France vs Thailand: Number of people living in extreme poverty
France
68.32 million people
in 2023
Thailand
71.66 million people
in 2024
France rank
20th
Thailand rank
19th
Number of people living in extreme poverty over time
- France
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 71.66 million people against 68.32 million people in France, a difference of 3.33 million people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
France ranks 20th and Thailand ranks 19th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.59 million people | 53.60 million people | 5.99 million people | France |
| 2000s | 63.13 million people | 64.04 million people | 910,957 people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 66.27 million people | 70.08 million people | 3.82 million people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 67.95 million people | 71.68 million people | 3.73 million people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty, France or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 71.66 million people against 68.32 million people in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty between France and Thailand?
- 3.33 million people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Thailand?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do France and Thailand rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- France ranks 20th and Thailand ranks 19th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – 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.