France vs Netherlands: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
France
0.3%
in 2023
Netherlands
0.3%
in 2021
France rank
115th
Netherlands rank
112th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.
France ranks 115th and Netherlands ranks 112th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | France |
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, France or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.3% against 0.3% in France as of 2021.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between France and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- France ranks 115th and Netherlands ranks 112th 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.