Romania vs United States: Prosperity gap

Romania

1.33

in 2023

United States

1.32

in 2024

Romania rank

86th

United States rank

88th

Prosperity gap over time

Romania currently reports 1.33 against 1.32 in United States, a difference of 0.0135.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 86th and United States ranks 88th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Prosperity gap
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.