Bulgaria vs Sweden: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)
Bulgaria
15.7%
in 2025
Sweden
14.9%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
5th
Sweden rank
7th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 15.7% against 14.9% in Sweden, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Sweden ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 7th of 43 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.5% | 17.7% | 6.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 15.2% | 0.6% | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Bulgaria, at 15.7% against 14.9% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 0.8%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.