Romania vs Uruguay: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Romania
5.1%
in 2023
Uruguay
5.9%
in 2024
Romania rank
78th
Uruguay rank
77th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Romania
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 5.9% against 5.1% in Romania, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 78th and Uruguay ranks 77th of 120 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5% | 17.4% | 20.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 6.7% | 20.8% | Romania |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 6.7% | 1.4% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day, Romania or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 5.9% against 5.1% in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Romania and Uruguay?
- 0.8%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Uruguay?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Romania and Uruguay rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Romania ranks 78th and Uruguay ranks 77th 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 $8.30 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 $8.30 per day.