Denmark vs Netherlands: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data

Denmark

21,363 people

in 2023

Netherlands

17,053 people

in 2021

Denmark rank

90th

Netherlands rank

92nd

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

Denmark currently reports 21,363 people against 17,053 people in Netherlands, a difference of 4,310 people.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Netherlands ahead.

Denmark ranks 90th and Netherlands ranks 92nd 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.