Bulgaria

In brief

Home broadband per 100 people: 37 (2023). World rank 36 of 208 (1 = best); in Europe, 23 of 46. Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 47. Electricity use, kWh per person: 5,470 (2024). World rank 38 of 149; in Europe, 18 of 41. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 55.5% → 82.4%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 131 → 118, and access to electricity 95.9% → 100%. Better than all its neighbours (Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Türkiye): electricity from fossil fuels. Worse than all its neighbours (Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Türkiye): using the internet and electricity from renewables.