Bulgaria vs Latvia: Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population
Bulgaria
32.5%
in 2025
Latvia
38.9%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
9th
Latvia rank
5th
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 38.9% against 32.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Latvia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 9th and Latvia ranks 5th of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.6% | 58.4% | 9.8% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 42.6% | 1.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 40.8% | 5.0% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population, Bulgaria or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 38.9% against 32.5% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 6.4%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population?
- Bulgaria ranks 9th and Latvia ranks 5th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.