Peru vs Venezuela: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Peru
96.5%
in 2024
Venezuela
96.4%
in 2006
Peru rank
52nd
Venezuela rank
53rd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Peru
- Venezuela
How they compare
Peru currently reports 96.5% against 96.4% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 52nd and Venezuela ranks 53rd of 120 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.7% | 97.0% | 0.3% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 97.9% | 0.3% | Venezuela |
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, Peru or Venezuela?
- Peru, at 96.5% against 96.4% in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Peru and Venezuela?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Venezuela?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2006.
- How do Peru and Venezuela rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Peru ranks 52nd and Venezuela ranks 53rd 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.