Italy vs Japan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day
Italy
22.3%
in 2023
Japan
28.2%
in 2020
Italy rank
98th
Japan rank
95th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 28.2% against 22.3% in Italy, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 98th and Japan ranks 95th of 120 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4% | 29.0% | 6.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 29.1% | 3.7% | Japan |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 28.2% | 4.6% | Japan |
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, Italy or Japan?
- Japan, at 28.2% against 22.3% in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day between Italy and Japan?
- 5.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Italy ranks 98th and Japan ranks 95th 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.