Australia vs Canada: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011
Australia
20.2%
in 2018
Canada
16.7%
in 2019
Australia rank
104th
Canada rank
107th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 20.2% against 16.7% in Canada, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 104th and Canada ranks 107th of 119 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.2% | 34.6% | 16.6% | Australia |
| 1990s | 55.2% | 33.2% | 22.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 27.4% | 11.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 19.9% | 1.8% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices), Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 20.2% against 16.7% in Canada as of 2018.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) between Australia and Canada?
- 3.5%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Australia ranks 104th and Canada ranks 107th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). 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 $30 per day.