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Bulgaria vs Denmark: All Indicators

This is the complete comparison of Bulgaria and Denmark across all 262 World Bank indicators both countries report, grouped by category. For the headline measures, see the main comparison.

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Agriculture (10)

Indicator Bulgaria Denmark Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 110,996.76 42,920.00 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 116.50 5,354.35 Compare →
Urban land area (sq. km) 2,109.34 2,235.49 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 0.10 12.57 Compare →
Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 37.54 355.66 Compare →
Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 0.03 0.83 Compare →
Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 0.14 13.40 Compare →
Rural land area (sq. km) 108,913.94 40,365.63 Compare →
Arable land (% of land area) 32.12 59.13 Compare →
Arable land (hectares per person) 0.54 0.40 Compare →

Economy (35)

Indicator Bulgaria Denmark Detail
GDP per capita (current US$) 17,596.02 71,026.48 Compare →
GDP growth (annual %) 3.39 3.48 Compare →
GDP (current US$) $113.34B $424.52B Compare →
Forest rents (% of GDP) 0.17 0.01 Compare →
Mineral rents (% of GDP) 0.59 0.00 Compare →
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) 0.92 0.34 Compare →
GDP per capita growth (annual %) 3.47 2.96 Compare →
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) 10,126.90 60,772.86 Compare →
GDP (constant 2015 US$) $65.23B $363.24B Compare →
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) 7.20 1.46 Compare →
GNI (current US$) $107.61B $438.10B Compare →
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) 15,370.00 72,540.00 Compare →
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) 21.13 24.14 Compare →
GNI, Atlas method (current US$) $98.99B $433.60B Compare →
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (% of GNI) 0.47 0.00 Compare →
Services, value added (% of GDP) 63.76 63.55 Compare →
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) 2.35 0.93 Compare →
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) 41,969.45 81,878.23 Compare →
GDP, PPP (current international $) $270.34B $489.39B Compare →
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI) 14.49 16.20 Compare →
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) 39,850.00 84,680.00 Compare →
GNI, PPP (current international $) $256.68B $506.15B Compare →
Natural gas rents (% of GDP) 0.01 0.06 Compare →
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) 2.08 0.29 Compare →
Oil rents (% of GDP) 0.02 0.27 Compare →
Coal rents (% of GDP) 0.13 0.00 Compare →
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) 4.06 6.24 Compare →
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) $220.44B $426.94B Compare →
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) 34,221.53 71,431.29 Compare →
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (% of GNI) 0.06 0.23 Compare →
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 2.45 1.37 Compare →
Trade (% of GDP) 110.23 131.77 Compare →
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 56.37 71.00 Compare →
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) 53.86 60.76 Compare →
Adjusted net national income per capita (annual % growth) 8.82 6.34 Compare →

Education (8)

Indicator Bulgaria Denmark Detail
Primary education, duration (years) 4.00 7.00 Compare →
Secondary education, duration (years) 8.00 6.00 Compare →
School enrollment, primary (% gross) 95.28 99.78 Compare →
Preprimary education, duration (years) 4.00 6.00 Compare →
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 94.78 125.63 Compare →
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) 4.50 6.36 Compare →
Compulsory education, duration (years) 12.00 10.00 Compare →
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) 98.35 N/A Compare →

Energy (10)

Indicator Bulgaria Denmark Detail
Access to electricity (% of population) 100.00 100.00 Compare →
Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) 100.00 100.00 Compare →
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) 100.00 100.00 Compare →
Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) 22.19 78.96 Compare →
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) $5.49B $26.08B Compare →
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) 11.54 78.91 Compare →
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) N/A 100.00 Compare →
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) N/A 100.00 Compare →
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) N/A 100.00 Compare →
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) 5,360.50 6,165.48 Compare →

Environment (45)

Indicator Bulgaria Denmark Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 59.38 148.67 Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 1.34 12.57 Compare →
Mammal species, threatened 10.00 2.00 Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened 13.00 2.00 Compare →
Fish species, threatened 21.00 26.00 Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 0.15 3.92 Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 1.19 8.65 Compare →
Bird species, threatened 18.00 10.00 Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 44.30 16.40 Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 35.60 23.80 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 4.26 0.81 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 7.37 8.07 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 7.25 6.40 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 46.68 38.26 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -53.67 -44.56 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 34.19 25.57 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -47.42 -16.69 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -42.78 -35.71 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 0.11 0.20 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 3.81 4.37 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0.20 0.14 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 5.31 4.28 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 4.15 1.56 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -57.29 -51.23 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 3.26 3.62 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 2.05 6.34 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 17.15 9.07 Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 0.52 0.07 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.25 0.29 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.07 0.13 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 10.17 11.26 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.06 0.14 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.09 0.12 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.02 0.11 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.05 0.01 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 11.76 4.18 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 99.89 56.91 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.02 0.01 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.01 0.01 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.08 3.70 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.77 3.27 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.73 0.50 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.47 1.54 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) -8.74 -0.94 Compare →

Health & Population (109)

Indicator Bulgaria Denmark Detail
Population, male 3.12M 2.97M Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 51.61 50.29 Compare →
Population, female 3.32M 3.01M Compare →
Population growth (annual %) -0.08 0.50 Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 22.80 24.74 Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 34.70 32.89 Compare →
Population, total 6.44M 5.98M Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 8.30 9.50 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.21 0.67 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 26.05 11.30 Compare →
Rural population 1.68M 675,636.00 Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 48.39 49.71 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 453,277.00 456,646.00 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 73.95 88.70 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.72 1.47 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 73.39 88.24 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 87.62 92.55 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 72.20 80.40 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 79.50 84.20 Compare →
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 15.60 9.50 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 38.04 1.06 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 234.35 65.83 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 118.35 39.14 Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 57.49 57.64 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 22.03 20.87 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 75.76 82.25 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 14.47 15.70 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.06 1.06 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 1.42M 1.25M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 18.06 19.37 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 563,070.00 575,592.00 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 25.75 22.34 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 855,997.00 671,571.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 63.50 63.44 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 4.09M 3.79M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 66.57 64.42 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 2.07M 1.91M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 60.62 62.47 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 2.02M 1.88M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 932,361.00 938,172.00 Compare →
Urban population 4.76M 5.30M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 15.37 16.21 Compare →
Net migration -2,961.00 22,103.00 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 479,084.00 481,526.00 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 13.63 15.19 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 4.40 14.20 Compare →
International migrant stock, total 299,100.00 847,475.00 Compare →
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) 86.08 99.60 Compare →
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 99.19 100.00 Compare →
People practicing open defecation (% of population) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 7.40 6.40 Compare →
Rural population growth (annual %) -0.91 -0.76 Compare →
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 426.00 30.00 Compare →
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 498.00 16.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 5.70 4.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 44.00 17.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 57.00 22.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 143.00 61.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 195.00 99.00 Compare →
Number of infant deaths 288.00 205.00 Compare →
Number of under-five deaths 354.00 231.00 Compare →
Number of neonatal deaths 159.00 158.00 Compare →
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) 0.70 0.30 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 0.80 0.30 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 2.10 0.90 Compare →
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 3.10 1.30 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 5.20 3.60 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 6.20 4.30 Compare →
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 2.60 2.70 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 4.20 3.20 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 5.00 3.80 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 4.60 3.50 Compare →
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 4.33 4.50 Compare →
Number of maternal deaths 3.00 2.00 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 13,799.00 20,033.00 Compare →
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 6.00 4.00 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) 0.01 0.00 Compare →
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) 7.92 9.39 Compare →
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 94.00 94.00 Compare →
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 94.00 96.00 Compare →
UHC service coverage index 73.00 85.00 Compare →
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 25.00 43.58 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) 25.80 17.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) 25.80 17.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 25.60 16.90 Compare →
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 9.20 3.70 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 24.10 14.50 Compare →
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 8.20 2.43 Compare →
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) 94.00 N/A Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 19.03 14.77 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 11.62 9.49 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 4.77 4.33 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 1.02 0.00 Compare →
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 21.64 9.08 Compare →
Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 1.75 3.22 Compare →
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 76.61 87.70 Compare →
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes (% of total) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) 17.40 8.90 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 33.80 12.40 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) 25.60 10.70 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) 0.73 0.00 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 0.46 0.00 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 4.19 6.30 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 15.18 14.65 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 9.51 10.46 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 48.10 10.40 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 81.30 15.70 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 62.90 12.90 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 2.90 4.10 Compare →

Labor & Business (6)

Indicator Bulgaria Denmark Detail
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) 3.54 5.53 Compare →
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 62.36 69.18 Compare →
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 50.38 60.79 Compare →
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2.68 0.73 Compare →
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 6.46 2.41 Compare →
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 4.69 1.62 Compare →

Poverty & Inequality (2)

Indicator Bulgaria Denmark Detail
Gini index 39.50 29.90 Compare →
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) 21.70 12.40 Compare →

Public Sector (1)

Indicator Bulgaria Denmark Detail
Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2.15 2.42 Compare →

Technology (4)

Indicator Bulgaria Denmark Detail
Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) 50,750.60 246,545.59 Compare →
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) 118.07 126.69 Compare →
Individuals using the Internet (% of population) 82.44 99.77 Compare →
Scientific and technical journal articles 4,784.13 16,126.02 Compare →

Trade & Finance (32)

Indicator Bulgaria Denmark Detail
Merchandise imports (current US$) $53.81B $122.84B Compare →
Merchandise exports (current US$) $46.60B $133.24B Compare →
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) 11.13 10.92 Compare →
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) $45.60B $129.43B Compare →
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) 0.01 0.01 Compare →
Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) 73.61 87.07 Compare →
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) $53.42B $120.45B Compare →
Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) 72.85 87.25 Compare →
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) 3.95 6.01 Compare →
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) 1.42 0.21 Compare →
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) 0.61 1.80 Compare →
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) 11.63 11.39 Compare →
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 88.59 60.32 Compare →
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) 0.71 0.86 Compare →
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) 1.81 0.58 Compare →
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) 5.79 2.75 Compare →
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) 0.57 2.17 Compare →
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) 15.52 1.36 Compare →
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) 1.64 0.91 Compare →
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) 0.73 0.41 Compare →
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) 7.23 8.07 Compare →
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) 0.69 0.81 Compare →
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) 15.25 2.00 Compare →
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) $3.55B $18.24B Compare →
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) 5.21 1.07 Compare →
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports) 15.25 2.00 Compare →
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) 15.52 1.36 Compare →
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) 422.87M $4.85B Compare →
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) 3.13 4.30 Compare →
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) 13.43 17.62 Compare →
Real interest rate (%) -2.49 N/A Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.