Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)
Bulgaria
20.6%
in 2025
Luxembourg
19.6%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
6th
Luxembourg rank
7th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) over time
- Bulgaria
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 20.6% against 19.6% in Luxembourg, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 6th and Luxembourg ranks 7th of 47 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 14.9% | 2.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 18.0% | 2.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 16.4% | 5.7% | 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 Luxembourg?
- Bulgaria, at 20.6% against 19.6% in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) between Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 1.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Luxembourg rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th and Luxembourg ranks 7th 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.