Bulgaria vs Lithuania: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)
Bulgaria
15.7%
in 2025
Lithuania
16.9%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
5th
Lithuania rank
2nd
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) over time
- Bulgaria
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 16.9% against 15.7% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Lithuania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 5th and Lithuania ranks 2nd of 43 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.5% | 18.0% | 6.5% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 20.0% | 5.3% | Lithuania |
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 Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 16.9% against 15.7% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) between Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 1.2%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Lithuania rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th and Lithuania 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, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.