Bulgaria vs Romania: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level
Bulgaria
38.0%
in 2025
Romania
41.4%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
2nd
Romania rank
1st
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 41.4% against 38.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Romania ranks 1st of 47 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.5% | 43.3% | 21.8% | Romania |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 47.3% | 14.6% | Romania |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 47.2% | 11.6% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 41.4% against 38.0% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 3.4%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Romania ranks 1st of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.