Bulgaria vs Romania: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Bulgaria
14.6%
in 2023
Romania
14.7%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
36th
Romania rank
34th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 14.7% against 14.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 36th and Romania ranks 34th of 130 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 7.6% | 2.8% | Romania |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 10.0% | 2.8% | Romania |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 15.3% | 2.4% | Romania |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 19.2% | 4.0% | Romania |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 16.8% | 3.2% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 14.7% against 14.6% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th and Romania ranks 34th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.