Bulgaria vs Slovakia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Bulgaria
4.4%
in 2023
Slovakia
4.1%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
83rd
Slovakia rank
85th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Bulgaria
- Slovakia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4.4% against 4.1% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 83rd and Slovakia ranks 85th of 120 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 3.3% | 1.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 4.3% | 15.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 4.2% | 9.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 3.9% | 1.6% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day, Bulgaria or Slovakia?
- Bulgaria, at 4.4% against 4.1% in Slovakia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Bulgaria ranks 83rd and Slovakia ranks 85th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.