Bulgaria vs Estonia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)
Bulgaria
29.0%
in 2025
Estonia
27.7%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
5th
Estonia rank
8th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) over time
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 29.0% against 27.7% in Estonia, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 5th and Estonia ranks 8th of 45 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9% | 25.1% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 27.4% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 30.0% | 0.1% | Estonia |
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 Estonia?
- Bulgaria, at 29.0% against 27.7% in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) between Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 1.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th and Estonia ranks 8th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.