Chile vs Turkey: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Chile
4.5%
in 2024
Turkey
4.1%
in 2023
Chile rank
81st
Turkey rank
84th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Chile
- Turkey
How they compare
Chile currently reports 4.5% against 4.1% in Turkey, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 81st and Turkey ranks 84th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.4% | 56.7% | 7.7% | Chile |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 54.7% | 4.9% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 39.4% | 5.2% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 20.5% | 5.9% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 12.9% | 4.2% | Turkey |
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, Chile or Turkey?
- Chile, at 4.5% against 4.1% in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Chile and Turkey?
- 0.4%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Turkey?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Turkey rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Chile ranks 81st and Turkey ranks 84th 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.