This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Bulgaria and Germany. For further information and explanations, we provide many details per country that go far beyond this comparison. For example, there are separate sub-pages for both countries on climate, energy, inflation, population, tourism, health and much more.
In addition, we offer several international comparisons on individual topics, which are also linked on this page.
See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
In addition, we offer several international comparisons on individual topics, which are also linked on this page.
General information
| Bulgaria | Germany | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Eastern Europe | Western Europe |
| Area: | 111,000 km² | 357,580 km² |
| Official language: | Bulgarian | German |
| Government form: | Parliamentary republic | Federal parliamentary republic |
| Independent since: | 1908 AD | 1991 AD |
| Capital: | Sofia | Berlin |
Population
Details for Bulgaria and Germany| Bulgaria | Germany | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 6,899,000 | 83,129,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 62.2 | 232.5 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 70 years | Ø 79 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 78 years | Ø 83 years |
| Average age: | Ø 43.7 years | Ø 47.8 years |
| Birthrate: | 8.50 ‰ | 9.30 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 18.00 ‰ | 11.90 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | -0.29 ‰ | 1.78 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| Bulgaria | Germany | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 68 | 84 |
| Civil rights: | 51 | 95 |
| Health: | 81 | 96 |
| Climate: | 49 | 21 |
| Cost of Living: | 62 | 44 |
| Popularity: | 39 | 42 |
Economy
| Bulgaria | Germany | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Bulgarian lev (1 BGN = 100 Stotinki) | euro (1 EUR =100 Cent) |
| Unemployment rate: | 5.4 % | 3.5 % |
| Inflation rate: | 3.30 % | 3.14 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 47.52 % | 92.29 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 28.30 % | 48.80 % |
| Average income: | 10,720 US$ | 51,040 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 58 (bad) | 20 (good) |
| BGR: total | per 1000 inh. | DEU: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 80,271 M US$ | 11.63 M US$ | 4,223,116 M US$ | 50.80 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 73,940 M US$ | 10.72 M US$ | 4,242,859 M US$ | 51.04 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 51,457 M US$ | 7.46 M US$ | 2,003,462 M US$ | 24.10 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 50,003 M US$ | 7.25 M US$ | 1,774,553 M US$ | 21.35 M US$ |
| Gross debt: | 20,123 M US$ | 2.92 M US$ | 2,737,158 M US$ | 32.93 M US$ |
| Budget deficit: | 3,285 M US$ | 0.48 M US$ | 171,782 M US$ | 2.07 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for Bulgaria and Germany| BGR: total | per 1000 inh. | DEU: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 19,512 km | 2.83 km | 625,000 km | 7.52 km |
| Railways: | 4,030 km | 0.58 km | 33,422 km | 0.40 km |
| Waterways: | 470 km | 0.07 km | 7,467 km | 0.09 km |
| Harbours: | 79 | 0.0115 | 599 | 0.0072 |
| Passenger airports: | 4 | 0.0006 | 37 | 0.0004 |
Energy balance
Details for Bulgaria and Germany| BGR: total | per 1000 inh. | DEU: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 32.34 bn kWh | 4.69 m kWh | 536.50 bn kWh | 6.45 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 42.29 bn kWh | 6.13 m kWh | 612.80 bn kWh | 7.37 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 9.19 bn kWh | 1.33 m kWh | 78.86 bn kWh | 948,642.83 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 4.57 bn kWh | 662,112.95 kWh | 28.34 bn kWh | 340,914.76 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 39.14 m t | 5,673.18 t | 657.40 m t | 7,908.16 t |
Telecommunication
Details for Bulgaria and Germany| Bulgaria | Germany | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +359 | +49 |
| Internet domain: | .bg | .de |
| BGR total | BGR per 1000 inh. | DEU total | DEU per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 872,757 | 127 | 38,300,000 | 461 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 7,945,739 | 1152 | 107,400,000 | 1292 |
| Internet server: | 976,277 | 142 | 20,043,000 | 241 |
| Internet users: | 4,840,426 | 702 | 74,660,856 | 898 |
| Broadband Internet: | 2,115,053 | 307 | 36,215,303 | 436 |
Healthcare system
Details for Bulgaria and Germany| Bulgaria | Germany | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 7.45 | 8.00 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 3.99 | 4.21 |
| Diabetes: | 6.0 % | 10.4 % |
| HIV: | 0.06 % | 0.06 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.19 ‰ | 0.06 ‰ |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 82.0 % | 69.0 % |
| Smokers: | 39.0 % | 22.0 % |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: Bulgaria and Germany
| Bulgaria | Germany | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 18.0 °C | 13.7 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 7.4 °C | 5.5 °C |
| Water temperature: | 13.3 °C | 9.9 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 74 % | 79 % |
| Rain days: | 6.4 | 9.8 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 6.2 | 4.7 |
Native languages
| Bulgaria | Germany | |
|---|---|---|
| German: | n/a | 90.1 % |
| Bulgarian: | 76.8 % | n/a |
| Turkish: | 8.2 % | 2.6 % |
| Romany: | 3.8 % | n/a |
| Russian: | n/a | 3.6 % |
| Macedonian: | 2.6 % | n/a |
| South Slavic languages: | n/a | 1.4 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| Greek: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Polish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| other: | 8.6 % | 0.9 % |
Religions
| Bulgaria | Germany | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 77.9 % | 58.5 % |
| Nondenominational: | 11.8 % | 31.0 % |
| Islam: | 10.0 % | 4.7 % |
| Buddhism: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Yazidism: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Hinduism: | n/a | 0.1 % |
| Jewry: | n/a | 0.1 % |
| other: | 0.3 % | 5.1 % |