Greece vs South Korea: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data

Greece

61,849 people

in 2023

South Korea

51,770 people

in 2021

Greece rank

77th

South Korea rank

79th

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

Greece currently reports 61,849 people against 51,770 people in South Korea, a difference of 10,079 people.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2006 it was South Korea ahead.

Greece ranks 77th and South Korea ranks 79th 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.