Egypt vs Paraguay: Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices)

Egypt
1.5%
in 2019
Paraguay
1.3%
in 2022
Egypt rank
51st
Paraguay rank
53rd

Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) over time

  • Egypt
  • Paraguay
051015199020062022

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1.5% against 1.3% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 51st and Paraguay ranks 53rd of 119 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Paraguay Difference Ahead
1990s 2.4% 7.9% 5.5% Paraguay
2000s 3.0% 5.0% 2.0% Paraguay
2010s 1.4% 2.5% 1.2% Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices), Egypt or Paraguay?
Egypt, at 1.5% against 1.3% in Paraguay as of 2019.
What is the difference in share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) between Egypt and Paraguay?
0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Paraguay?
10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Paraguay rank globally for share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices)?
Egypt ranks 51st and Paraguay ranks 53rd 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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Indicator
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices)
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
119 places, 2,016 data points, 1963–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $2.15 per day.