Bulgaria vs North Macedonia

Bulgaria
North Macedonia
Bulgaria
North Macedonia

Equal-area projection, same scale · Natural Earth 1:50m

Population ✓Area ✓Population density ✓GDP (nominal) ✓GDP per capita (PPP) ✓Exports ✓Unemployment ✓Life expectancy ✓Median age ✓Birth rate ✓Urban population ✓

Population

Natural Earth · 2019

Bulgaria6,975,761North Macedonia2,083,459Bulgaria is 3.3× more populous

Area

computed · ≈

Bulgaria≈ 112,612 km²North Macedonia≈ 25,400 km²Bulgaria is 4.4× larger

Population density

derived

Bulgaria≈ 62 / km²North Macedonia≈ 82 / km²North Macedonia is 1.3× denser

GDP (nominal)

CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.

Bulgaria$112.21 billionNorth Macedonia$16.69 billionBulgaria is 6.7× larger

GDP per capita (PPP)

CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.

Bulgaria$34,100North Macedonia$24,500Bulgaria is 1.4× higher

Exports

CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.

Bulgaria$62.66 billionNorth Macedonia$10.45 billionBulgaria is 6× higher

Unemployment

CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.

Bulgaria4.2%North Macedonia13.5%North Macedonia is higher by 9.3 points

Life expectancy

CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.

Bulgaria76.1 yearsNorth Macedonia77.3 yearsNorth Macedonia is higher by 1.2 years

Median age

CIA World Factbook · 2025 est.

Bulgaria45.5 yearsNorth Macedonia40.9 yearsBulgaria is higher by 4.6 years

Birth rate

CIA World Factbook · 2025 est.

Bulgaria7.88 per 1,000North Macedonia10.07 per 1,000North Macedonia is higher by 2.19 per 1,000

Urban population

CIA World Factbook · 2023

Bulgaria76.7%North Macedonia59.5%Bulgaria is higher by 17.2 points