Egypt vs Indonesia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Egypt
58.5%
in 2021
Indonesia
65.2%
in 2025
Egypt rank
35th
Indonesia rank
32nd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Egypt
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 65.2% against 58.5% in Egypt, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 35th and Indonesia ranks 32nd of 120 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.0% | 98.2% | 29.2% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 93.6% | 21.5% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 80.0% | 18.1% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 68.5% | 10.1% | Indonesia |
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, Egypt or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 65.2% against 58.5% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Egypt and Indonesia?
- 6.7%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Indonesia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Indonesia rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Egypt ranks 35th and Indonesia ranks 32nd 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.