Japan vs Turkey: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Japan
3.3%
in 2020
Turkey
4.1%
in 2023
Japan rank
86th
Turkey rank
84th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Japan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 4.1% against 3.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 86th and Turkey ranks 84th of 120 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 27.5% | 24.0% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 20.1% | 17.5% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 15.0% | 11.7% | Turkey |
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, Japan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 4.1% against 3.3% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Japan and Turkey?
- 0.8%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Japan ranks 86th and Turkey ranks 84th 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.