Bulgaria vs Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)
Bulgaria
63.8%
in 2025
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
43.0%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank
2nd
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) over time
- Bulgaria
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 63.8% against 43.0% in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), a difference of 20.8%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.5 times Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)'s.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 2nd of 43 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.1% | 42.0% | 21.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 43.4% | 21.7% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions), Bulgaria or Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Bulgaria, at 63.8% against 43.0% in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) between Bulgaria and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- 20.8%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 2nd of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.