Italy vs Spain: Proportion of population below international poverty line
Italy
0.9%
in 2023
Spain
0.8%
in 2023
Italy rank
58th
Spain rank
61st
Proportion of population below international poverty line over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 58th and Spain ranks 61st of 110 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Italy and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Italy ranks 58th and Spain ranks 61st 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.