Bulgaria vs Slovakia: Prosperity gap
Bulgaria
1.4
in 2023
Slovakia
1.51
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
83rd
Slovakia rank
82nd
Prosperity gap over time
- Bulgaria
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 1.51 against 1.4 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.11.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Slovakia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 83rd and Slovakia ranks 82nd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Slovakia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 | 1.86 | 0.2711 | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 3.13 | 1.61 | 1.52 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 1.61 | 0.8359 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.48 | 1.45 | 0.0257 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Bulgaria or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 1.51 against 1.4 in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 0.11, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Bulgaria ranks 83rd and Slovakia ranks 82nd 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.