Brazil vs Dominican Republic: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day
Brazil
75.6%
in 2024
Dominican Republic
78.3%
in 2024
Brazil rank
74th
Dominican Republic rank
73rd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day over time
- Brazil
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 78.3% against 75.6% in Brazil, a difference of 2.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 74th and Dominican Republic ranks 73rd of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.9% | 92.0% | 3.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 91.2% | 90.9% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 89.9% | 2.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 86.9% | 6.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 84.6% | 5.7% | Dominican Republic |
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, Brazil or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 78.3% against 75.6% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day between Brazil and Dominican Republic?
- 2.7%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Dominican Republic?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Dominican Republic rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Brazil ranks 74th and Dominican Republic ranks 73rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. 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.