How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ecuador?

9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Ecuador: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines

Bulgaria

21.7%

in 2023

Ecuador

21.4%

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

23rd

Ecuador rank

26th

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines over time

Bulgaria
Ecuador

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 21.7% against 21.4% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Ecuador ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Ecuador ranks 26th of 70 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
2010s	22.9%	23.2%	0.2%	Ecuador
2020s	21.8%	28.0%	6.2%	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, Bulgaria or Ecuador?: Bulgaria, at 21.7% against 21.4% in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines between Bulgaria and Ecuador?: 0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ecuador?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Ecuador rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?: Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Ecuador ranks 26th of 70 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
Unit: % of population
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 70 places, 986 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.