Spain vs Sri Lanka: Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices)
Spain
0.6%
in 2021
Sri Lanka
0.6%
in 2019
Spain rank
68th
Sri Lanka rank
66th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) over time
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Spain ranks 68th and Sri Lanka ranks 66th of 119 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 14.5% | 14.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 9.4% | 8.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices), Spain or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Spain as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) between Spain and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sri Lanka?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2019.
- How do Spain and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices)?
- Spain ranks 68th and Sri Lanka ranks 66th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices). 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 $1.90 per day.