Egypt vs United States: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate
Egypt
1.4%
in 2021
United States
1.1%
in 2024
Egypt rank
58th
United States rank
60th
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate over time
- Egypt
- United States
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.4% against 1.1% in United States, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 58th and United States ranks 60th of 118 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 0.6% | 3.1% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 1.1% | 2.8% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate, Egypt or United States?
- Egypt, at 1.4% against 1.1% in United States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate between Egypt and United States?
- 0.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and United States rank globally for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Egypt ranks 58th and United States ranks 60th of 118 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 Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.