Americas vs Syria: Proportion of population below international poverty line (%)
Americas
3.1%
in 2024
Syria
18.0%
in 2022
Americas rank
26th
Syria rank
26th
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) over time
- Americas
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 18.0% against 3.1% in Americas, a difference of 14.9%.
That makes Syria's figure about 5.8 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 26th and Syria ranks 26th of 41 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 1.2% | 11.4% | Americas |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 0.2% | 8.1% | Americas |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 18.0% | 14.3% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Americas or Syria?
- Syria, at 18.0% against 3.1% in Americas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Americas and Syria?
- 14.9%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Syria?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Americas and Syria rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Americas ranks 26th and Syria ranks 26th 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.