Portugal vs Romania: Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status
Portugal
20.2%
in 2025
Romania
22.6%
in 2025
Portugal rank
14th
Romania rank
10th
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 22.6% against 20.2% in Portugal, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 14th and Romania ranks 10th of 45 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.8% | 43.0% | 5.2% | Romania |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 26.9% | 5.3% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subjective poverty by most frequent activity status, Portugal or Romania?
- Romania, at 22.6% against 20.2% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in subjective poverty by most frequent activity status between Portugal and Romania?
- 2.4%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status?
- Portugal ranks 14th and Romania ranks 10th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.