Bulgaria vs Monaco
Bulgaria and Monaco compared on 89 measures that both have. Each pair of values is for the same period, the latest one with data for both countries, so the year can differ from one row to the next.
Where Bulgaria and Monaco differ most
- Population density, 2024: Bulgaria 59.3 people per km², Monaco 18,536.9 people per km² (312.4 times as high)
- GDP per capita in US dollars, 2024: Bulgaria US$17,597 per person, Monaco US$288,002 per person (16.4 times as high)
- International migrant stock, 2024: Bulgaria 4.4%, Monaco 70.2% (16.0 times as high)
- Tuberculosis incidence, 2024: Bulgaria 12 per 100,000 people, Monaco 1 per 100,000 people (14.6 times as high)
- Researchers per million people, 2005: Bulgaria 1,302 per million people, Monaco 310 per million people (4.2 times as high)
Measures where one value is the largest multiple of the other, among measures with positive values. Totals such as population, index values and growth rates are left out, because their size says little about the difference.
Population and ageing
| Measure | Bulgaria | Monaco | Bulgaria compared with Monaco | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population on 1 January people |
6,437,360 people | 38,423 people | +16,653.9% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Population by age and sex people |
6,437,360 people | 38,423 people | +16,653.9% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Crude birth rate live births per 1,000 people |
7.8 per 1,000 people | 5.8 per 1,000 people | +2.0 per 1,000 people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Crude death rate deaths per 1,000 people |
15.5 per 1,000 people | 6.6 per 1,000 people | +8.9 per 1,000 people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Population aged 65 and over % of total population |
24.0% | 27.5% | −3.5 percentage points | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Median age of the population years |
47.3 years | 50.8 years | −6.9% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Old-age dependency ratio people aged 65+ per 100 people aged 15 to 64 |
38.7 per 100 working-age people | 46.6 per 100 working-age people | −17.0% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Natural population change per 1,000 people |
-7.7 per 1,000 people | -0.8 per 1,000 people | −6.9 per 1,000 people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Population estimates and projections people |
6,795,803 people | 38,956 people | +17,344.8% | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Median age estimates and projections years |
44.3 years | 54.4 years | −18.5% | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Fertility rate estimates and projections live births per woman |
1.75 births per woman | 2.11 births per woman | −17.1% | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Population growth estimates and projections % per year |
-0.52% | -0.92% | +0.41 percentage points | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Population people |
6,433,302 people | 38,341 people | +16,679.2% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Population growth annual % change |
-0.13% | -0.75% | +0.63 percentage points | 2025 | World Bank |
| Population aged 65 and over % of total population |
22.2% | 36.0% | −13.8 percentage points | 2025 | World Bank |
| Population aged 0 to 14 % of total population |
14.4% | 13.8% | +0.6 percentage points | 2025 | World Bank |
| Fertility rate births per woman |
1.72 births per woman | 2.10 births per woman | −18.2% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Crude birth rate births per 1,000 people |
8.3 per 1,000 people | 9.6 per 1,000 people | −1.3 per 1,000 people | 2024 | World Bank |
| Crude death rate deaths per 1,000 people |
15.6 per 1,000 people | 20.1 per 1,000 people | −4.5 per 1,000 people | 2024 | World Bank |
| Urban population share % of total population |
74.2% | 100.0% | −25.8 percentage points | 2025 | World Bank |
| Adolescent birth rate births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
38.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 9.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | +28.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | World Bank |
| Age dependency ratio dependants per 100 people aged 15 to 64 |
57.8 per 100 working-age people | 99.1 per 100 working-age people | −41.3 per 100 working-age people | 2025 | World Bank |
| Population density people per square kilometre of land |
59.3 people per km² | 18,536.9 people per km² | −99.7% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Urban population growth annual % change |
0.17% | -0.75% | +0.93 percentage points | 2025 | World Bank |
Migration and citizenship
| Measure | Bulgaria | Monaco | Bulgaria compared with Monaco | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net migration rate per 1,000 people |
5.5 per 1,000 people | 12.0 per 1,000 people | −6.5 per 1,000 people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Net migration estimates and projections per 1,000 people |
0.8 per 1,000 people | 2.3 per 1,000 people | −1.5 per 1,000 people | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Net migration people |
-2,961 people | 100 people | −3,061 people | 2025 | World Bank |
| International migrant stock % of population |
4.4% | 70.2% | −65.8 percentage points | 2024 | World Bank |
Economy and productivity
| Measure | Bulgaria | Monaco | Bulgaria compared with Monaco | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP in US dollars current US dollars |
US$113.3 billion | US$11.1 billion | +918.8% | 2024 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita in US dollars current US dollars per person |
US$17,597 per person | US$288,002 per person | −93.9% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Real GDP growth annual % change |
3.4% | 8.5% | −5.1 percentage points | 2024 | World Bank |
| Services share of GDP % of GDP |
63.8% | 87.2% | −23.4 percentage points | 2024 | World Bank |
Prices and purchasing power
| Measure | Bulgaria | Monaco | Bulgaria compared with Monaco | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation measured by the GDP deflator annual % change |
7.2% | 2.4% | +4.8 percentage points | 2024 | World Bank |
| Exchange rate to the US dollar local currency units per US dollar, annual average |
1.735 per US$ | 0.885 per US$ | +96.1% | 2025 | World Bank |
Housing and households
| Measure | Bulgaria | Monaco | Bulgaria compared with Monaco | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slum population % of urban population |
0.2% | 0.0% | +0.2 percentage points | 2022 | World Bank |
Education and skills
| Measure | Bulgaria | Monaco | Bulgaria compared with Monaco | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary net enrolment % of children of primary school age |
94.1%nat_est (National estimate) | 98.3% | −4.2 percentage points | 2024 | UNESCO UIS |
| Education share of public spending % of total government expenditure |
12.0% | 4.8% | +7.2 percentage points | 2022 | UNESCO UIS |
| Education spending % of GDP |
4.5% | 1.2% | +3.3 percentage points | 2022 | World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (gross) % of the official primary school-age population |
95.3% | 120.6% | −25.3 percentage points | 2024 | World Bank |
| Tertiary education enrolment (gross) % of the population in the five years after secondary school age |
69.5% | 77.5% | −7.9 percentage points | 2024 | World Bank |
| Primary school completion rate % of the relevant age group |
94.6% | 135.0% | −40.4 percentage points | 2024 | World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (gross) % of the official secondary school-age population |
94.8% | 158.5% | −63.8 percentage points | 2024 | World Bank |
Health and healthcare
| Measure | Bulgaria | Monaco | Bulgaria compared with Monaco | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy estimates and projections years |
75.6 years | 86.4 years | −12.4% | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections years |
16.5 years | 23.2 years | −28.7% | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| UHC service coverage index from 0 to 100 |
73 | 85 | −12 points | 2023 | WHO |
| DTP3 immunisation % of one-year-olds |
92% | 99% | −7.0 percentage points | 2025 | WHO |
| Anaemia in women % of women aged 15 to 49 |
25.8% | 15.9% | +9.9 percentage points | 2023 | WHO |
| Nurses and midwives per 10,000 people |
48.7 per 10,000 people | 208.3 per 10,000 people | −159.6 per 10,000 people | 2014 | WHO |
| Dentists per 10,000 people |
10.63 per 10,000 people | 9.19 per 10,000 people | +1.44 per 10,000 people | 2020 | WHO |
| Life expectancy at birth years |
75.8 years | 86.5 years | −12.4% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Life expectancy at birth, women years |
79.5 years | 88.6 years | −10.3% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Life expectancy at birth, men years |
72.2 years | 84.6 years | −14.6% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Health spending share of GDP % of GDP |
7.9% | 3.1% | +4.8 percentage points | 2023 | World Bank |
| Under-five mortality rate deaths per 1,000 live births |
5.7 per 1,000 live births | 2.7 per 1,000 live births | +3.0 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | World Bank |
| Infant mortality rate deaths per 1,000 live births |
4.6 per 1,000 live births | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | +2.4 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | World Bank |
| Maternal mortality ratio maternal deaths per 100,000 live births |
6 per 100,000 live births | 5 per 100,000 live births | +1 per 100,000 live births | 2023 | World Bank |
| Physicians physicians per 1,000 people |
4.28 per 1,000 people | 8.61 per 1,000 people | −4.33 per 1,000 people | 2020 | World Bank |
| Hospital beds beds per 1,000 people |
7.1 per 1,000 people | 22.0 per 1,000 people | −14.9 per 1,000 people | 2014 | World Bank |
| Measles immunisation % of children aged 12 to 23 months |
94% | 88% | +6.0 percentage points | 2024 | World Bank |
| Out-of-pocket health spending % of current health expenditure |
35.5% | 8.5% | +27.1 percentage points | 2023 | World Bank |
| Health spending per person current US dollars per person |
US$1,258 per person | US$8,004 per person | −84.3% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Diabetes prevalence % of population aged 20 to 79 |
7.4% | 6.9% | +0.5 percentage points | 2024 | World Bank |
| Neonatal mortality rate deaths per 1,000 live births |
2.6 per 1,000 live births | 1.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.2 per 1,000 live births | 2024 | World Bank |
| Tuberculosis incidence new cases per 100,000 people |
12 per 100,000 people | 1 per 100,000 people | +11 per 100,000 people | 2024 | World Bank |
Internet and digital society
| Measure | Bulgaria | Monaco | Bulgaria compared with Monaco | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users % of population |
82.4% | 99.0% | −16.6 percentage points | 2024 | World Bank |
| Mobile subscriptions subscriptions per 100 people |
118 per 100 people | 107 per 100 people | +11 per 100 people | 2024 | World Bank |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions subscriptions per 100 people |
37.0 per 100 people | 55.9 per 100 people | −18.9 per 100 people | 2023 | World Bank |
Business and industry
| Measure | Bulgaria | Monaco | Bulgaria compared with Monaco | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry share of GDP % of GDP |
21.1% | 12.8% | +8.3 percentage points | 2024 | World Bank |
Transport and mobility
| Measure | Bulgaria | Monaco | Bulgaria compared with Monaco | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road traffic deaths deaths per 100,000 people |
8.5 per 100,000 people | 0.0 per 100,000 people | +8.5 per 100,000 people | 2013 | World Bank |
| Air passengers carried passengers |
832,828 passengers | 316 passengers | +263,453.2% | 2019 | World Bank |
Energy and electricity
| Measure | Bulgaria | Monaco | Bulgaria compared with Monaco | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to electricity % of population |
100.0% | 100.0% | same | 2024 | World Bank |
| Clean cooking access % of population |
98.0% | 100.0% | −2.0 percentage points | 2024 | World Bank |
Climate and emissions
| Measure | Bulgaria | Monaco | Bulgaria compared with Monaco | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature change °C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average |
2.18 °Ce (Estimated value) | 2.41 °Ce (Estimated value) | −0.23 °C | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
Air quality and ecosystems
| Measure | Bulgaria | Monaco | Bulgaria compared with Monaco | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 air pollution micrograms per cubic metre |
12.6 µg/m³ | 8.7 µg/m³ | +44.1% | 2023 | WHO |
| Forest area % of land area |
36.2% | 0.0% | +36.2 percentage points | 2023 | World Bank |
| Protected areas % of total territorial area |
35.6% | 99.5% | −63.9 percentage points | 2025 | World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure micrograms per cubic metre |
19.7 µg/m³ | 11.4 µg/m³ | +73.0% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Terrestrial protected areas % of land area |
44.3% | 20.9% | +23.4 percentage points | 2025 | World Bank |
Water, sanitation and waste
| Measure | Bulgaria | Monaco | Bulgaria compared with Monaco | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic drinking water access % of population |
99.2% | 100.0% | −0.8 percentage points | 2024 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population |
96.2% | 100.0% | −3.8 percentage points | 2024 | World Bank |
| Basic sanitation access % of population |
86.1% | 100.0% | −13.9 percentage points | 2024 | World Bank |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population |
75.7% | 100.0% | −24.3 percentage points | 2024 | World Bank |
Agriculture, food and fisheries
| Measure | Bulgaria | Monaco | Bulgaria compared with Monaco | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capture fisheries production metric tonnes |
6,862 tonnes | 1 tonnes | +686,119.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Land area square kilometres |
108,560 km² | 2 km² | +5,209,113.1% | 2024 | World Bank |
Science and innovation
| Measure | Bulgaria | Monaco | Bulgaria compared with Monaco | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R&D spending share of GDP % of GDP |
0.44% | 0.04% | +0.40 percentage points | 2005 | World Bank |
| Researchers per million people researchers per million people |
1,302 per million people | 310 per million people | +992 per million people | 2005 | World Bank |
| Scientific and technical journal articles articles, fractional count |
4,998 articles | 37 articles | +13,325.7% | 2023 | World Bank |
Crime, justice and public safety
| Measure | Bulgaria | Monaco | Bulgaria compared with Monaco | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intentional homicides victims per 100,000 people |
3.9 per 100,000 people | 3.1 per 100,000 people | +0.8 per 100,000 people | 2001 | World Bank |
Culture, society and wellbeing
| Measure | Bulgaria | Monaco | Bulgaria compared with Monaco | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women in national parliament % of seats in the single or lower chamber |
25.0% | 45.8% | −20.8 percentage points | 2025 | World Bank |
The difference column shows Bulgaria compared with Monaco: in percentage points for percentages, in the same unit for rates per population and index values, and in percent for other measures.
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