Bulgaria vs Romania: Total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use

Bulgaria
9.6%
in 2023
Romania
15.4%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
2nd
Romania rank
1st

Total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
10203040200520142023

How they compare

Romania currently reports 15.4% against 9.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 5.8%.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.6 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Romania ranks 1st of 47 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 29.6% 42.6% 13.0% Romania
2010s 19.7% 33.4% 13.7% Romania
2020s 11.4% 19.1% 7.7% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use, Bulgaria or Romania?
Romania, at 15.4% against 9.6% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use between Bulgaria and Romania?
5.8%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use?
Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Romania ranks 1st of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use of their household. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bulgaria vs Romania: Total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/total-population-not-having-indoor-flushing-toilet-for-the-sole-use-of-their-household/bulgaria/romania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/total-population-not-having-indoor-flushing-toilet-for-the-sole-use-of-their-household/bulgaria/romania/">Bulgaria vs Romania: Total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use of their household
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 791 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed