Benin vs Colombia: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data

Benin

3.72 million people

in 2021

Colombia

4.50 million people

in 2024

Benin rank

28th

Colombia rank

25th

Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data over time

Colombia currently reports 4.50 million people against 3.72 million people in Benin, a difference of 773,480 people.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Colombia ahead.

Benin ranks 28th and Colombia ranks 25th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data
Unit: people
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.