Bulgaria vs Russia: Prosperity gap
Bulgaria
1.4
in 2023
Russia
1.57
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
83rd
Russia rank
81st
Prosperity gap over time
- Bulgaria
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 1.57 against 1.4 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.17.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 83rd and Russia ranks 81st of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.13 | 2.03 | 1.1 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 1.61 | 0.8349 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.47 | 1.57 | 0.1046 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Bulgaria or Russia?
- Russia, at 1.57 against 1.4 in Bulgaria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Bulgaria and Russia?
- 0.17, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
- How do Bulgaria and Russia rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Bulgaria ranks 83rd and Russia ranks 81st 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.
Individual pages
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.