Bulgaria vs Romania: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day
Bulgaria
49.7%
in 2023
Romania
50.4%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
87th
Romania rank
86th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 50.4% against 49.7% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 87th and Romania ranks 86th of 120 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.8% | 98.4% | 19.6% | Romania |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 95.3% | 6.0% | Romania |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 89.8% | 10.2% | Romania |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 57.3% | 0.8% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 50.4% against 49.7% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.7%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Bulgaria ranks 87th and Romania ranks 86th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.