Bulgaria vs Norway: Average gender pension gap by age group
Bulgaria
15.1%
in 2025
Norway
17.9%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
24th
Norway rank
21st
Average gender pension gap by age group over time
- Bulgaria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 17.9% against 15.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 24th and Norway ranks 21st of 35 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.5% | 25.1% | 0.6% | Norway |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 20.1% | 2.6% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average gender pension gap by age group, Bulgaria or Norway?
- Norway, at 17.9% against 15.1% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average gender pension gap by age group between Bulgaria and Norway?
- 2.8%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for average gender pension gap by age group?
- Bulgaria ranks 24th and Norway ranks 21st of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Average gender pension gap by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.