Greece vs Turkey: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty
Greece
27.5%
in 2025
Turkey
29.8%
in 2025
Greece rank
12th
Turkey rank
9th
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty over time
- Greece
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 29.8% against 27.5% in Greece, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 9th of 48 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.3% | 49.1% | 15.8% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 33.2% | 5.9% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty, Greece or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 29.8% against 27.5% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty between Greece and Turkey?
- 2.3%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Turkey?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Turkey rank globally for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Greece ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 9th of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.