Bhutan vs Bulgaria: World population growth
Bhutan
-0.7%
in 2100
Bulgaria
-0.7%
in 2100
Bhutan rank
189th
Bulgaria rank
187th
World population growth over time
- Bhutan
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -0.7% against -0.7% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 189th and Bulgaria ranks 187th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 14 and Bulgaria in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Bhutan |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | -0.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | -0.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.6% | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | -2.9% | 0.9% | 3.8% | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 2.8% | 0.8% | 1.9% | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 0.8% | 2.4% | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 0.4% | 3.0% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 0.0% | 3.1% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -1.0% | 1.1% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 1.7% | -0.7% | 2.4% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.9% | -0.7% | 1.7% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -0.7% | 1.3% | Bhutan |
| 2030s | 0.5% | -0.9% | 1.4% | Bhutan |
| 2040s | 0.2% | -0.9% | 1.1% | Bhutan |
| 2050s | -0.0% | -0.9% | 0.9% | Bhutan |
| 2060s | -0.3% | -1.0% | 0.7% | Bhutan |
| 2070s | -0.6% | -0.9% | 0.3% | Bhutan |
| 2080s | -0.8% | -0.7% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2090s | -0.7% | -0.7% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2100s | -0.7% | -0.7% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Bhutan or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at -0.7% against -0.7% in Bhutan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Bhutan and Bulgaria?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Bulgaria?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Bhutan and Bulgaria rank globally for world population growth?
- Bhutan ranks 189th and Bulgaria ranks 187th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.