Ecuador vs Indonesia: Proportion of population below international poverty line
Ecuador
3.4%
in 2025
Indonesia
4.0%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
40th
Indonesia rank
37th
Proportion of population below international poverty line over time
- Ecuador
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 4.0% against 3.4% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Indonesia ahead.
Ecuador ranks 40th and Indonesia ranks 37th of 110 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 86.8% | 65.2% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 24.0% | 74.5% | 50.5% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 45.2% | 29.1% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 22.3% | 17.0% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 7.1% | 1.5% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Ecuador or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 4.0% against 3.4% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Ecuador and Indonesia?
- 0.6%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Indonesia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Indonesia rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Ecuador ranks 40th and Indonesia ranks 37th of 110 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.