Greece vs United Kingdom: Proportion of population below international poverty line (%)
Greece
0.6%
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.4%
in 2021
Greece rank
86th
United Kingdom rank
89th
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) over time
- Greece
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.5 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 86th and United Kingdom ranks 89th of 133 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 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 United Kingdom?
- Greece, at 0.6% against 0.4% in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Greece and United Kingdom?
- 0.2%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Kingdom?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Greece and United Kingdom rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Greece ranks 86th and United Kingdom ranks 89th 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.