Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Bulgaria
14.6%
in 2023
Luxembourg
14.4%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
36th
Luxembourg rank
38th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Bulgaria
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 14.6% against 14.4% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 36th and Luxembourg ranks 38th of 130 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 6.2% | 1.4% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 7.6% | 0.4% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.2% | 2.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 12.2% | 3.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 14.3% | 0.7% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, Bulgaria or Luxembourg?
- Bulgaria, at 14.6% against 14.4% in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 0.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Luxembourg rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th and Luxembourg ranks 38th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.