Bulgaria vs Romania: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty
Bulgaria
30.3%
in 2024
Romania
32.0%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
11th
Romania rank
8th
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 32.0% against 30.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 11th and Romania ranks 8th of 43 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 | 31.5% | 32.8% | 1.3% | 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?
- Romania, at 32.0% against 30.3% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 1.7%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th and Romania ranks 8th of 43 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.