Bulgaria vs Serbia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Bulgaria
14.6%
in 2023
Serbia
14.3%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
36th
Serbia rank
39th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 14.6% against 14.3% in Serbia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Serbia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 36th and Serbia ranks 39th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 8.3% | 4.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 17.7% | 2.5% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.8% | 0.2% | Serbia |
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 Serbia?
- Bulgaria, at 14.6% against 14.3% in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th and Serbia ranks 39th 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.