Romania vs Serbia: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
Romania
19.0%
in 2023
Serbia
19.7%
in 2023
Romania rank
33rd
Serbia rank
31st
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines over time
- Romania
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 19.7% against 19.0% in Romania, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 33rd and Serbia ranks 31st of 70 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 7.2% | 15.8% | Romania |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 23.0% | 1.0% | Romania |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.3% | 0.7% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, Romania or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 19.7% against 19.0% in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines between Romania and Serbia?
- 0.7%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Serbia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Romania and Serbia rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Romania ranks 33rd and Serbia ranks 31st 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.
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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.