Italy vs Romania: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Italy
14.5%
in 2023
Romania
14.7%
in 2023
Italy rank
37th
Romania rank
34th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Italy
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 14.7% against 14.5% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 37th and Romania ranks 34th of 130 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.7% | 7.6% | 4.1% | Italy |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 11.1% | 4.6% | Italy |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.6% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 19.2% | 4.1% | Romania |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 16.8% | 1.8% | 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, Italy or Romania?
- Romania, at 14.7% against 14.5% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Italy and Romania?
- 0.2%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Romania rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Italy ranks 37th 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.