Dominican Republic vs Jordan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Dominican Republic
14.0%
in 2024
Jordan
15.3%
in 2010
Dominican Republic rank
69th
Jordan rank
66th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Dominican Republic
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 15.3% against 14.0% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 69th and Jordan ranks 66th of 120 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.3% | 21.2% | 15.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 44.7% | 42.3% | 2.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 25.2% | 17.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 15.3% | 26.7% | Dominican Republic |
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, Dominican Republic or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 15.3% against 14.0% in Dominican Republic as of 2010.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Dominican Republic and Jordan?
- 1.3%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jordan?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2010.
- How do Dominican Republic and Jordan rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Dominican Republic ranks 69th and Jordan ranks 66th 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.