Portugal vs Romania: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day
Portugal
40.5%
in 2023
Romania
50.4%
in 2023
Portugal rank
89th
Romania rank
86th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 50.4% against 40.5% in Portugal, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 89th and Romania ranks 86th of 120 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.5% | 95.3% | 38.8% | Romania |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 89.8% | 33.9% | Romania |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 57.3% | 14.5% | 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, Portugal or Romania?
- Romania, at 50.4% against 40.5% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day between Portugal and Romania?
- 9.9%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Portugal ranks 89th 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.