Austria vs Netherlands: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Austria
15.0%
in 2023
Netherlands
11.8%
in 2021
Austria rank
116th
Netherlands rank
118th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Austria currently reports 15.0% against 11.8% in Netherlands, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Netherlands ahead.
Austria ranks 116th and Netherlands ranks 118th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 30.3% | 2.6% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 24.9% | 4.0% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 20.7% | 2.7% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 12.3% | 3.1% | Austria |
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, Austria or Netherlands?
- Austria, at 15.0% against 11.8% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Austria and Netherlands?
- 3.2%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Austria ranks 116th and Netherlands ranks 118th 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.