How much coast is there?

Bulgaria: 354 km (2026 edition) · Serbia: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Bulgaria’s highest peak towers 756 m above Serbia’s.

Bulgaria: 2,925 m (2026 edition) · Serbia: 2,169 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Serbia has 2% more people than Bulgaria.

Bulgaria: 6.43 million (2025) · Serbia: 6.55 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Serbia is 31% more densely populated than Bulgaria.

Bulgaria: 59 per km² (2025) · Serbia: 78 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Bulgaria is 0.44 years older than in Serbia.

Bulgaria: 44.3 years (2023) · Serbia: 43.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Bulgaria have 0.1 more children on average than in Serbia.

Bulgaria: 1.72 children per woman (2024) · Serbia: 1.64 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

23% of people in Serbia are 65 or older, versus 22% in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria: 22.2% (2025) · Serbia: 23.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Bulgaria has produced 1.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Serbia 0.0.

Bulgaria: 1.6 (2025) · Serbia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Bulgaria and Serbia are practically level.

Bulgaria: 1 (2026) · Serbia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Bulgaria’s economy is 31% larger than Serbia’s.

Bulgaria: $131 billion (2025) · Serbia: $100 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Bulgaria produces 31% more per person than Serbia.

Bulgaria: Int$44,451 (2025) · Serbia: Int$33,910 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Bulgaria than in Serbia (Gini 6.7 points higher).

Bulgaria: 39.5 (2023) · Serbia: 32.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.1% in Serbia, versus 3.5% in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria: 3.5% (2025) · Serbia: 7.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Serbia and Bulgaria are practically level.

Bulgaria: 2.1% (2024) · Serbia: 2.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Bulgaria’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Serbia’s.

Bulgaria: 46% (2025) · Serbia: 45% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Bulgaria spends 28% more on health per person than Serbia.

Bulgaria: $1,258 (2023) · Serbia: $984 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

Bulgaria and Serbia are nearly identical here.

Bulgaria: 4.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Serbia: 4.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Bulgaria has 40% more doctors per person than Serbia.

Bulgaria: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Serbia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Serbia are obese, versus 24% in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria: 24% (2024) · Serbia: 25.6% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

40% of adults in Serbia smoke, versus 39% in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria: 38.7% (2024) · Serbia: 39.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Serbia rate their lives 0.99 points higher than in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria: 5.70 (2025) · Serbia: 6.69 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Bulgaria drink 18% more alcohol than in Serbia.

Bulgaria: 13.2 litres (2023) · Serbia: 11.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Serbia has 32% more meat per person than Bulgaria.

Bulgaria: 63.7 kg (2023) · Serbia: 84.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Serbia has 879 kcal more food per person per day than Bulgaria.

Bulgaria: 3,000 kcal (2023) · Serbia: 3,879 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Serbia put in 336 more hours a year than in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria: 1,659 hours (2023) · Serbia: 1,995 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Serbia went to school 0.19 years longer than in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria: 11.5 years (2023) · Serbia: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Bulgaria welcomed 2.4 times as many tourists per resident as Serbia (2019).

Bulgaria: 0.86 (2022) · Serbia: 0.36 (2024)

How many people are online?

88% of people in Serbia are online, versus 82% in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria: 82% (2024) · Serbia: 88% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Bulgaria and Serbia are practically level.

Bulgaria: 100% (2024) · Serbia: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

74% of people in Bulgaria live in cities, versus 63% in Serbia.

Bulgaria: 74% (2025) · Serbia: 63% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Serbia has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bulgaria 118.

Bulgaria: 118 (2024) · Serbia: 124 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Bulgaria’s railway network is 20% longer than Serbia’s.

Bulgaria: 4,031 km (2021) · Serbia: 3,348 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Serbia fly 5.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bulgaria.

Bulgaria: 0.11 (2023) · Serbia: 0.59 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 36% of Bulgaria, but only 32% of Serbia.

Bulgaria: 36.2% (2023) · Serbia: 32.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Serbia emits 33% more CO₂ than someone in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria: 4.7 t (2024) · Serbia: 6.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

33% of Bulgaria’s electricity is renewable, versus 28% in Serbia.

Bulgaria: 32.8% (2025) · Serbia: 27.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Bulgaria carries 17% more fine dust than in Serbia.

Bulgaria: 20.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Serbia: 17.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 21% more likely to be murdered in Serbia than in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria: 1.1 per 100k (2023) · Serbia: 1.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Bulgaria are 14% deadlier than in Serbia.

Bulgaria: 8.4 per 100k (2021) · Serbia: 7.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Bulgaria is on average 0.3 °C warmer than Serbia.

Bulgaria: 12.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Serbia: 12°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Serbia gets 7% more rain than Bulgaria.

Bulgaria: 730 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Serbia: 782 mm (2016–2025 avg)