Australia vs Türkiye: Share of population living in extreme poverty

Australia
2.0%
in 2018
Türkiye
2.0%
in 2018
Australia rank
9th
Türkiye rank
9th

Share of population living in extreme poverty over time

  • Australia
  • Türkiye
020406080100182019192018

How they compare

Australia currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 9th and Türkiye ranks 9th of 25 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Türkiye Difference Ahead
1820s 87.0% 90.0% 3.0% Türkiye
1830s 69.0% 90.0% 21.0% Türkiye
1840s 45.0% 89.0% 44.0% Türkiye
1850s 28.0% 88.0% 60.0% Türkiye
1860s 15.0% 88.0% 73.0% Türkiye
1870s 17.0% 87.0% 70.0% Türkiye
1880s 7.0% 86.0% 79.0% Türkiye
1890s 3.0% 85.0% 82.0% Türkiye
1900s 5.0% 84.0% 79.0% Türkiye
1910s 4.0% 82.0% 78.0% Türkiye
1920s 4.0% 92.0% 88.0% Türkiye
1930s 1.0% 78.0% 77.0% Türkiye
1940s 0.0% 66.0% 66.0% Türkiye
1950s 0.0% 62.0% 62.0% Türkiye
1960s 0.0% 51.0% 51.0% Türkiye
1970s 0.0% 45.0% 45.0% Türkiye
1980s 0.0% 32.0% 32.0% Türkiye
1990s 1.0% 12.0% 11.0% Türkiye
2000s 1.0% 8.0% 7.0% Türkiye
2010s 1.5% 3.5% 2.0% Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in extreme poverty, Australia or Türkiye?
Australia, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Türkiye as of 2018.
What is the difference in share of population living in extreme poverty between Australia and Türkiye?
0.0%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Türkiye?
21 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
How do Australia and Türkiye rank globally for share of population living in extreme poverty?
Australia ranks 9th and Türkiye ranks 9th of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Michalis Moatsos (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in extreme poverty
Unit
%
Source
Michalis Moatsos (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
25 places, 525 data points, 1820–2018
Last refreshed

Share of the population unable to meet basic needs (including minimal nutrition and adequately heated shelter) according to prices of locally-available goods and services at the time..