Bulgaria vs Italy: Proportion of population below international poverty line
Bulgaria
1.0%
in 2023
Italy
0.9%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
70th
Italy rank
73rd
Proportion of population below international poverty line over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Italy ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 70th and Italy ranks 73rd of 132 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 0.9% | 2.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line 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 population below international poverty line?
- Bulgaria ranks 70th and Italy ranks 73rd of 132 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population below international poverty line (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.