Japan vs Poland: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Japan
45.9%
in 2020
Poland
52.4%
in 2023
Japan rank
96th
Poland rank
95th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 52.4% against 45.9% in Japan, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 96th and Poland ranks 95th of 120 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.6% | 85.1% | 37.5% | Poland |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 77.2% | 28.2% | Poland |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 59.3% | 13.4% | Poland |
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, Japan or Poland?
- Poland, at 52.4% against 45.9% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Japan and Poland?
- 6.5%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Japan ranks 96th and Poland ranks 95th 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.