Montenegro vs Romania: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines over time
- Montenegro
- Romania
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 20.0% against 19.0% in Romania, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Romania ahead.
Montenegro ranks 30th and Romania ranks 33rd of 70 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 23.0% | 15.2% | Romania |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 23.8% | 3.0% | Romania |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.9% | 0.6% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, Montenegro or Romania?
- Montenegro, at 20.0% against 19.0% in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines between Montenegro and Romania?
- 1.0%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Romania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Montenegro and Romania rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Montenegro ranks 30th and Romania ranks 33rd of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.