Canada vs South Korea: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Canada
0.6%
in 2022
South Korea
0.5%
in 2021
Canada rank
107th
South Korea rank
108th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Canada
- South Korea
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in South Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2006 it was South Korea ahead.
Canada ranks 107th and South Korea ranks 108th of 120 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 2.5% | 1.6% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.7% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | South Korea |
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, Canada or South Korea?
- Canada, at 0.6% against 0.5% in South Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Canada and South Korea?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Korea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do Canada and South Korea rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Canada ranks 107th and South 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 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.