Caribbean vs Southern Europe: Proportion of population below international poverty line (%)
Caribbean
11.6%
in 2015
Southern Europe
0.8%
in 2024
Caribbean rank
32nd
Southern Europe rank
33rd
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) over time
- Caribbean
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 11.6% against 0.8% in Southern Europe, a difference of 10.8%.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 14.5 times Southern Europe's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 32nd and Southern Europe ranks 33rd of 133 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 1.2% | 19.4% | Caribbean |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 1.1% | 20.3% | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 1.6% | 10.2% | 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 Southern Europe?
- Caribbean, at 11.6% against 0.8% in Southern Europe as of 2015.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Caribbean and Southern Europe?
- 10.8%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Southern Europe?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
- How do Caribbean and Southern Europe rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Caribbean ranks 32nd and Southern Europe ranks 33rd 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.