Chile vs Romania: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption
Chile
4.5%
in 2024
Romania
5.1%
in 2023
Chile rank
81st
Romania rank
78th
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption over time
- Chile
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 5.1% against 4.5% in Chile, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 81st and Romania ranks 78th of 120 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.6% | 56.0% | 4.4% | Romania |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 38.7% | 8.9% | Romania |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 30.5% | 15.9% | Romania |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 9.7% | 1.0% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption, Chile or Romania?
- Romania, at 5.1% against 4.5% in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption between Chile and Romania?
- 0.6%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Romania?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Romania rank globally for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Chile ranks 81st and Romania ranks 78th 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 Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. 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 $8.30 per day.