Estonia vs Germany: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Estonia
1.3%
in 2023
Germany
1.6%
in 2022
Estonia rank
100th
Germany rank
97th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Estonia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.6% against 1.3% in Estonia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 100th and Germany ranks 97th of 120 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.2% | 0.2% | 38.0% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 0.3% | 9.0% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 0.3% | 3.6% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Estonia |
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, Estonia or Germany?
- Germany, at 1.6% against 1.3% in Estonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Estonia and Germany?
- 0.3%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Germany?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Estonia and Germany rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Estonia ranks 100th and Germany ranks 97th 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.