Caribbean vs Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand): Proportion of population below international poverty line (%)
Caribbean
11.6%
in 2015
Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)
0.6%
in 2024
Caribbean rank
32nd
Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) rank
34th
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) over time
- Caribbean
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 11.6% against 0.6% in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand), a difference of 11.0%.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 19.3 times Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)'s.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 32nd and Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) ranks 34th of 133 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 2.7% | 18.0% | Caribbean |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 1.5% | 19.9% | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 0.7% | 11.0% | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Caribbean or Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)?
- Caribbean, at 11.6% against 0.6% in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) as of 2015.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Caribbean and Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)?
- 11.0%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
- How do Caribbean and Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Caribbean ranks 32nd and Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) ranks 34th of 133 countries.
- 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.