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Bulgaria and Greece
The same question asked of every column. Numbers that break down by age or sex follow the controls; the rest stay country-wide and say so.
The widest gap is Housing costs over 40% of income: Greece 26.4% against Bulgaria 6.9%, 19.5 points apart.
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Where €100 of public spending goes
Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.
Bulgaria
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Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.
Frequently asked: Bulgaria and Greece
Which government owes more: Bulgaria or Greece?
The gap is 116.2 points: Greece 146.1%, Bulgaria 29.9%. Consolidated gross debt of the general government, against GDP. Eurostat · Government debt · 2025. See the figure
Where do housing costs eat more of the income: Bulgaria or Greece?
The gap is 19.5 points: Greece 26.4%, Bulgaria 6.9%. Share whose housing costs exceed 40% of their disposable income. Eurostat · Housing costs over 40% of income · 2025. See the figure
Where were more residents born abroad: Bulgaria or Greece?
The gap is 7.2 points: Greece 11.0%, Bulgaria 3.8%. Share of residents born in another country. Eurostat records country of birth, not ethnicity. Eurostat · Born abroad & Born outside the EU · 2025. See the figure
Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: Bulgaria or Greece?
The gap is 2.81×: Greece 85.3, Bulgaria 30.4. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. Eurostat · University students & Students per 1,000 people · 2024. See the figure
Where is there more railway per 1,000 km²: Bulgaria or Greece?
The gap is 2.62×: Bulgaria 36.6, Greece 14.0. Railway line in use for every 1,000 square kilometres of the country. Eurostat · Railway network & Railway density · 2024. See the figure
Where is unemployment higher: Bulgaria or Greece?
The gap is 5.4 points: Greece 8.9%, Bulgaria 3.5%. Share of 15 to 74 year olds in the labour force who are without work and looking for it. Eurostat · Out of work · 2025. See the figure
Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: Bulgaria or Greece?
The gap is 2.06×: Bulgaria 870, Greece 423. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. Eurostat · Hospital beds · 2024. See the figure
Where is more tax raised per resident: Bulgaria or Greece?
The gap is 92.2%: Greece €9,516, Bulgaria €4,950. Taxes and net social contributions received by general government, per resident. Eurostat · Tax raised per person · 2024. See the figure
Where are more children born per woman: Bulgaria or Greece?
The gap is 38.7%: Bulgaria 1.72, Greece 1.24. Children a woman would bear over her life at today’s age-specific birth rates. Eurostat · Children per woman & Age at first child · 2024. See the figure
Where does more energy come from renewables: Bulgaria or Greece?
The gap is 4.2 points: Greece 26.9%, Bulgaria 22.7%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Eurostat · Renewable energy · 2025. See the figure
Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.