Brazil vs Dominican Republic: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Brazil
83.8%
in 2024
Dominican Republic
88.5%
in 2024
Brazil rank
78th
Dominican Republic rank
75th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Brazil
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 88.5% against 83.8% in Brazil, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Brazil ranks 78th and Dominican Republic ranks 75th of 120 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.6% | 95.4% | 2.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 94.4% | 94.6% | 0.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 93.9% | 2.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 92.3% | 5.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 92.1% | 5.9% | Dominican Republic |
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, Brazil or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 88.5% against 83.8% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Brazil and Dominican Republic?
- 4.7%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Dominican Republic?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Dominican Republic rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Brazil ranks 78th and Dominican Republic ranks 75th 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.