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

Denmark

21,363 people

in 2023

Switzerland

18,317 people

in 2022

Denmark rank

90th

Switzerland rank

91st

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

Denmark currently reports 21,363 people against 18,317 people in Switzerland, a difference of 3,046 people.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Switzerland ahead.

Denmark ranks 90th and Switzerland ranks 91st 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.