Austria vs Germany: Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day
Austria
0.5%
in 2023
Germany
0.7%
in 2022
Austria rank
78th
Germany rank
75th
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Austria, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Germany ahead.
Austria ranks 78th and Germany ranks 75th of 120 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day, Austria or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day between Austria and Germany?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day?
- Austria ranks 78th and Germany ranks 75th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day. 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 $3 per day.