracy Index

Air Passengers

Imports (% GDP)

Foreign Patents

Domestic Patents

Shipping Traffic

Irrigated Land

Inflation Rate

Coastline Length

Merchant Fleet Size

Armed Forces Personnel

Doctors (per 1,000)

Total CO2 Emissions

Population

Water Withdrawal

GDP (Nominal)

Scientific Publications

Electricity Generation

Electric Generating Capacity

Tourism Revenue

Land Area

Informal Employment Share

Forest Area

Women in Senior Management

Solar Electricity Share

Firms Making Informal Payments

Credit Card Ownership

Renewable Energy (%)

Tourist Arrivals

Wind Electricity Share

Time Zones Count

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Homicide Rate

Railway Length

Broadband Access (%)

Women's Political Empowerment

Railway Network

Firms Asked for Bribes

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Child Mortality

Unemployment Rate

Meat Consumption per Person

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Population Density

Infant Mortality

Education Spending (% GDP)

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Highest Elevation

Birth Rate

Electricity Carbon Intensity