Romania vs Serbia: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty
Romania
27.4%
in 2025
Serbia
24.3%
in 2024
Romania rank
13th
Serbia rank
16th
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty over time
- Romania
- Serbia
How they compare
Romania currently reports 27.4% against 24.3% in Serbia, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Serbia ahead.
Romania ranks 13th and Serbia ranks 16th of 48 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.8% | 38.2% | 1.4% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 29.6% | 2.2% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty, Romania or Serbia?
- Romania, at 27.4% against 24.3% in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty between Romania and Serbia?
- 3.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Serbia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Serbia rank globally for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Romania ranks 13th and Serbia ranks 16th 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.