Bulgaria vs Italy: Prosperity gap
Bulgaria
1.4
in 2023
Italy
1.37
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
83rd
Italy rank
85th
Prosperity gap over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.4 against 1.37 in Italy, a difference of 0.03.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 83rd and Italy ranks 85th of 120 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.13 | 1.23 | 1.9 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 1.76 | 0.6867 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.48 | 1.32 | 0.156 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 1.4 against 1.37 in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.03, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Bulgaria ranks 83rd and Italy ranks 85th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.