Australia vs Spain: The share and number of people living in extreme poverty
Australia
0.9%
in 2020
Spain
0.8%
in 2023
Australia rank
68th
Spain rank
70th
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 68th and Spain ranks 70th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the share and number of people living in extreme poverty, Australia or Spain?
- Australia, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in the share and number of people living in extreme poverty between Australia and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Australia ranks 68th and Spain ranks 70th 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 The share and number of people living in extreme poverty. 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.