Bulgaria vs Italy: Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices)
Bulgaria
0.7%
in 2021
Italy
0.8%
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
64th
Italy rank
63rd
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 64th and Italy ranks 63rd of 119 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.7% | 1.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices), Bulgaria or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Bulgaria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices)?
- Bulgaria ranks 64th and Italy ranks 63rd of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices). 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 $1.90 per day.