Bulgaria vs Romania: Prosperity gap
Bulgaria
1.4
in 2023
Romania
1.33
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
83rd
Romania rank
86th
Prosperity gap over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.4 against 1.33 in Romania, a difference of 0.07.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 83rd and Romania ranks 86th of 120 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 | 2.77 | 1.18 | Romania |
| 2000s | 3.13 | 4.18 | 1.05 | Romania |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 3.69 | 1.25 | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.48 | 1.78 | 0.3006 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 1.4 against 1.33 in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.07, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Bulgaria ranks 83rd and Romania ranks 86th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.