Bulgaria vs Sweden: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt)

Bulgaria
1.27 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Sweden
1.21 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
66th
Sweden rank
69th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Sweden
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196119912022

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.27 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 1.21 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 61,330 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 69th of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 455,682 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 322,229 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 133,454 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Bulgaria
1970s 694,242 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 439,479 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 254,763 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Bulgaria
1980s 808,050 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 525,786 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 282,264 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 622,774 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 619,919 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 2,855 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 807,076 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 852,909 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 45,832 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 1.07 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1.04 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 23,581 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 1.22 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1.17 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 45,500 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Sweden?
Bulgaria, at 1.27 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 1.21 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Sweden?
61,330 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 69th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.