Bulgaria vs Pakistan: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers

Bulgaria
0.4%
in 2022
Pakistan
0.3%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
109th
Pakistan rank
111th

Share of land covered by lakes and rivers over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Pakistan
0.10.20.30.4200020112022

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Pakistan ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 109th and Pakistan ranks 111th of 208 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Bulgaria
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% Bulgaria
2020s 0.4% 0.3% 0.0% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land covered by lakes and rivers, Bulgaria or Pakistan?
Bulgaria, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Pakistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of land covered by lakes and rivers between Bulgaria and Pakistan?
0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Pakistan?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Pakistan rank globally for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
Bulgaria ranks 109th and Pakistan ranks 111th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers
Unit
%
Source
UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
208 places, 4,784 data points, 2000–2022
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Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).