Americas vs Cote d'Ivoire: Proportion of population below international poverty line (%)
Americas
3.1%
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire
20.8%
in 2021
Americas rank
26th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
24th
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) over time
- Americas
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 20.8% against 3.1% in Americas, a difference of 17.7%.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 6.7 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Americas ranks 26th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 24th of 41 groups.
Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.1% | 15.6% | 3.5% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 40.4% | 28.2% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 45.5% | 36.7% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 34.1% | 29.9% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 20.8% | 16.7% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Americas or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 20.8% against 3.1% in Americas as of 2021.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Americas and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 17.7%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
- How do Americas and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Americas ranks 26th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 24th of 41 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population below international poverty line (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.