Bulgaria vs Romania: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

Bulgaria
0.4914
in 2023
Romania
0.4783
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
65th
Romania rank
67th

Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.4914 against 0.4783 in Romania, a difference of 0.0131.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 65th and Romania ranks 67th of 109 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4023 0.3623 0.04 Bulgaria
2000s 0.417 0.442 0.025 Romania
2010s 0.4584 0.472 0.0136 Romania
2020s 0.4883 0.4788 0.0095 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank, Bulgaria or Romania?
Bulgaria, at 0.4914 against 0.4783 in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank between Bulgaria and Romania?
0.0131, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
Bulgaria ranks 65th and Romania ranks 67th of 109 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
109 places, 2,196 data points, 1913–2024
Last refreshed

The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.