Bulgaria vs Romania: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric

Bulgaria
0.5409
in 2020
Romania
0.5532
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
50th
Romania rank
47th

Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.5532 against 0.5409 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0123.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 50th and Romania ranks 47th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 14 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
1870s 0.0962 0.0641 0.0321 Bulgaria
1880s 0.1236 0.0713 0.0522 Bulgaria
1890s 0.1173 0.0795 0.0379 Bulgaria
1900s 0.1476 0.0983 0.0493 Bulgaria
1910s 0.1644 0.1192 0.0452 Bulgaria
1920s 0.1786 0.1493 0.0293 Bulgaria
1930s 0.1922 0.1576 0.0346 Bulgaria
1950s 0.193 0.1589 0.0341 Bulgaria
1960s 0.2333 0.1908 0.0425 Bulgaria
1970s 0.2541 0.2139 0.0401 Bulgaria
1980s 0.2675 0.2288 0.0386 Bulgaria
1990s 0.4666 0.3856 0.081 Bulgaria
2000s 0.5237 0.4448 0.0789 Bulgaria
2010s 0.5475 0.5224 0.0251 Bulgaria
2020s 0.5409 0.5532 0.0122 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric, Bulgaria or Romania?
Romania, at 0.5532 against 0.5409 in Bulgaria as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric between Bulgaria and Romania?
0.0123, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
Bulgaria ranks 50th and Romania ranks 47th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
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