Bulgaria vs Romania
Bulgaria vs Romania: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 36.4% in Bulgaria and 30.2% in Romania, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 6.1 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in Romania.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Bulgaria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Bulgaria ranked 92 and Romania ranked 112 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Bulgaria | Romania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36.4 | 30.2 | – |
| 2023 | 36.2 | 30.2 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 36.1 | 30.2 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 36 | 30.1 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 35.9 | 30.1 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 35.8 | 30.1 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 35.7 | 30.1 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 35.5 | 30 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 35.4 | 30 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 35.3 | 30 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 35.1 | 29.7 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 35 | 29.3 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 34.8 | 29 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 34.6 | 28.6 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 34.4 | 28.3 | 32 |
| 2009 | 34.1 | 28.3 | 32 |
| 2008 | 33.7 | 28.2 | 32 |
| 2007 | 33.4 | 28.2 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 33.1 | 28.1 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 32.7 | 28 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 32.4 | 27.9 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 32 | 27.9 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 31.7 | 27.8 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 30.8 | 27.8 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 30.5 | 27.7 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 30.5 | 27.7 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 30.4 | 27.7 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 30.4 | 27.7 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 30.3 | 27.7 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 30.3 | 27.8 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 30.3 | 27.8 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 30.2 | 27.8 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 30.2 | 27.8 | 33 |
| 1991 | 30.1 | 27.8 | – |
| 1990 | 30.1 | 27.8 | – |
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 Romania
Health
- Life expectancyBulgaria: 75.6 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBulgaria: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBulgaria: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBulgaria: 95.7% in 2022Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionBulgaria: 2.54% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
- Suicide rateBulgaria: 9.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Romania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBulgaria: 6.8 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBulgaria: -0.52% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBulgaria: 1.75 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBulgaria: 74.2% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median ageBulgaria: 44.3 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBulgaria: 21.8% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateBulgaria: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBulgaria: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBulgaria: $2.4B in 2025Romania: $8.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personBulgaria: $384 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBulgaria: 5.2% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBulgaria: 37,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerBulgaria: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBulgaria: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBulgaria: 540 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBulgaria: 33 million TIV in 2024Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025