Caribbean vs Europe and Northern America: Proportion of population below international poverty line (%)
Caribbean
11.6%
in 2015
Europe and Northern America
0.6%
in 2024
Caribbean rank
32nd
Europe and Northern America rank
34th
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) over time
- Caribbean
- Europe and Northern America
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 11.6% against 0.6% in Europe and Northern America, a difference of 11.0%.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 19.3 times Europe and Northern America's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 32nd and Europe and Northern America 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 | Europe and Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 2.8% | 17.8% | Caribbean |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 1.5% | 19.8% | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 0.8% | 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 Europe and Northern America?
- Caribbean, at 11.6% against 0.6% in Europe and Northern America as of 2015.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Caribbean and Europe and Northern America?
- 11.0%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Europe and Northern America?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
- How do Caribbean and Europe and Northern America rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Caribbean ranks 32nd and Europe and Northern America 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.