Canada vs Denmark: The share and number of people living in extreme poverty
Canada
0.3%
in 2022
Denmark
0.4%
in 2023
Canada rank
90th
Denmark rank
87th
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Denmark ahead.
Canada ranks 90th and Denmark ranks 87th of 120 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Canada |
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, Canada or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the share and number of people living in extreme poverty between Canada and Denmark?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Canada ranks 90th and Denmark ranks 87th 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.