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Bulgaria vs Canada: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Bulgaria
bgr
Leads on 42 of 112 metrics
Canada
can
Leads on 60 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bulgaria and Canada: Bulgaria leads on Oil Imports (201,400) against Canada (1.09); Bulgaria leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (92,720) against Canada (1.11); Bulgaria leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (144,300) against Canada (2.01). Across 112 compared metrics, Bulgaria wins on 42 and Canada wins on 60.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)80.39 %93.96 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 80% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score60.78 points78.75 points★
Radios4.5132.3★
Televisions3.3121.5★
Waterways470636★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.16B $47.01B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars133.60B $2.59T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %1 %★
Coal Revenue0.14★0.08
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.41 %★3.2 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.4 % of GDP10.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index7279.6★
Electricity Consumption32.34522.2★
Electricity Exports9.1973.35★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels39★23
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants2356★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels20★9
Electricity from Other Renewables19★12
Electricity Imports4.57★2.68
Electricity Installed Capacity10.75143.5★
Electricity Production42.29649.6★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)102.17 USD per capita311.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient38.2★29.9
Gross Fixed Investment20.423.7★
Gross National Saving25.4★20.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.9 %★0 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %2.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP★2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption3.31124.4★
Natural Gas Exports31.1583.96★
Natural Gas Imports3.2626.36★
Natural Gas Production79.28159.1★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves5.66★2.06
Oil Consumption91,000★2.21
Oil Exports75,840★1.93
Oil Imports201,400★1.09
Oil Production2,925★3.48
Oil Proved Reserves15175.2★
Population Below Poverty Line23.8 people9.4 people★
Public Debt30.1★61.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.8 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption97,000★2.45
Refined Petroleum Products Exports92,720★1.12
Refined Petroleum Products Imports49,260405,700★
Refined Petroleum Products Production144,300★2.01
Remittances2.4★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.22★0.08
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.230.25★
Taxes and Other Revenues20.5★13.8
Unemployment Rate4.2 %★6.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-2.88M-12.14M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions33.47★585.85
Population Distributiona fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger populationsvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country6.4 Cubic meters per year370 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources21.3★2.9

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.66 %★0.16 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)180.5★90.43
Agricultural land50,330 sq. km559,597.6 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)354 km202,080 km★
Dam capacity per capita981.51 cubic meters per inhabitant20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land9299,045★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country53.39 %87.73 %★
Administrative Divisions28★10
Independence3★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)8.25★13.47
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.47.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.6 % of GDP11.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(21 est.) <0.1%NA
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km★2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)6 %★12 %
Mean Age at First Birth26.429.4★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)25 %★29.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS3,300NA
Underweight Children Under 51.9NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)37,00072,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Currently married (Percent)54.65 %★50.95 %
Human Capital Index0.640.82★
Life expectancy at birth81.31 years85.29 years★
Median age of population44.93 years★40.75 years
Population Change-30,117.5 persons437,571 persons★
Population density61.59 per sq. km4.46 per sq. km★
Total population6.67M persons40.51M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.850.85★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-CB-C
Birth Rate (%)7.88 %9.12 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNANA
Death Rate (%)14.18 %7.75 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age1.37M persons9.19M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3.1222.87★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.47 years12.01 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days94.5 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.29 people6.37 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)178.24★178.09
Military Manpower at Military Age19★16
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization61.07 %76.27 %★
Physician Density4.33 people/sq km★2.82 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.66 %0.73 %★
Population living in slums0.23 %1.2 %★
Total deaths83,259.4 persons★326,297.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)70.6 %75.87 %★
Total fertility rate1.81 per woman★1.3 per woman
Total net-migration-8,424.4 persons406,485.5 persons★
Under-five mortality rate5.32 per live births4.43 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.051.96★
Airports1071,459★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel86636★
Heliports8506★

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