Iran vs Peru: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data

Iran

2.26 million people

in 2023

Peru

1.76 million people

in 2024

Iran rank

32nd

Peru rank

34th

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

Iran currently reports 2.26 million people against 1.76 million people in Peru, a difference of 500,210 people.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 32nd and Peru ranks 34th 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.