Bulgaria vs Greece
Bulgaria vs Greece: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 100% in Bulgaria and 100% in Greece, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 both had 100%.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Bulgaria | Greece | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100 | 100 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 100 | 100 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 100 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 99.8 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 99.7 | 100 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 99.2 | 100 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 98.7 | 100 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 98.1 | 100 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 97.3 | 100 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 96.6 | 100 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 95.9 | 100 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 95.3 | 100 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 94.7 | 100 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 94.1 | 100 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 93.5 | 100 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 92.9 | 100 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 92.3 | 100 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 91.7 | 100 | 82 |
| 2006 | 91.2 | 100 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 90.6 | 100 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 90.1 | 100 | 80 |
| 2003 | 89.6 | 100 | 80 |
| 2002 | 89.1 | 100 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 88.6 | 100 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 88.1 | 100 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 100 | 100 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 100 | 100 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1996 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1995 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1994 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1993 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1992 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1991 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1990 | 100 | 100 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, 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
- DepressionBulgaria: 2.54% in 2017Greece: 4.19% in 2017
- 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