Bulgaria vs Latvia: Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason
Bulgaria
0.2%
in 2023
Latvia
0.3%
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
6th
Latvia rank
4th
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.5 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 6th and Latvia ranks 4th of 24 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason, Bulgaria or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Bulgaria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
- How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th and Latvia ranks 4th of 24 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.