Bulgaria vs Serbia: Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status
Bulgaria
35.5%
in 2025
Serbia
30.7%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
5th
Serbia rank
6th
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 35.5% against 30.7% in Serbia, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Serbia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 5th and Serbia ranks 6th of 45 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.0% | 61.4% | 2.4% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 39.6% | 1.9% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subjective poverty by most frequent activity status, Bulgaria or Serbia?
- Bulgaria, at 35.5% against 30.7% in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in subjective poverty by most frequent activity status between Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 4.8%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th and Serbia ranks 6th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.