Bulgaria vs Latvia: Effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio
Bulgaria
2.7 Ratio
in 2025
Latvia
2.9 Ratio
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
25th
Latvia rank
22nd
Effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.9 Ratio against 2.7 Ratio in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2 Ratio.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Latvia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 25th and Latvia ranks 22nd of 45 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.58 Ratio | 3.52 Ratio | 0.94 Ratio | Latvia |
| 2020s | 3.02 Ratio | 2.9 Ratio | 0.1167 Ratio | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio, Bulgaria or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 2.9 Ratio against 2.7 Ratio in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 0.2 Ratio, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th and Latvia ranks 22nd of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.