Italy vs Spain: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011
Italy
34.1%
in 2021
Spain
39.9%
in 2021
Italy rank
97th
Spain rank
95th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 39.9% against 34.1% in Italy, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 97th and Spain ranks 95th of 119 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.7% | 88.0% | 17.3% | Spain |
| 1990s | 56.1% | 70.6% | 14.5% | Spain |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 48.9% | 10.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 46.6% | 7.6% | Spain |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 40.7% | 5.5% | Spain |
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), Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 39.9% against 34.1% in Italy as of 2021.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) between Italy and Spain?
- 5.8%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Italy ranks 97th and Spain ranks 95th 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.