Bulgaria vs Greece
Bulgaria vs Greece: Depression
Depression in 2017: 2.54% in Bulgaria and 4.19% in Greece, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Greece, by 1.64 percentage points, or 1.65 times that in Bulgaria.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Bulgaria ranked 186 and Greece ranked 15 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Bulgaria | Greece | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.54 | 4.19 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 2.54 | 4.21 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 2.54 | 4.23 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 2.54 | 4.25 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 2.54 | 4.27 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 2.54 | 4.29 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 2.55 | 4.31 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 2.55 | 4.32 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 2.56 | 4.34 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 2.58 | 4.36 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 2.59 | 4.37 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 2.61 | 4.38 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 2.63 | 4.38 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 2.64 | 4.36 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 2.67 | 4.34 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 2.69 | 4.31 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 2.71 | 4.27 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 2.73 | 4.24 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 2.74 | 4.19 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 2.76 | 4.12 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 2.78 | 4.05 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 2.79 | 4 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 2.79 | 3.98 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 2.79 | 3.98 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 2.79 | 3.98 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 2.78 | 4 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 2.78 | 4.03 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 2.77 | 4.08 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bulgaria vs Greece
Health
- Life expectancyBulgaria: 75.6 years in 2023Greece: 81.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBulgaria: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Greece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBulgaria: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Greece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBulgaria: 95.7% in 2022Greece: 98.9% in 2022
- Suicide rateBulgaria: 9.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Greece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBulgaria: 6.8 million people in 2023Greece: 10.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthBulgaria: -0.52% a year in 2023Greece: -2.08% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBulgaria: 1.75 births per woman in 2023Greece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBulgaria: 74.2% in 2025Greece: 79.2% in 2025
- Median ageBulgaria: 44.3 years in 2023Greece: 45.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBulgaria: 21.8% in 2023Greece: 23.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateBulgaria: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Greece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBulgaria: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Greece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBulgaria: $2.4B in 2025Greece: $7.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personBulgaria: $384 in 2025Greece: $842 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBulgaria: 5.2% of government spending in 2025Greece: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBulgaria: 37,000 people in 2020Greece: 147,000 people in 2020
- National powerBulgaria: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Greece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBulgaria: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Greece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBulgaria: 540 million TIV in 2025Greece: 574 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBulgaria: 33 million TIV in 2024Greece: 2 million TIV in 2025