Armenia vs Egypt: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Armenia
99.5%
in 2024
Egypt
99.5%
in 2021
Armenia rank
33rd
Egypt rank
32nd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Armenia
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 99.5% against 99.5% in Armenia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Armenia ahead.
Armenia ranks 33rd and Egypt ranks 32nd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.6% | 99.3% | 0.3% | Armenia |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 0.0% | Armenia |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 0.1% | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day, Armenia or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 99.5% against 99.5% in Armenia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Armenia and Egypt?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Egypt?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Armenia and Egypt rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Armenia ranks 33rd and Egypt ranks 32nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.