Poland vs Romania: Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by

Poland
33,000
in 2012
Romania
60,000
in 2012
Poland rank
12th
Romania rank
10th

Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by over time

  • Poland
  • Romania
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199820052012

How they compare

Romania currently reports 60,000 against 33,000 in Poland, a difference of 27,000.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.8 times Poland's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 12th and Romania ranks 10th of 34 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 55,000 254,000 199,000 Romania
2000s 44,400 176,800 132,400 Romania
2010s 23,667 66,667 43,000 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by, Poland or Romania?
Romania, at 60,000 against 33,000 in Poland as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by between Poland and Romania?
27,000, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Romania?
15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
How do Poland and Romania rank globally for number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by?
Poland ranks 12th and Romania ranks 10th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection), published as Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure
Source
Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 337 data points, 1984–2015
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Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. This indicator shows the number of households experiencing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household would have been above the $3.65 poverty line, but because of the expenditures is below the poverty line. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).