Canada vs Sri Lanka: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices
Canada
93,491 people
in 2019
Sri Lanka
134,320 people
in 2019
Canada rank
62nd
Sri Lanka rank
59th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices over time
- Canada
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 134,320 people against 93,491 people in Canada, a difference of 40,829 people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 119 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 129,151 people | 2.33 million people | 2.20 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 282,272 people | 1.67 million people | 1.39 million people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 79,765 people | 1.05 million people | 966,683 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 89,626 people | 246,274 people | 156,648 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices, Canada or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 134,320 people against 93,491 people in Canada as of 2019.
- What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices between Canada and Sri Lanka?
- 40,829 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sri Lanka?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2019.
- How do Canada and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Canada ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. 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 $1.90 per day.