Canada vs Norway: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line

Canada
0.6
in 2022
Norway
0.3676
in 2023
Canada rank
107th
Norway rank
110th

Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line over time

  • Canada
  • Norway
0246197119972023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.6 against 0.3676 in Norway, a difference of 0.2324.

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 0.75 0.95 Canada
2000s 0.9 0.5122 0.3878 Canada
2010s 0.89 0.4591 0.4309 Canada
2020s 0.4667 0.5266 0.0599 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share living with less than upper middle income poverty line, Canada or Norway?
Canada, at 0.6 against 0.3676 in Norway as of 2022.
What is the difference in share living with less than upper middle income poverty line between Canada and Norway?
0.2324, 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 with less than upper middle income poverty line?
Canada ranks 107th and Norway ranks 110th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed