Romania vs Sweden: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Romania
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 63.58 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 52.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Romania, a difference of 10.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sweden ahead.
Romania ranks 64th and Sweden ranks 61st of 120 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.24 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 89.52 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Romania |
| 2000s | 574.23 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 35.40 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 538.82 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Romania |
| 2010s | 513.46 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 38.95 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 474.50 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Romania |
| 2020s | 139.96 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 64.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 75.84 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, Romania or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 63.58 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 52.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Romania and Sweden?
- 10.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sweden?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Romania and Sweden rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Romania ranks 64th and Sweden ranks 61st 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.