Americas vs Brazil: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age
Americas
2.1%
in 2025
Brazil
0.8%
in 2023
Americas rank
25th
Brazil rank
22nd
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age over time
- Americas
- Brazil
How they compare
Americas currently reports 2.1% against 0.8% in Brazil, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.8 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.
Americas ranks 25th and Brazil ranks 22nd of 33 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 8.6% | 2.8% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age, Americas or Brazil?
- Americas, at 2.1% against 0.8% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age between Americas and Brazil?
- 1.3%, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Brazil?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Americas and Brazil rank globally for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Americas ranks 25th and Brazil ranks 22nd of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.