Kenya vs Peru: Number of people living in extreme poverty
Kenya
29.97 million people
in 2022
Peru
32.46 million people
in 2024
Kenya rank
34th
Peru rank
33rd
Number of people living in extreme poverty over time
- Kenya
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 32.46 million people against 29.97 million people in Kenya, a difference of 2.48 million people.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 34th and Peru ranks 33rd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.95 million people | 18.48 million people | 462,300 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 20.08 million people | 20.97 million people | 890,700 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 29.80 million people | 28.03 million people | 1.76 million people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 29.16 million people | 30.91 million people | 1.75 million people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty, Kenya or Peru?
- Peru, at 32.46 million people against 29.97 million people in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty between Kenya and Peru?
- 2.48 million people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Peru?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Peru rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Kenya ranks 34th and Peru ranks 33rd 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.