Ethiopia vs India: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data

Ethiopia

47.19 million people

in 2021

India

75.24 million people

in 2022

Ethiopia rank

4th

India rank

2nd

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

India currently reports 75.24 million people against 47.19 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 28.05 million people.

That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Ethiopia's.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd 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.