Italy vs Portugal: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Italy
1.9%
in 2023
Portugal
2.2%
in 2023
Italy rank
95th
Portugal rank
93rd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.2% against 1.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Portugal ahead.
Italy ranks 95th and Portugal ranks 93rd of 120 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 3.8% | 1.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 4.4% | 1.1% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.5% | 0.6% | Portugal |
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, Italy or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.2% against 1.9% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Italy ranks 95th and Portugal ranks 93rd 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.