Portugal vs Slovakia: Proportion of population below international poverty line (%)

Portugal
0.4%
in 2023
Slovakia
0.5%
in 2023
Portugal rank
89th
Slovakia rank
87th

Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) over time

  • Portugal
  • Slovakia
00.511.52199220072023

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 89th and Slovakia ranks 87th of 133 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Slovakia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Portugal
2010s 0.6% 0.7% 0.1% Slovakia
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.1% Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Portugal or Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Portugal and Slovakia?
0.1%, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Slovakia?
20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Slovakia rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
Portugal ranks 89th and Slovakia ranks 87th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
174 places, 4,024 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed