Bulgaria vs Italy: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
Bulgaria
21.2%
in 2024
Italy
20.1%
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
26th
Italy rank
29th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 21.2% against 20.1% in Italy, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Italy ranks 29th of 70 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.9% | 20.3% | 2.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 20.1% | 2.4% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 21.2% against 20.1% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 1.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th and Italy ranks 29th 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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About this data
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.