Bulgaria vs Romania: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work
Bulgaria
34.2%
in 2025
Romania
57.3%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
2nd
Romania rank
1st
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 57.3% against 34.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 23.1%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.7 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Romania ranks 1st of 47 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 56.8% | 36.7% | Romania |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 60.4% | 29.1% | Romania |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 59.8% | 30.6% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 57.3% against 34.2% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 23.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Romania ranks 1st of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.