Canada vs Japan: Share of population living in extreme poverty
Canada
1.0%
in 2018
Japan
1.0%
in 2018
Canada rank
14th
Japan rank
14th
Share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Japan ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and Japan ranks 14th of 25 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 74.0% | 95.0% | 21.0% | Japan |
| 1830s | 69.0% | 96.0% | 27.0% | Japan |
| 1840s | 58.0% | 97.0% | 39.0% | Japan |
| 1850s | 44.0% | 98.0% | 54.0% | Japan |
| 1860s | 41.0% | 97.0% | 56.0% | Japan |
| 1870s | 35.0% | 97.0% | 62.0% | Japan |
| 1880s | 35.0% | 96.0% | 61.0% | Japan |
| 1890s | 28.0% | 97.0% | 69.0% | Japan |
| 1900s | 19.0% | 92.0% | 73.0% | Japan |
| 1910s | 9.0% | 90.0% | 81.0% | Japan |
| 1920s | 10.0% | 83.0% | 73.0% | Japan |
| 1930s | 7.0% | 80.0% | 73.0% | Japan |
| 1940s | 2.0% | 64.0% | 62.0% | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 73.0% | 73.0% | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in extreme poverty, Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Japan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of population living in extreme poverty between Canada and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Canada ranks 14th and Japan ranks 14th 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
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..