Ecuador vs Spain: Share of population living below national poverty lines
Ecuador
21.4%
in 2025
Spain
20.2%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
26th
Spain rank
28th
Share of population living below national poverty lines over time
- Ecuador
- Spain
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 21.4% against 20.2% in Spain, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 26th and Spain ranks 28th of 70 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.3% | 20.2% | 20.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 21.3% | 3.9% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 20.8% | 7.9% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living below national poverty lines, Ecuador or Spain?
- Ecuador, at 21.4% against 20.2% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living below national poverty lines between Ecuador and Spain?
- 1.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Spain?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Spain rank globally for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Ecuador ranks 26th and Spain ranks 28th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living below national poverty lines. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.