Iran vs Sri Lanka: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Iran
98.0%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
98.2%
in 2019
Iran rank
43rd
Sri Lanka rank
42nd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Iran
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 98.2% against 98.0% in Iran, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Iran ranks 43rd and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 120 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.8% | 99.8% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 99.2% | 4.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 98.4% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
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, Iran or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 98.2% against 98.0% in Iran as of 2019.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Iran and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sri Lanka?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Iran and Sri Lanka rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Iran ranks 43rd and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd 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.