Ghana vs Zambia: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data
Ghana
11.65 million people
in 2016
Zambia
14.44 million people
in 2022
Ghana rank
14th
Zambia rank
12th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data over time
- Ghana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 14.44 million people against 11.65 million people in Ghana, a difference of 2.79 million people.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
Ghana ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 12th of 120 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data, Ghana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 14.44 million people against 11.65 million people in Ghana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data between Ghana and Zambia?
- 2.79 million people, with Zambia ahead.
- How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Ghana ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 12th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.