Brazil vs Ecuador: Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day
Brazil
3.0%
in 2024
Ecuador
3.4%
in 2025
Brazil rank
47th
Ecuador rank
45th
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day over time
- Brazil
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 3.4% against 3.0% in Brazil, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ecuador ahead.
Brazil ranks 47th and Ecuador ranks 45th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.0% | 26.9% | 6.9% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 13.5% | 1.2% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.9% | 1.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 6.0% | 1.7% | Ecuador |
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, Brazil or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 3.4% against 3.0% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day between Brazil and Ecuador?
- 0.4%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ecuador?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Ecuador rank globally for share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day?
- Brazil ranks 47th and Ecuador ranks 45th 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.