Bulgaria vs Greece
Bulgaria vs Greece: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 9.5 per 100,000 people in Bulgaria and 3.5 per 100,000 people in Greece, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 6 per 100,000 people, or 2.7 times that in Greece.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Bulgaria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Bulgaria ranked 91 and Greece ranked 182 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Bulgaria | Greece | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 9 | 3.6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 9.2 | 3.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9.8 | 3.4 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.9 | 3.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.8 | 3.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 12.4 | 3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 13.1 | 2.9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 14 | 2.9 | 13 |
| 2001 | 14.8 | 2.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 15.5 | 3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 15.7 | 3.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 16.9 | 3.1 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 17.5 | 3.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 17 | 3.2 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 17 | 3.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 17 | 3.3 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 16.2 | 3.4 | 16 |
| 1992 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 14.8 | 3.5 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 14.8 | 3.5 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- 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
- DepressionBulgaria: 2.54% in 2017Greece: 4.19% 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