Canada vs Denmark: Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index

Canada

0.3%

in 2022

Denmark

0.4%

in 2023

Canada rank

90th

Denmark rank

87th

Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index over time

Denmark currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Denmark ahead.

Canada ranks 90th and Denmark ranks 87th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index
Unit: %
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

Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.