Canada vs Norway: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Canada
0.6%
in 2022
Norway
0.4%
in 2023
Canada rank
107th
Norway rank
110th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day, Canada or Norway?
- Canada, at 0.6% against 0.4% in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- 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 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.