Romania vs United States: Percentage of one-person households
Romania
29.2%
in 2018
United States
28.0%
in 2018
Romania rank
22nd
United States rank
24th
Percentage of one-person households over time
- Romania
- United States
How they compare
Romania currently reports 29.2% against 28.0% in United States, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was United States ahead.
Romania ranks 22nd and United States ranks 24th of 67 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.7% | 27.1% | 3.5% | United States |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 27.7% | 0.7% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of one-person households, Romania or United States?
- Romania, at 29.2% against 28.0% in United States as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of one-person households between Romania and United States?
- 1.2%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
- How do Romania and United States rank globally for percentage of one-person households?
- Romania ranks 22nd and United States ranks 24th of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Percentage of one-person households. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of one-person households as a share of the total number of households. Estimates combine multiple sources, including cross-country surveys and census data.