Bulgaria vs Lithuania: Prosperity gap
Bulgaria
1.4
in 2023
Lithuania
1.58
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
83rd
Lithuania rank
80th
Prosperity gap over time
- Bulgaria
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 1.58 against 1.4 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.18.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 83rd and Lithuania ranks 80th of 120 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.13 | 2.36 | 0.7717 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 1.99 | 0.4484 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.48 | 1.2 | 0.272 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Bulgaria or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 1.58 against 1.4 in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 0.18, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Lithuania rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Bulgaria ranks 83rd and Lithuania ranks 80th 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.