Bulgaria vs Romania: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%)
Bulgaria
29.0%
in 2025
Romania
27.4%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
11th
Romania rank
13th
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 29.0% against 27.4% in Romania, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 11th and Romania ranks 13th of 48 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.2% | 38.3% | 3.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 31.1% | 0.2% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 29.0% against 27.4% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 1.6%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th and Romania ranks 13th of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.