Dominican Republic vs Kazakhstan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Dominican Republic
14.0%
in 2024
Kazakhstan
15.2%
in 2021
Dominican Republic rank
69th
Kazakhstan rank
67th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Dominican Republic
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 15.2% against 14.0% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 69th and Kazakhstan ranks 67th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Kazakhstan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.9% | 69.5% | 28.6% | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 60.2% | 15.7% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 23.5% | 8.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 16.9% | 4.9% | 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 Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 15.2% against 14.0% in Dominican Republic as of 2021.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Dominican Republic and Kazakhstan?
- 1.2%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Kazakhstan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Dominican Republic and Kazakhstan rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Dominican Republic ranks 69th and Kazakhstan ranks 67th 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.