Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita in Romania
Romania: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.758 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita in Romania, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.758 for inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita in Romania peaked at 0.758 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.711, in 2015.
That places Romania 43rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7236 | 0.711 | 0.741 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7442 | 0.732 | 0.758 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 41 Kazakhstan 0.766 compare
- 42 Argentina 0.761 compare
- 43 Russian Federation 0.758 compare
- 45 Brunei Darussalam 0.756 compare
- 46 Seychelles 0.755 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Romania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,021 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.5% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.227 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 22.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0869 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0869 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1169 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2087 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita in Romania?
- Inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita in Romania was 0.758 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.758 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.711 in 2015.
- How does Romania rank for inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita?
- Romania ranks 43rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living, adjusted for inequalities in these dimensions. Higher values indicate higher and more equal human development.