Ecuador vs Mexico: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Ecuador
90.3%
in 2025
Mexico
91.2%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
71st
Mexico rank
68th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 91.2% against 90.3% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 71st and Mexico ranks 68th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.9% | 94.5% | 2.4% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 95.3% | 95.0% | 0.3% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 94.4% | 2.5% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 92.9% | 0.3% | Mexico |
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 Mexico?
- Mexico, at 91.2% against 90.3% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 0.9%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Ecuador ranks 71st and Mexico ranks 68th 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.