Türkiye’s coastline is 20 times as long as Bulgaria’s

Bulgaria: 354 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Türkiye’s highest peak towers 2,212 m above Bulgaria’s

Bulgaria: 2,925 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 50% of Türkiye, versus 46% of Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 46.2% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

Türkiye has 13 times as many people as Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 6.43 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Türkiye is 88% more densely populated than Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 59 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Bulgaria is 12 years older than in Türkiye

Bulgaria: 44.3 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

Women in Bulgaria have 0.2 more children on average than in Türkiye

Bulgaria: 1.72 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)

22% of people in Bulgaria are 65 or older, versus 11% in Türkiye

Bulgaria: 22.2% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Türkiye hosts 70% more refugees per resident than Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 16.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Bulgaria has produced 1.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Türkiye 0.5

Bulgaria: 1.6 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Bulgaria and Türkiye are practically level

Bulgaria: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)

Türkiye’s economy is 12 times the size of Bulgaria’s

Bulgaria: $131 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

Türkiye produces 2% more per person than Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Int$44,451 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Bulgaria (Gini 4.2 points higher)

Bulgaria: 39.5 (2023) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

1.0% of people in Bulgaria live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Türkiye

Bulgaria: 1% (2023) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 3.5% in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 3.5% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

Bulgaria and Türkiye are practically level

Bulgaria: 2% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Bulgaria’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Türkiye’s 18%

Bulgaria: 20.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

Bulgaria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Türkiye’s

Bulgaria: 46% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

Bulgaria spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as Türkiye

Bulgaria: $1,258 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

A baby in Türkiye is 74% more likely to die before turning one than in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 4.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Bulgaria has 94% more doctors per person than Türkiye

Bulgaria: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Bulgaria has 2.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Türkiye

Bulgaria: 8.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

The suicide rate in Bulgaria is 2.1 times that in Türkiye

Bulgaria: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 24% in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 24% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

39% of adults in Bulgaria smoke, versus 31% in Türkiye

Bulgaria: 38.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

People in Bulgaria rate their lives 0.40 points higher than in Türkiye

Bulgaria: 5.70 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Adults in Bulgaria drink 6 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye

Bulgaria: 13.2 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

Bulgaria has 29% more meat per person than Türkiye

Bulgaria: 63.7 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Türkiye has 893 kcal more food per person per day than Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 3,000 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Workers in Türkiye put in 88 more hours a year than in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 1,659 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Adults in Bulgaria went to school 2.5 years longer than in Türkiye

Bulgaria: 11.5 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)

Bulgaria welcomed 45% more tourists per resident than Türkiye (2019)

Bulgaria: 0.86 (2022) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

Türkiye has 12 more World Heritage sites than Bulgaria (22 against 10)

Bulgaria: 10 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Bulgaria has won 239 Olympic medals, Türkiye 111

Bulgaria: 239 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 82% in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 82% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Home internet in Türkiye is 19% faster than in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 173 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

Bulgaria and Türkiye are practically level

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

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 74% in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 74% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)

Bulgaria has 118 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108

Bulgaria: 118 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Türkiye’s railway network is 2.6 times as long as Bulgaria’s

Bulgaria: 4,031 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

Airlines from Türkiye fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 0.11 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Forest covers 36% of Bulgaria, but only 29% of Türkiye

Bulgaria: 36.4% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

The average person in Türkiye emits 25% more CO₂ than someone in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 4.7 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

43% of Türkiye’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 32.8% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

The air in Türkiye carries 24% more fine dust than in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 20.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 3 times as likely to be murdered in Türkiye as in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 1.1 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Bulgaria are 10% deadlier than in Türkiye

Bulgaria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Türkiye is on average 0.4 °C warmer than Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 12.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Bulgaria gets 7% more rain than Türkiye

Bulgaria: 730 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)