Bulgaria vs Greece: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 29.62 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 26.68 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Greece, a difference of 2.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 76th and Greece ranks 77th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 120.20 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 47.78 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 72.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 80.87 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 81.43 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 560,480 international-$ in 2021 prices | Greece |
| 2020s | 24.34 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 43.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 19.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Bulgaria, at 29.62 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 26.68 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 2.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Bulgaria ranks 76th and Greece ranks 77th 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 Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.