Portugal vs Turkey: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Portugal
63.2%
in 2023
Turkey
69.1%
in 2023
Portugal rank
88th
Turkey rank
85th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Portugal
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 69.1% against 63.2% in Portugal, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 88th and Turkey ranks 85th of 120 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.7% | 95.9% | 21.2% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 90.2% | 16.0% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 80.3% | 16.0% | Turkey |
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, Portugal or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 69.1% against 63.2% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Portugal and Turkey?
- 5.9%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Turkey?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Turkey rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Portugal ranks 88th and Turkey ranks 85th 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.