Australia vs Canada: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices
Australia
0.7%
in 2018
Canada
0.7%
in 2019
Australia rank
97th
Canada rank
100th
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 97th and Canada ranks 100th of 119 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Canada as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices between Australia and Canada?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Australia ranks 97th and Canada ranks 100th 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 on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 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 $5.50 per day.