Croatia vs Spain: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Croatia
2.0%
in 2023
Spain
2.3%
in 2023
Croatia rank
94th
Spain rank
92nd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Croatia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.3% against 2.0% in Croatia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 94th and Spain ranks 92nd of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 2.7% | 3.7% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 3.6% | 3.4% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0.3% | 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, Croatia or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.3% against 2.0% in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Croatia and Spain?
- 0.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Spain?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Spain rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Croatia ranks 94th 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.