Romania
What Continent is Romania in?
Europe
What Continent is the UK in?
Europe
Is the UK's Poverty rate improving?
No
When was the primary source video made?
2017
What is absolute poverty?
Absolute Poverty means anyone living under $1.90 a day.
What % of Romanians are living under $5.50 a day?
10%
What is the Population of the UK?
Roughly 67 Million
What was the UK's inflation rate in 1989?
5.22%
What % of Romanian's live in overcrowded homes?
52%
How did Nicolae Caeusescu die?
He was publicly executed
Why were Romanians so poor even as the GDP grew?
Romania had a communist economy and a corrupt govermnment.
What is the poverty rate of the UK?
18%
How much more likely are Romanian's to live in poverty on average when compared to the EU?
50% more likely
What % of the family income do Romanians spend on housing?
40%
What is Relative Poverty?
Poverty that is adjusted for each country?
How long was Nicolae Ceaușescu in power for?
24 years (1965-1989)
How many people in the UK are living in relative poverty?
11 Million
What Romanian region has the most people at risk of living in poverty?
Sud-Est
What is the EU average for people living in overcrowded homes?
12%
Communism
What natural resources can Romania harvest and export/use?
Fertile Land, Pastures, Forests, Petroleum, Gold and Silver in the mountains, Rivers, and an extensive coastline.
How many children are living in relative poverty in the UK?
1.9 Million
What % of Romanians in the Nord-Est region are at risk of poverty?
48.9%
What % of Romanian housing is social housing?
2%
Since 2004, the UK's poverty rate has remained roughly the same, hovering around 20%. In what year did it briefly spike?
2020