Croatia vs United States: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Croatia
2.0%
in 2023
United States
1.8%
in 2024
Croatia rank
94th
United States rank
96th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Croatia
- United States
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 2.0% against 1.8% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1988 it was United States ahead.
Croatia ranks 94th and United States ranks 96th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.1% | United States |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 1.9% | 4.4% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 2.1% | 4.8% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 0.6% | Croatia |
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 United States?
- Croatia, at 2.0% against 1.8% in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Croatia and United States?
- 0.2%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United States?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and United States rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Croatia ranks 94th and United States ranks 96th 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.