Dominican Republic vs Paraguay: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day
Dominican Republic
78.3%
in 2024
Paraguay
83.2%
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
73rd
Paraguay rank
70th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day over time
- Dominican Republic
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 83.2% against 78.3% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 73rd and Paraguay ranks 70th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.2% | 86.7% | 2.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 91.4% | 1.5% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 85.3% | 1.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 84.9% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
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, Dominican Republic or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 83.2% against 78.3% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day between Dominican Republic and Paraguay?
- 4.9%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Paraguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Paraguay rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Dominican Republic ranks 73rd and Paraguay ranks 70th 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.