Bulgaria vs Romania: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and
Bulgaria
25.1%
in 2025
Romania
26.2%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
19th
Romania rank
17th
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 26.2% against 25.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Romania ranks 17th of 47 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 31.3% | 2.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 34.6% | 6.2% | Romania |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 34.0% | 9.2% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 26.2% against 25.1% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 1.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th and Romania ranks 17th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.