Turkiye vs Bulgaria

Turkiye
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Capital: Ankara
Population
85.5M
GDP
$1.4T
Bulgaria
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Sofia
Population
6.4M
GDP
$113.3B

POP 13.3x GDP 12.0x LE 1.7 yrs UMC↔HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Turkiye vs Bulgaria

Net Migration100.2%Inflation (Consumer Pric…95.8%Population92.5%GDP (Current USD)91.7%Poverty (< $2.15/day)80%Foreign Direct Investment73.9%Intentional Homicides66.3%Maternal Mortality Ratio60%
WIDE pair: the board is the Net Migration gap first (Turkiye UMC vs Bulgaria HIC).

Demographics: Population (Turkiye, 92% spread)

Indicator Turkiye Bulgaria Year
Population 85.5M 6.4M 2024
Population Ages 65+ 10.3% 22.0% 2024
Population Density 110.9 59.4 2023
Population Ages 0-14 21.4% 14.5% 2024

3 closer demographics rows sit on the Turkiye and Bulgaria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Inflation (Consumer Prices) (Turkiye, 96% spread)

Indicator Turkiye Bulgaria Year
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 58.5% 2.4% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $1.4T $113.3B 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $11.7B $3.1B 2024
Unemployment Rate 8.8% 4.2% 2024

5 closer economy rows sit on the Turkiye and Bulgaria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Bulgaria, 60% spread)

Indicator Turkiye Bulgaria Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 15 6 2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 2.2 4.3 2022
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.3% 7.9% 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 8.0 4.6 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Turkiye and Bulgaria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Turkiye, 34% spread)

Indicator Turkiye Bulgaria Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 105.9% 69.5% 2023
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.1% 4.5% 2022
School Enrollment (Secondary) 118.4% 94.8% 2023

3 closer education rows sit on the Turkiye and Bulgaria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Renewable Energy Consumption (Bulgaria, 41% spread)

Indicator Turkiye Bulgaria Year
Renewable Energy Consumption 12.0% 20.4% 2021
Electric Power Consumption 3,731 5,361 2024
Forest Area 29.5% 36.2% 2023

2 closer environment rows sit on the Turkiye and Bulgaria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Bulgaria, 9% spread)

Indicator Turkiye Bulgaria Year
Mobile Subscriptions 107.8 118.1 2024
Internet Users 87.3% 82.4% 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Turkiye and Bulgaria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Bulgaria, 100% spread)

Indicator Turkiye Bulgaria Year
Net Migration -275,952 524 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.2% 1.0% 2023
Intentional Homicides 3.2 1.1 2023
Female Labor Participation 36.8% 50.5% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Turkiye and Bulgaria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Turkiye vs Bulgaria comparison

Turkiye (UMC, Europe & Central Asia) vs Bulgaria (HIC, Europe & Central Asia) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 13.3x larger (85.5M vs 6.4M) and total GDP is 12.0x larger ($1.4T vs $113.3B). The gap board leads on Net Migration (~100% relative spread) across 48 indicators in 8 topics. Cross-tier pair; prefer per-capita and rate columns over raw totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Turkiye vs Bulgaria figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · UMC↔HIC · WIDE scale band.