Brazil vs Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age
Brazil
0.8%
in 2023
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
1.5%
in 2025
Brazil rank
23rd
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank
26th
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age over time
- Brazil
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia currently reports 1.5% against 0.8% in Brazil, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Eastern and South-Eastern Asia's figure about 2.0 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ahead.
Brazil ranks 23rd and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 26th of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 31.3% | 22.7% | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 7.3% | 4.6% | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0.3% | Brazil |
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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, at 1.5% 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- 0.7%, with Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Brazil ranks 23rd and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 26th of 47 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.