Italy vs Thailand: Number of people living in extreme poverty
Italy
58.44 million people
in 2023
Thailand
71.66 million people
in 2024
Italy rank
22nd
Thailand rank
19th
Number of people living in extreme poverty over time
- Italy
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 71.66 million people against 58.44 million people in Italy, a difference of 13.22 million people.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 22nd and Thailand ranks 19th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.45 million people | 32.14 million people | 24.31 million people | Italy |
| 1990s | 55.94 million people | 58.01 million people | 2.07 million people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 57.65 million people | 64.04 million people | 6.39 million people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 59.17 million people | 70.08 million people | 10.91 million people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 58.65 million people | 71.68 million people | 13.03 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, Italy or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 71.66 million people against 58.44 million people in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty between Italy and Thailand?
- 13.22 million people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Thailand?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Thailand rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Italy ranks 22nd 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.