Bulgaria vs Malta: Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction
Bulgaria
31.5%
in 2025
Malta
33.4%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
37th
Malta rank
35th
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 33.4% against 31.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 37th and Malta ranks 35th of 43 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.5% | 46.9% | 6.4% | Malta |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 33.7% | 5.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction, Bulgaria or Malta?
- Malta, at 33.4% against 31.5% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction between Bulgaria and Malta?
- 1.9%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th and Malta ranks 35th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.