Belarus vs Spain: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Belarus
2.6%
in 2020
Spain
2.3%
in 2023
Belarus rank
91st
Spain rank
92nd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Belarus
- Spain
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 2.6% against 2.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 91st and Spain ranks 92nd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.8% | 3.1% | 89.7% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 2.6% | 45.6% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 3.6% | 4.6% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 3.4% | 0.8% | Spain |
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, Belarus or Spain?
- Belarus, at 2.6% against 2.3% in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Belarus and Spain?
- 0.3%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Spain?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
- How do Belarus and Spain rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Belarus ranks 91st and Spain ranks 92nd 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.