Greece vs Portugal: Proportion of population below international poverty line
Greece
0.6%
in 2023
Portugal
0.4%
in 2023
Greece rank
85th
Portugal rank
88th
Proportion of population below international poverty line over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.5 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Portugal ahead.
Greece ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 88th of 132 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.8% | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Greece or Portugal?
- Greece, at 0.6% against 0.4% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Greece and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Greece ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 88th of 132 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.