Austria vs United States: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011
Austria
16.5%
in 2021
United States
19.5%
in 2022
Austria rank
108th
United States rank
106th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 over time
- Austria
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 19.5% against 16.5% in Austria, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1994 it was United States ahead.
Austria ranks 108th and United States ranks 106th of 119 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 28.5% | 1.2% | Austria |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 24.7% | 2.0% | United States |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 23.8% | 5.5% | United States |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 15.0% | 0.7% | Austria |
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), Austria or United States?
- United States, at 19.5% against 16.5% in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) between Austria and United States?
- 3.0%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2021.
- How do Austria and United States rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Austria ranks 108th and United States ranks 106th 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.