Bulgaria vs Malta: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type
Bulgaria
15.3%
in 2025
Malta
28.8%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
6th
Malta rank
1st
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 28.8% against 15.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 13.5%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.9 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 6th and Malta ranks 1st of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 4.9% | 2.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 6.7% | 4.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 20.1% | 6.4% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type, Bulgaria or Malta?
- Malta, at 28.8% against 15.3% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type between Bulgaria and Malta?
- 13.5%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th and Malta ranks 1st of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.