Caribbean vs Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Proportion of population below international poverty line (%)
Caribbean
11.6%
in 2015
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
1.8%
in 2024
Caribbean rank
32nd
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank
29th
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) over time
- Caribbean
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 11.6% against 1.8% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 9.8%.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 6.4 times Eastern and South-Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ahead.
Caribbean ranks 32nd and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 29th of 133 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 51.5% | 30.9% | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 40.8% | 19.4% | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 7.6% | 4.1% | 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Caribbean, at 11.6% against 1.8% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Caribbean and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- 9.8%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
- How do Caribbean and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Caribbean ranks 32nd and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 29th 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.