Bulgaria vs European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers … composition
Bulgaria
15.7
in 2025
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
11.3
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
5th
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank
2nd
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers … composition over time
- Bulgaria
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 15.7 against 11.3 in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), a difference of 4.4.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.4 times European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 5th and European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd of 45 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.52 | 11.88 | 0.36 | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) |
| 2020s | 14.68 | 11.67 | 3.02 | 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Bulgaria, at 15.7 against 11.3 in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) between Bulgaria and European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- 4.4, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th and European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.