Canada vs Poland: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices
Canada
0.7%
in 2019
Poland
0.6%
in 2021
Canada rank
100th
Poland rank
102nd
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices over time
- Canada
- Poland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Poland ahead.
Canada ranks 100th and Poland ranks 102nd of 119 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4% | 4.2% | 2.8% | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 9.7% | 8.6% | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 6.4% | 5.8% | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 2.1% | 1.4% | Poland |
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, Canada or Poland?
- Canada, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Poland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices between Canada and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Poland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2019.
- How do Canada and Poland rank globally for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Canada ranks 100th and Poland ranks 102nd 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.