Bulgaria vs Greece
Bulgaria vs Greece: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 36.4% in Bulgaria and 37% in Greece, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Greece, by 0.6 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Bulgaria.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Bulgaria.
- In 2024, Bulgaria ranked 92 and Greece ranked 88 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Bulgaria | Greece | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36.4 | 37 | – |
| 2023 | 36.2 | 37 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 36.1 | 37 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 36 | 37 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 35.9 | 37 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 35.8 | 35.9 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 35.7 | 34.9 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 35.5 | 33.9 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 35.4 | 32.8 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 35.3 | 31.8 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 35.1 | 31.2 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 35 | 30.6 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 34.8 | 30 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 34.6 | 29.5 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 34.4 | 28.9 | 32 |
| 2009 | 34.1 | 28.9 | 32 |
| 2008 | 33.7 | 28.9 | 32 |
| 2007 | 33.4 | 28.8 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 33.1 | 28.8 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 32.7 | 28.8 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 32.4 | 28.8 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 32 | 28.8 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 31.7 | 28.8 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 30.8 | 28.8 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 30.5 | 28.8 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 30.5 | 28.8 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 30.4 | 28.8 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 30.4 | 28.8 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 30.3 | 28.8 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 30.3 | 28.8 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 30.3 | 28.8 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 30.2 | 28.8 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 30.2 | 28.8 | 33 |
| 1991 | 30.1 | 28.8 | – |
| 1990 | 30.1 | 28.8 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 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