Hungary vs Romania: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Hungary
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 52.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 50.24 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Hungary, a difference of 2.57 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 65th and Romania ranks 64th of 120 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0 international-$ in 2021 prices | — |
| 1990s | 92.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 936.05 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Romania |
| 2000s | 6.74 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 574.23 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 567.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Romania |
| 2010s | 37.91 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 578.14 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 540.23 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, Hungary or Romania?
- Romania, at 52.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 50.24 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Hungary and Romania?
- 2.57 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Romania?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2017.
- How do Hungary and Romania rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Hungary ranks 65th and Romania ranks 64th 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 Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.