Canada vs Norway: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption
Canada
0.6%
in 2022
Norway
0.4%
in 2023
Canada rank
107th
Norway rank
110th
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in Norway, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.6 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 107th and Norway ranks 110th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Norway |
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 Norway?
- Canada, at 0.6% against 0.4% in Norway 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 Norway?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Canada ranks 107th and Norway ranks 110th 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.