Bulgaria vs Sweden: Median gender pension gap by age group
Bulgaria
11.2
in 2025
Sweden
15.5
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
23rd
Sweden rank
20th
Median gender pension gap by age group over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 15.5 against 11.2 in Bulgaria, a difference of 4.3.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 20th of 35 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.14 | 24.2 | 0.06 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 14.17 | 19.27 | 5.1 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median gender pension gap by age group, Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 15.5 against 11.2 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in median gender pension gap by age group between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 4.3, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for median gender pension gap by age group?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 20th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Median gender pension gap by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.