Panama vs Romania: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Panama
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 52.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 39.84 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Panama, a difference of 12.97 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 66th and Romania ranks 64th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 483.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 0 international-$ in 2021 prices | 483.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Panama |
| 1990s | 362.66 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 227.60 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 135.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Panama |
| 2000s | 157.32 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 574.23 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 416.90 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Romania |
| 2010s | 73.20 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 513.46 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 440.25 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Romania |
| 2020s | 51.72 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 122.33 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 70.61 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, Panama or Romania?
- Romania, at 52.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 39.84 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Panama and Romania?
- 12.97 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Romania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Romania rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Panama ranks 66th 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.