Dominican Republic vs Romania: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Dominican Republic
15.3%
in 2024
Romania
14.7%
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
32nd
Romania rank
34th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Dominican Republic
- Romania
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 15.3% against 14.7% in Romania, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 34th of 130 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.5% | 7.6% | 13.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 9.8% | 10.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 13.3% | 6.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 19.2% | 2.3% | Romania |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 16.8% | 2.9% | 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, Dominican Republic or Romania?
- Dominican Republic, at 15.3% against 14.7% in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Dominican Republic and Romania?
- 0.6%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Romania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Romania rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Dominican Republic ranks 32nd 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.