Ecuador vs North Macedonia: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
Ecuador
21.4%
in 2025
North Macedonia
21.9%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
25th
North Macedonia rank
22nd
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) over time
- Ecuador
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 21.9% against 21.4% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 25th and North Macedonia ranks 22nd of 70 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.1% | 20.8% | 21.2% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 23.0% | 2.2% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 22.5% | 5.5% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, Ecuador or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 21.9% against 21.4% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines between Ecuador and North Macedonia?
- 0.5%, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and North Macedonia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and North Macedonia rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Ecuador ranks 25th and North Macedonia ranks 22nd of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.