Australia vs United States of America: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Australia
1.5%
in 2020
United States of America
1.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
98th
United States of America rank
96th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1.8% against 1.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 98th and United States of America ranks 96th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0.6% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 2.1% | 1.1% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day, Australia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1.8% against 1.5% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Australia and United States of America?
- 0.3%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2020.
- How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Australia ranks 98th and United States of America ranks 96th 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. 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.