Bulgaria vs Lithuania: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day
Bulgaria
1.6%
in 2023
Lithuania
1.2%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
70th
Lithuania rank
72nd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day over time
- Bulgaria
- Lithuania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.6% against 1.2% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 70th and Lithuania ranks 72nd 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 | 6.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 1.9% | 2.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day, Bulgaria or Lithuania?
- Bulgaria, at 1.6% against 1.2% in Lithuania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day between Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 0.4%, with Bulgaria 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Bulgaria ranks 70th and Lithuania ranks 72nd 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.