Bulgaria vs Italy: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)
Bulgaria
39.5%
in 2025
Italy
36.8%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
2nd
Italy rank
5th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 39.5% against 36.8% in Italy, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Italy ranks 5th of 47 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 33.2% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 36.1% | 0.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 37.4% | 1.4% | 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 Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 39.5% against 36.8% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 2.7%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Italy ranks 5th 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.