Bulgaria vs France: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)
Bulgaria
39.5%
in 2025
France
40.0%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
2nd
France rank
1st
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) over time
- Bulgaria
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 40.0% against 39.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd and France ranks 1st of 47 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 35.9% | 1.9% | France |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 37.2% | 0.4% | France |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 40.7% | 2.0% | France |
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 France?
- France, at 40.0% against 39.5% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) between Bulgaria and France?
- 0.5%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and France?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and France rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd and France 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.