Brazil vs Canada: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh

Brazil
34.34 million
in 2024
Canada
31.58 million
in 2022
Brazil rank
9th
Canada rank
10th

Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh over time

  • Brazil
  • Canada
010.0M20.0M30.0M197119972024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 34.34 million against 31.58 million in Canada, a difference of 2.76 million.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Canada ahead.

Brazil ranks 9th and Canada ranks 10th of 120 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Canada Difference Ahead
1980s 6.75 million 15.18 million 8.43 million Canada
1990s 9.80 million 17.37 million 7.57 million Canada
2000s 15.80 million 22.03 million 6.23 million Canada
2010s 25.76 million 27.20 million 1.44 million Canada
2020s 26.52 million 31.80 million 5.29 million Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh, Brazil or Canada?
Brazil, at 34.34 million against 31.58 million in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh between Brazil and Canada?
2.76 million, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
37 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
Brazil ranks 9th and Canada ranks 10th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed