Brazil vs India: Number of people living in extreme poverty
Brazil
205.62 million people
in 2024
India
1.36 billion people
in 2022
Brazil rank
5th
India rank
2nd
Number of people living in extreme poverty over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.36 billion people against 205.62 million people in Brazil, a difference of 1.15 billion people.
That makes India's figure about 6.6 times Brazil's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.97 million people | 378.40 million people | 285.43 million people | India |
| 1990s | 112.58 million people | 489.27 million people | 376.69 million people | India |
| 2000s | 165.27 million people | 710.64 million people | 545.38 million people | India |
| 2010s | 181.38 million people | 925.48 million people | 744.10 million people | India |
| 2020s | 200.10 million people | 1.36 billion people | 1.16 billion people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty, Brazil or India?
- India, at 1.36 billion people against 205.62 million people in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty between Brazil and India?
- 1.15 billion people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.