Canada vs Poland: Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day
Canada
0.3%
in 2022
Poland
0.2%
in 2023
Canada rank
90th
Poland rank
93rd
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day over time
- Canada
- Poland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 90th and Poland ranks 93rd of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Poland |
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, Canada or Poland?
- Canada, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Poland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day between Canada and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Poland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Poland rank globally for share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day?
- Canada ranks 90th and Poland ranks 93rd 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.