Australia vs Spain: Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices)
Australia
0.5%
in 2018
Spain
0.6%
in 2021
Australia rank
69th
Spain rank
67th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 69th and Spain ranks 67th of 119 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 1.5% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices), Australia or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) between Australia and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices)?
- Australia ranks 69th and Spain ranks 67th 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 (2017 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 $2.15 per day.