Ireland vs Italy: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Ireland
30.5%
in 2023
Italy
37.1%
in 2023
Ireland rank
100th
Italy rank
99th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Ireland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 37.1% against 30.5% in Ireland, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 100th and Italy ranks 99th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.7% | 62.6% | 30.1% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 59.7% | 19.3% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 42.0% | 10.9% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 41.2% | 7.9% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 36.8% | 6.0% | Italy |
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, Ireland or Italy?
- Italy, at 37.1% against 30.5% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Ireland and Italy?
- 6.6%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Ireland ranks 100th and Italy ranks 99th 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.