Bulgaria vs Lithuania: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
Bulgaria
21.2%
in 2024
Lithuania
20.9%
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
26th
Lithuania rank
27th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) over time
- Bulgaria
- Lithuania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 21.2% against 20.9% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Lithuania ranks 27th of 70 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.9% | 21.8% | 1.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 20.4% | 2.1% | 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 Lithuania?
- Bulgaria, at 21.2% against 20.9% in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines between Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Lithuania rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th and Lithuania ranks 27th 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.