Bulgaria vs Serbia
Bulgaria vs Serbia: National power
National power in 2022: 0.09% of world capability in Bulgaria and 0.09% of world capability in Serbia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 0 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Serbia.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Bulgaria has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Serbia.
- In 2022, Bulgaria ranked 98 and Serbia ranked 100 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Bulgaria | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| 2021 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| 2020 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.09 |
| 2018 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| 2017 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| 2016 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| 2015 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| 2014 | 0.09 | 0.08 |
| 2013 | 0.09 | 0.08 |
| 2012 | 0.1 | 0.09 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | 0.11 | 0.1 |
| 2009 | 0.12 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 0.13 | 0.11 |
| 2007 | 0.15 | 0.12 |
| 2006 | 0.15 | – |
| 2005 | 0.15 | – |
| 2004 | 0.15 | – |
| 2003 | 0.16 | – |
| 2002 | 0.17 | – |
| 2001 | 0.19 | – |
| 2000 | 0.19 | – |
| 1999 | 0.18 | – |
| 1998 | 0.2 | – |
| 1997 | 0.21 | – |
| 1996 | 0.22 | – |
| 1995 | 0.19 | – |
| 1994 | 0.23 | – |
| 1993 | 0.2 | – |
| 1992 | 0.23 | – |
| 1991 | 0.25 | – |
| 1990 | 0.28 | – |
| 1989 | 0.34 | – |
| 1988 | 0.33 | – |
| 1987 | 0.37 | – |
| 1986 | 0.36 | – |
| 1985 | 0.36 | – |
| 1984 | 0.41 | – |
| 1983 | 0.42 | – |
| 1982 | 0.42 | – |
| 1981 | 0.4 | – |
| 1980 | 0.4 | – |
| 1979 | 0.39 | – |
| 1978 | 0.41 | – |
| 1977 | 0.41 | – |
| 1976 | 0.4 | – |
| 1975 | 0.41 | – |
| 1974 | 0.4 | – |
| 1973 | 0.4 | – |
| 1972 | 0.42 | – |
| 1971 | 0.41 | – |
| 1970 | 0.33 | – |
| 1969 | 0.33 | – |
| 1968 | 0.33 | – |
| 1967 | 0.33 | – |
| 1966 | 0.32 | – |
| 1965 | 0.33 | – |
| 1964 | 0.32 | – |
| 1963 | 0.32 | – |
| 1962 | 0.28 | – |
| 1961 | 0.28 | – |
| 1960 | 0.25 | – |
| 1959 | 0.27 | – |
| 1958 | 0.29 | – |
| 1957 | 0.3 | – |
| 1956 | 0.29 | – |
| 1955 | 0.31 | – |
| 1954 | 0.31 | – |
| 1953 | 0.29 | – |
| 1952 | 0.29 | – |
| 1951 | 0.31 | – |
| 1950 | 0.33 | – |
| 1949 | 0.32 | – |
| 1948 | 0.31 | – |
| 1947 | 0.28 | – |
| 1946 | 0.27 | – |
| 1945 | 0.16 | – |
| 1944 | 0.34 | – |
| 1943 | 0.18 | – |
| 1942 | 0.17 | – |
| 1941 | 0.17 | – |
| 1940 | 0.24 | – |
| 1939 | 0.18 | – |
| 1938 | 0.16 | – |
| 1937 | 0.16 | – |
| 1936 | 0.16 | – |
| 1935 | 0.16 | – |
| 1934 | 0.17 | – |
| 1933 | 0.17 | – |
| 1932 | 0.18 | – |
| 1931 | 0.17 | – |
| 1930 | 0.17 | – |
| 1929 | 0.18 | – |
| 1928 | 0.18 | – |
| 1927 | 0.18 | – |
| 1926 | 0.19 | – |
| 1925 | 0.19 | – |
| 1924 | 0.19 | – |
| 1923 | 0.16 | – |
| 1922 | 0.14 | – |
| 1921 | 0.13 | – |
| 1920 | 0.13 | – |
| 1919 | 0.13 | – |
| 1918 | 0.58 | 0.22 |
| 1917 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
| 1916 | 0.56 | 0.16 |
| 1915 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
| 1914 | 0.24 | 0.19 |
| 1913 | 1.57 | 0.18 |
| 1912 | 0.3 | 0.19 |
| 1911 | 0.3 | 0.18 |
| 1910 | 0.3 | 0.19 |
| 1909 | 0.28 | 0.2 |
| 1908 | 0.27 | 0.16 |
| 1907 | – | 0.17 |
| 1906 | – | 0.15 |
| 1905 | – | 0.13 |
| 1904 | – | 0.16 |
| 1903 | – | 0.15 |
| 1902 | – | 0.14 |
| 1901 | – | 0.14 |
| 1900 | – | 0.14 |
| 1899 | – | 0.15 |
| 1898 | – | 0.14 |
| 1897 | – | 0.14 |
| 1896 | – | 0.15 |
| 1895 | – | 0.14 |
| 1894 | – | 0.13 |
| 1893 | – | 0.12 |
| 1892 | – | 0.12 |
| 1891 | – | 0.1 |
| 1890 | – | 0.1 |
| 1889 | – | 0.13 |
| 1888 | – | 0.13 |
| 1887 | – | 0.13 |
| 1886 | – | 0.14 |
| 1885 | – | 0.14 |
| 1884 | – | 0.16 |
| 1883 | – | 0.13 |
| 1882 | – | 0.1 |
| 1881 | – | 0.1 |
| 1880 | – | 0.1 |
| 1879 | – | 0.09 |
| 1878 | – | 0.08 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bulgaria vs Serbia
Health
- Life expectancyBulgaria: 75.6 years in 2023Serbia: 76.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBulgaria: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Serbia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBulgaria: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Serbia: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBulgaria: 95.7% in 2022Serbia: 75.1% in 2022
- DepressionBulgaria: 2.54% in 2017Serbia: 2.57% in 2017
- Suicide rateBulgaria: 9.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Serbia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBulgaria: 6.8 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthBulgaria: -0.52% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBulgaria: 1.75 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBulgaria: 74.2% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageBulgaria: 44.3 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBulgaria: 21.8% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBulgaria: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBulgaria: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBulgaria: $2.4B in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personBulgaria: $384 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBulgaria: 5.2% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBulgaria: 37,000 people in 2020Serbia: 32,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersBulgaria: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Serbia: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBulgaria: 540 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBulgaria: 33 million TIV in 2024Serbia: 39 million TIV in 2025