Finland vs United States: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)
Finland
15.7%
in 2021
United States
19.5%
in 2022
Finland rank
109th
United States rank
106th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) over time
- Finland
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 19.5% against 15.7% in Finland, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 109th and United States ranks 106th of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.0% | 29.2% | 22.7% | Finland |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 30.1% | 15.6% | Finland |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 24.7% | 3.4% | Finland |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 23.8% | 5.1% | United States |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.0% | 0.5% | Finland |
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), Finland or United States?
- United States, at 19.5% against 15.7% in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) between Finland and United States?
- 3.8%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United States?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
- How do Finland and United States rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Finland ranks 109th 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.