Bulgaria vs Spain: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Bulgaria
14.6%
in 2023
Spain
14.9%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
36th
Spain rank
33rd
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Bulgaria
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 14.9% against 14.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Spain ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 36th and Spain ranks 33rd of 130 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 14.3% | 8.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 14.2% | 1.4% | Spain |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 16.4% | 1.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 15.3% | 1.8% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 14.9% against 14.6% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Bulgaria and Spain?
- 0.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Spain rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th and Spain ranks 33rd 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.