Bulgaria vs Kyrgyzstan: Number of people living in extreme poverty

Bulgaria
6.38 million people
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan
7.06 million people
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
81st
Kyrgyzstan rank
78th

Number of people living in extreme poverty over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Kyrgyzstan
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M199220082024

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 7.06 million people against 6.38 million people in Bulgaria, a difference of 682,460 people.

That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 81st and Kyrgyzstan ranks 78th of 120 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Kyrgyzstan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Kyrgyzstan Difference Ahead
2000s 7.25 million people 4.34 million people 2.92 million people Bulgaria
2010s 6.83 million people 5.45 million people 1.38 million people Bulgaria
2020s 6.43 million people 6.53 million people 103,030 people Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty, Bulgaria or Kyrgyzstan?
Kyrgyzstan, at 7.06 million people against 6.38 million people in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty between Bulgaria and Kyrgyzstan?
682,460 people, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kyrgyzstan?
18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty?
Bulgaria ranks 81st and Kyrgyzstan ranks 78th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in extreme poverty
Unit
people
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.