India vs Indonesia: Number of people living in extreme poverty
India
1.36 billion people
in 2022
Indonesia
274.19 million people
in 2025
India rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
4th
Number of people living in extreme poverty over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
India currently reports 1.36 billion people against 274.19 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 1.08 billion people.
That makes India's figure about 5.0 times Indonesia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 4th of 120 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 394.50 million people | 22.89 million people | 371.61 million people | India |
| 1990s | 489.27 million people | 42.52 million people | 446.75 million people | India |
| 2000s | 710.64 million people | 137.76 million people | 572.89 million people | India |
| 2010s | 925.48 million people | 171.59 million people | 753.88 million people | India |
| 2020s | 1.36 billion people | 256.93 million people | 1.10 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, India or Indonesia?
- India, at 1.36 billion people against 274.19 million people in Indonesia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty between India and Indonesia?
- 1.08 billion people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- India ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 4th 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.