Italy vs United States: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Italy
1.9%
in 2023
United States
1.8%
in 2024
Italy rank
95th
United States rank
96th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 95th and United States ranks 96th of 120 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.5% | 2.2% | 2.2% | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 1.8% | 1.9% | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Italy |
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 United States?
- Italy, at 1.9% against 1.8% in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Italy and United States?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Italy ranks 95th and United States ranks 96th 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.