Canada vs Republic of Korea: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption
Canada
0.6%
in 2022
Republic of Korea
0.5%
in 2021
Canada rank
107th
Republic of Korea rank
108th
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption over time
- Canada
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Republic of Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Canada ranks 107th and Republic of Korea ranks 108th of 120 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 2.5% | 1.6% | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption, Canada or Republic of Korea?
- Canada, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Republic of Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption between Canada and Republic of Korea?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Republic of Korea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do Canada and Republic of Korea rank globally for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Canada ranks 107th and Republic of Korea ranks 108th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.