Germany vs United States: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Germany
19.7%
in 2022
United States
22.6%
in 2024
Germany rank
111th
United States rank
109th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 22.6% against 19.7% in Germany, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States ahead.
Germany ranks 111th and United States ranks 109th of 120 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.7% | 34.1% | 3.4% | United States |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 29.8% | 3.3% | United States |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 28.9% | 5.7% | United States |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 20.9% | 2.3% | United States |
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, Germany or United States?
- United States, at 22.6% against 19.7% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Germany and United States?
- 2.9%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Germany ranks 111th and United States ranks 109th 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.