Bulgaria vs European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)
Bulgaria
39.5%
in 2025
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
34.4%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
2nd
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank
1st
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) over time
- Bulgaria
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 39.5% against 34.4% in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd and European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st of 47 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.8% | 36.1% | 2.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 35.2% | 3.5% | 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 included in), Bulgaria or European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Bulgaria, at 39.5% against 34.4% in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) between Bulgaria and European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- 5.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd and European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in 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.