Romania vs Turkey: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day
Romania
50.4%
in 2023
Turkey
54.6%
in 2023
Romania rank
86th
Turkey rank
83rd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day over time
- Romania
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 54.6% against 50.4% in Romania, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 86th and Turkey ranks 83rd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 96.2% | 3.8% | Romania |
| 2000s | 95.3% | 90.7% | 4.6% | Romania |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 82.5% | 7.2% | Romania |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 68.4% | 11.1% | Turkey |
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, Romania or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 54.6% against 50.4% in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day between Romania and Turkey?
- 4.2%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Turkey?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Romania and Turkey rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Romania ranks 86th and Turkey ranks 83rd 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.