Bulgaria vs Serbia: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty
Bulgaria
29.0%
in 2025
Serbia
24.3%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
11th
Serbia rank
16th
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 29.0% against 24.3% in Serbia, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 11th and Serbia ranks 16th of 48 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.1% | 38.2% | 0.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 29.6% | 1.6% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty, Bulgaria or Serbia?
- Bulgaria, at 29.0% against 24.3% in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty between Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 4.7%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th and Serbia ranks 16th of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.