Bulgaria vs Dominican Republic: Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices)

Bulgaria
0.7%
in 2021
Dominican Republic
0.8%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
64th
Dominican Republic rank
63rd

Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Dominican Republic
051015198620042022

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 64th and Dominican Republic ranks 63rd of 119 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 7.6% 7.6% Dominican Republic
2000s 2.5% 5.6% 3.1% Dominican Republic
2010s 1.9% 2.5% 0.7% Dominican Republic
2020s 0.5% 0.9% 0.4% Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices), Bulgaria or Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Bulgaria as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) between Bulgaria and Dominican Republic?
0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Dominican Republic?
17 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Dominican Republic rank globally for share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices)?
Bulgaria ranks 64th and Dominican Republic 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 (2017 prices). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices)
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
119 places, 2,016 data points, 1963–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $2.15 per day.