Bulgaria vs China: 24_International reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre

Bulgaria
357,906 excluding gold per square kilometre
in 2023
China
345,887 excluding gold per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
39th
China rank
40th

24_International reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre over time

  • Bulgaria
  • China
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020062023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 357,906 excluding gold per square kilometre against 345,887 excluding gold per square kilometre in China, a difference of 12,019 excluding gold per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was China ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 39th and China ranks 40th of 174 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria China Difference Ahead
1990s 9,355 excluding gold per square kilometre 8,046 excluding gold per square kilometre 1,309 excluding gold per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 72,104 excluding gold per square kilometre 82,239 excluding gold per square kilometre 10,135 excluding gold per square kilometre China
2010s 182,774 excluding gold per square kilometre 346,942 excluding gold per square kilometre 164,168 excluding gold per square kilometre China
2020s 302,371 excluding gold per square kilometre 340,060 excluding gold per square kilometre 37,689 excluding gold per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 24_international reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre, Bulgaria or China?
Bulgaria, at 357,906 excluding gold per square kilometre against 345,887 excluding gold per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in 24_international reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre between Bulgaria and China?
12,019 excluding gold per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for 24_international reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 39th and China ranks 40th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as 24_International reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bulgaria vs China: 24_International reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/24-international-reserves-excluding-gold-per-square-kilometre/bulgaria/china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/24-international-reserves-excluding-gold-per-square-kilometre/bulgaria/china/">Bulgaria vs China: 24_International reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
24_International reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre
Unit
excluding gold per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 5,637 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

24_International reserves (excluding gold) 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.