Bulgaria vs Italy: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 14.6% against 14.5% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Italy ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 37th and Italy ranks 38th of 123 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 11.7% | 6.9% | Italy |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 15.7% | 6.0% | Italy |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 13.4% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 15.1% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 15.0% | 1.4% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 14.6% against 14.5% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th and Italy ranks 38th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.