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

Albania
1.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria
1.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Albania rank
79th
Bulgaria rank
77th

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

  • Albania
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 1.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Albania, a difference of 127,850 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Albania ranks 79th and Bulgaria ranks 77th of 181 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1970s 319,088 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 634,708 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 315,621 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Bulgaria
1980s 429,836 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.04 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 609,479 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 493,815 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 885,285 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 391,471 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 835,855 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.04 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 199,796 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 1.32 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.35 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 36,214 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 1.55 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.68 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 129,425 international-$ in 2021 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, Albania or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 1.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 1.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Albania as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Albania and Bulgaria?
127,850 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Bulgaria?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Albania and Bulgaria rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Albania ranks 79th and Bulgaria ranks 77th of 181 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 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 9,758 data points, 1961–2023
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.