Canada vs Estonia: The share and number of people living in extreme poverty
Canada
0.3%
in 2022
Estonia
0.3%
in 2023
Canada rank
90th
Estonia rank
89th
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty over time
- Canada
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 90th and Estonia ranks 89th of 120 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Estonia |
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 Estonia?
- Estonia, at 0.3% 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 Estonia?
- 0.0%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Estonia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Estonia rank globally for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Canada ranks 90th and Estonia ranks 89th 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.