Ecuador vs Hungary: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Ecuador
90.3%
in 2025
Hungary
89.0%
in 2017
Ecuador rank
71st
Hungary rank
73rd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Ecuador
- Hungary
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 90.3% against 89.0% in Hungary, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 71st and Hungary ranks 73rd of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.9% | 96.2% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 94.9% | 0.5% | Hungary |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 92.3% | 0.3% | Hungary |
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, Ecuador or Hungary?
- Ecuador, at 90.3% against 89.0% in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Ecuador and Hungary?
- 1.3%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Hungary?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
- How do Ecuador and Hungary rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Ecuador ranks 71st and Hungary ranks 73rd 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.