Kenya vs Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia): Proportion of population below international poverty line
Kenya
45.5%
in 2022
Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)
12.8%
in 2024
Kenya rank
9th
Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) rank
12th
Proportion of population below international poverty line over time
- Kenya
- Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 45.5% against 12.8% in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia), a difference of 32.7%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 3.6 times Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)'s.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 9th and Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) ranks 12th of 132 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.3% | 6.2% | 26.1% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 5.4% | 39.2% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 8.6% | 29.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 11.5% | 33.9% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Kenya or Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)?
- Kenya, at 45.5% against 12.8% in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Kenya and Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)?
- 32.7%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Kenya ranks 9th and Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) ranks 12th 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.