Jamaica vs Paraguay: Proportion of population below international poverty line
Jamaica
1.4%
in 2021
Paraguay
2.1%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
64th
Paraguay rank
58th
Proportion of population below international poverty line over time
- Jamaica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.1% against 1.4% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.5 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 64th and Paraguay ranks 58th of 132 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.8% | 0.1% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 15.2% | 9.7% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 3.1% | 2.7% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Jamaica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.1% against 1.4% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Jamaica and Paraguay?
- 0.7%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Paraguay?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Jamaica and Paraguay rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Jamaica ranks 64th and Paraguay ranks 58th 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.