Ecuador vs Romania: Number of people living in extreme poverty
Ecuador
17.66 million people
in 2025
Romania
18.93 million people
in 2023
Ecuador rank
49th
Romania rank
46th
Number of people living in extreme poverty over time
- Ecuador
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 18.93 million people against 17.66 million people in Ecuador, a difference of 1.26 million people.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 49th and Romania ranks 46th of 120 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.92 million people | 18.55 million people | 9.62 million people | Romania |
| 2000s | 12.98 million people | 19.15 million people | 6.17 million people | Romania |
| 2010s | 15.34 million people | 18.56 million people | 3.22 million people | Romania |
| 2020s | 16.75 million people | 18.81 million people | 2.06 million people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty, Ecuador or Romania?
- Romania, at 18.93 million people against 17.66 million people in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty between Ecuador and Romania?
- 1.26 million people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Romania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Romania rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Ecuador ranks 49th and Romania ranks 46th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.