Bulgaria vs Portugal: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 29.62 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 23.68 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Portugal, a difference of 5.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 76th and Portugal ranks 79th of 120 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 120.20 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.33 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 108.87 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 80.87 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 30.99 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 49.88 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 24.34 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 20.58 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.76 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Bulgaria, at 29.62 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 23.68 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 5.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Bulgaria ranks 76th and Portugal ranks 79th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β 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.