Canada vs United States: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011
Canada
16.7%
in 2019
United States
19.5%
in 2022
Canada rank
107th
United States rank
106th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 19.5% against 16.7% in Canada, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 107th and United States ranks 106th of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.8% | 34.8% | 15.0% | Canada |
| 1980s | 34.9% | 32.1% | 2.9% | Canada |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 29.5% | 4.5% | Canada |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 24.8% | 2.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 23.8% | 3.7% | United States |
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), Canada or United States?
- United States, at 19.5% against 16.7% in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) between Canada and United States?
- 2.8%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Canada ranks 107th 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.