Brazil vs Central America: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age
Brazil
0.8%
in 2023
Central America
2.6%
in 2025
Brazil rank
22nd
Central America rank
24th
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age over time
- Brazil
- Central America
How they compare
Central America currently reports 2.6% against 0.8% in Brazil, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Central America's figure about 3.4 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 22nd and Central America ranks 24th of 46 countries.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Central America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 9.3% | 0.8% | Central America |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 4.9% | 2.1% | Central America |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 3.2% | 0.8% | Central America |
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, Brazil or Central America?
- Central America, at 2.6% against 0.8% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age between Brazil and Central America?
- 1.8%, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Central America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Central America rank globally for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Brazil ranks 22nd and Central America ranks 24th of 46 countries.
- 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.