Jordan vs Paraguay: Number of people living in extreme poverty
Jordan
7.33 million people
in 2010
Paraguay
6.78 million people
in 2024
Jordan rank
76th
Paraguay rank
79th
Number of people living in extreme poverty over time
- Jordan
- Paraguay
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 7.33 million people against 6.78 million people in Paraguay, a difference of 550,140 people.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Jordan ranks 76th and Paraguay ranks 79th of 120 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.05 million people | 4.08 million people | 966,640 people | Jordan |
| 2000s | 6.36 million people | 4.71 million people | 1.65 million people | Jordan |
| 2010s | 7.33 million people | 5.20 million people | 2.13 million people | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty, Jordan or Paraguay?
- Jordan, at 7.33 million people against 6.78 million people in Paraguay as of 2010.
- What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty between Jordan and Paraguay?
- 550,140 people, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Paraguay?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2010.
- How do Jordan and Paraguay rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Jordan ranks 76th and Paraguay ranks 79th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.