Mexico vs Romania: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Mexico
15.7%
in 2024
Romania
14.7%
in 2023
Mexico rank
31st
Romania rank
34th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Mexico
- Romania
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 15.7% against 14.7% in Romania, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 31st and Romania ranks 34th of 130 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.6% | 7.6% | 11.0% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 9.9% | 11.5% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 13.0% | 7.4% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 19.0% | 1.8% | Romania |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 17.8% | 2.1% | 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, Mexico or Romania?
- Mexico, at 15.7% against 14.7% in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Mexico and Romania?
- 1.0%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Romania?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Romania rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Mexico ranks 31st 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.