Bulgaria vs Latvia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)
Bulgaria
20.6%
in 2025
Latvia
19.0%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
6th
Latvia rank
8th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 20.6% against 19.0% in Latvia, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Latvia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 6th and Latvia ranks 8th of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 21.2% | 3.6% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 19.2% | 0.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 19.3% | 2.8% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded), Bulgaria or Latvia?
- Bulgaria, at 20.6% against 19.0% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 1.6%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th and Latvia ranks 8th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.